{"id":5779,"date":"2019-03-20T10:47:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T09:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.seri-lugano.ch\/cheratocono\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T11:40:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T09:40:33","slug":"keratoconus-treatment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seri-lugano.ch\/en\/visual-defects-treatments\/keratoconus-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Keratoconus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#2C4E63″ custom_margin_phone=”|0%|0px|0%|false|true” header_font_size_phone=”38px” global_colors_info=”{}”]

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Keratoconus is a change in the curvature of the cornea that induces irregular astigmatism and is often associated with myopia. The disease can be bilateral, though it is often asymmetrical, as it appears in both eyes but at different times. It is a slowly progressive disease that can take several years to develop and can stop developing at any stage.<\/p>\n

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Patients with keratoconus initially report unfocused and distorted vision. These initial symptoms may be accompanied by photophobia (sensitivity to light) and sudden flashes of light. Patients often complain about the frequency with which they are forced to change their eyewear due to the gradual loss of visual acuity. In the advanced stages of the disease, an abrupt loss of acuity may occur due to the opacification of the apex of the cone.<\/p>\n

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A leading research institute<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”left” header_4_font=”|600||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#2C4E63″ text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”|||||true” custom_margin_tablet=”|||||true” custom_margin_phone=”|5%||5%|false|true” custom_padding=”||22px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]

The Switzerland Eye Research Institute of Lugano benefits from the\u00a0scientific guidance of Dr Roberto Pinelli, who has long been at the forefront of treatment and research into keratoconus. A patient diagnosed with keratoconus at one of SERI\u2019s accurate eye examinations would be offered the latest and most effective procedures available for the\u00a0correction of keratoconus:\u00a0osmotic trans-epithelial corneal cross-linking.<\/p>\n

All the proposed procedures are fast, painless, repeatable, non-invasive and can be performed bilaterally.<\/p>\n

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KERATOCONUSWhat is keratoconus?Keratoconus is a change in the curvature of the cornea that induces irregular astigmatism and is often associated with myopia. The disease can be bilateral, though it is often asymmetrical, as it appears in both eyes but at different times. It is a slowly progressive disease that can take several years to develop […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":5789,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[mk_page_section bg_image=\"http:\/\/www.seri-lugano.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cheratocono.jpg\" bg_position=\"center top\" bg_stretch=\"true\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=\"240\"][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section bg_color=\"#dd3333\" video_loop=\"false\" min_height=\"57\" full_width=\"true\" sidebar=\"sidebar-1\"][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

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