What is Keratoconus?
The transparent layer that covers the front of the eye like a watch glass or dome is called the Cornea.
The cornea is the strongest refractive environment of the eye. After the rays coming from the external environment to the eye are refracted in the cornea layer, they are refracted in the anterior chamber fluid, lens and vitreous and focus at the visual point on the retina and form a clear image.
Keratoconus is a progressive corneal disease that causes corneal deformity.
As a result of the elongation, weakening and loosening of the collagen fibers that make up the cornea, the cornea bulges forward, becomes steeper and sags downward and becomes thinner under the influence of gravity, that is, corneal deformity occurs.
In keratoconus, the cornea becomes thinner, steeper, bulbous, and the center of the cornea is displaced downward with the effect of gravity over time.
