Dr. Alberto Bellone: “Many patients arrive at the diagnosis too late and are not made aware of all the options” After the confirmations that arrived from the World Keratoconus Congress (Florence, April 16–18), Dr. Alberto Bellone, a pioneer of ocular microsurgery, comments: “Corneal remodeling techniques work. But early diagnosis, dedicated referral networks, professionals, and highly...Read More

Most people with keratoconus have myopic astigmatism, which can increase over time; it is this worsening of vision that leads the patient to see a specialist. Fortunately, however, there are patients with keratoconus who possess good vision or, at any rate, manage to achieve 20/20 through correction with glasses or a simple soft contact lens....Read More

The most important function of the cornea (with a circular and transparent shape) is to contribute, along with the crystalline lens, to focusing images on the retina. Diseases affecting the cornea can lead to blindness; keratoconus, for example, is a rare eye disease that mainly affects young people. The main symptoms of keratoconus are: Distorted...Read More