When left untreated, keratoconus can lead to a progressive bulging and thinning of the lower cornea. In extreme cases, the cornea might rupture: this hydrops will lead to a scar and reduce visual acuity permanently. In ordert o restore useful vision, a corneal transplantation (keratoplasty) is performed, either in a
Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as such as osteosynthesis to knit broken bones back together again. Increasingly, these days, surgeons use the latest techniques, such as lasers, endoscopy (use of an optical
Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as such as osteosynthesis to knit broken bones back together again. Increasingly, these days, surgeons use the latest techniques, such as lasers, endoscopy (use of an optical
