Keratoconus and Keratoectasia: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment

In recent years, keratoconus and keratoectasia have become increasingly important ophthalmic diseases due to the increasing number of keratorefractive surgeries being performed, the subsequent rising number of complications, and the availability of new treatment modalities for keratoconus and keratoectasia other than corneal transplantation. For both the genetic form of the disease (keratoconus) and the acquired form (keratoectasia), new modalities of diagnosis and treatment have enabled physicians to manage and treat these diseases earlier and more effectively, which can delay or even prevent major surgeries.__**Keratoconus and Keratoectasia: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment**__ by Dr. Ming Wang, along with over 40 contributors, represents the first state-of-the-art, comprehensive synthesis of the current understanding of the etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of keratoconus and keratoectasia. **Diagnostic Modalities Include:** - Topographic diagnosis – placido disc and elevational mapping analysis - Posterior corneal analysis, three-point touch method and FFKC criteria 2009 - Corneal pachymetry mapping and progression analysis - Statistical analysis packages for KC - New imaging technologies for the cornea including OCT - Topographic corneal irregularity analysis for premium IOLs - Measuring corneal strength – corneal hysteresis - Corneal epithelial mapping with ultrasound biomicroscopy - Wavefront analysis in keratoconus - Infrared light image screening – a new screening tool for keratoconus **Treatments Include:** - Non-surgical treatment with contact lenses - Ocular surface treatment - Lamellar and penetrating keratoplasty - Excimer laser surface treatment - Topography-guided excimer laser treatment - Wavefront-guided excimer laser treatment - Intacs intracorneal segment - UV-cross linking - Combination treatment of cross-linking, Intacs and excimer laser ablation - Future treatment __**Keratoconus and Keratoectasia: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment**__ is a concise, well-illustrated and clinically indispensable guide for treating these two important ophthalmic diseases and is a must-have for all ophthalmologists, optometrists, residents, fellows, and medical students. In recent years, keratoconus and keratoectasia have become increasingly important ophthalmic diseases due to the increasing number of keratorefractive surgeries being performed, the subsequent rising number of complications, and the availability of new treatment modalities for keratoconus and keratoectasia other than corneal transplantation. For both the genetic form of the disease (keratoconus) and the acquired form (keratoectasia), new modalities of diagnosis and treatment have enabled physicians to manage and treat these diseases earlier and more effectively, which can delay or even prevent major surgeries. Keratoconus and Keratoectasia: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment by Dr. Ming Wang, along with over 40 contributors, represents the first state-of-the-art, comprehensive synthesis of the current understanding of the etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of keratoconus and keratoectasia. Diagnostic Modalities Include: - Topographic diagnosis – placido disc and elevational mapping analysis - Posterior corneal analysis, three-point touch method and FFKC criteria 2009 - Corneal pachymetry mapping and progression analysis - Statistical analysis packages for KC - New imaging technologies for the cornea including OCT - Topographic corneal irregularity analysis for premium IOLs - Measuring corneal strength – corneal hysteresis - Corneal epithelial mapping with ultrasound biomicroscopy - Wavefront analysis in keratoconus - Infrared light image screening – a new screening tool for keratoconus Treatments Include: - Non-surgical treatment with contact lenses - Ocular surface treatment - Lamellar and penetrating keratoplasty - Excimer laser surface treatment - Topography-guided excimer laser treatment - Wavefront-guided excimer laser treatment - Intacs intracorneal segment - UV-cross linking - Combination treatment of cross-linking, Intacs and excimer laser ablation - Future treatment Keratoconus and Keratoectasia: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment is a concise, well-illustrated and clinically indispensable guide for treating these two important ophthalmic diseases and is a must-have for all ophthalmologists, optometrists, residents, fellows, and medical students. Anatomy, physiology, and molecular biology / Ashkan M. Abbey and Sonia H. Yoo Clinical biomechanics and the ocular response analyzer in ectatic disease / William J. Dupps Jr., Marcella Q. Salomāo, Renato Ambrósio Jr. Clinical characteristics of keratoconus / Stephen S. Khachikian and Michael W. Belin Clinical features of keratoectasia / J. Bradley Randleman Keratoectasia : preoperative risk factors and medical and legal considerations / J. Bradley Randleman Topography in the diagnosis of keratoconus and keratoectasia / Steven D. Klyce Posterior corneal changes / Dora Sztipanovits and Ming Wang Corneal evaluation using the artemis VHF digital ultrasound epithelial thickness profiles / Dan Z. Reinstein, Timothy J. Archer, and Marine Gobbe Studies of wavefront aberrometry in corneal ectasia / Thomas J. Dingle ... [et al.] None Infrared photorefractive screening / Ying-Ling Ann Chen ... [et al.] Assessment of visual performance in keratoconus / Konrad Pesudovs Non-surgical treatment of keratoconus using contact lenses / Shawna L. Hill Penetrating and lamellar keratoplasty techniques / Soosan Jacob ... [et al.] Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy for keratoconus / Arun C. Gulani ... [et al.] Topography-guided excimer laser treatment / Aleksandar Stojanovic and Xiangjun Chen Intacs for the treatment of keratoconus and keratectasia / George O. Waring IV ... [et al.] Corneal cross-linking with riboflavin and ultraviolet irradiation / Ronald R. Krueger, Karolinne Maia Rocha, and Mirko R. Jankov II New and future treatments : excimer laser lamellar keratoplasty and advanced cross-linking / Leopoldo Spadea ... [et al.]. Anatomy, physiology, and molecular biology / Ashkan M. Abbey and Sonia H. Yoo Clinical biomechanics and the ocular response analyzer in ectatic disease / William J. Dupps Jr., Marcella Q. Salomao, Renato Ambrosio Jr. Clinical characteristics of keratoconus / Stephen S. Khachikian and Michael W. Belin Clinical features of keratoectasia / J. Bradley Randleman Keratoectasia : preoperative risk factors and medical and legal considerations / J. Bradley Randleman Topography in the diagnosis of keratoconus and keratoectasia / Steven D. Klyce Posterior corneal changes / Dora Sztipanovits and Ming Wang Corneal evaluation using the artemis VHF digital ultrasound epithelial thickness profiles / Dan Z. Reinstein, Timothy J. Archer, and Marine Gobbe Studies of wavefront aberrometry in corneal ectasia / Thomas J. Dingle ... [et al.] Infrared photorefractive screening / Ying-Ling Ann Chen ... [et al.] Assessment of visual performance in keratoconus / Konrad Pesudovs Nonsurgical treatment of keratoconus using contact lenses / Shawna L. Hill Penetrating and lamellar keratoplasty techniques / Soosan Jacob ... [et al.] Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy for keratoconus / Arun C. Gulani ... [et al.] Topography-guided excimer laser treatment / Aleksandar Stojanovic and Xiangjun Chen Intacs for the treatment of keratoconus and keratectasia / George O. Waring IV ... [et al.] Corneal cross-linking with riboflavin and ultraviolet irradiation / Ronald R. Krueger, Karolinne Maia Rocha, and Mirko R. Jankov II New and future treatments : excimer laser lamellar keratoplasty and advanced crosslinking / Leopoldo Spadea ... [et al.]. Over the recent years, keratoconus and keratoectasis have become increasingly important diseases in ophthalmic practice due to the increasing number of keratorefractive surgery cases and the availability of new treatment modalities other than corneal transplantation. For both the genetic form of the disease (keratoconus) and the acquired form (keratoectasia), new modalities of diagnosis and treatments have become available, enabling physicians to treat these two ecstatic corneal diseases earlier and effectively, delaying or even avoiding major surgeries such as corneal transplantation. This book is a concise, well-illustrated and clinically indispensable guide for treating these two important corneal diseases