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Management of Keratoconus

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Management of KC has advanced during the last few years and still in progress. As there are new modalities of treatment, it is better to say that there are traditional modalities and modern modalities of treatment rather than saying old and new. That is because the old modalities such as spectacle correction, contact lenses, penetrating keratoplasty (PKP), and conductive keratoplasty is still used although the demand upon the last two modalities has been decreased by the modern alternatives. In this chapter, there will be a high concentration on the main two modern modalities of treatment: the intracorneal rings (ICRs) and the corneal collagen cross-linking (CxL). These treatment modalities are relatively new and caution should be taken when taking the decision to use them and the surgeon should be aware of their indications, contraindications, conditions, and complications, hence the aim of this book.

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