Awareness on keratoconus held

Hyderabad: To increase awareness regarding the Keratoconus disease amongst the public, the TejKohli Cornea Institute (TKCI) at L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) organised a Patients’ Interaction Forum at the Institute coinciding with World Keratoconus Day on Sunday. The purpose was to provide a platform to the patients and their parents to interact amongst themselves and with the doctors to collectively share problems and concerns arising out of Keratoconus and discuss the possible solutions.

Keratoconus is a clinical term used to describe a condition in which the cornea assumes a conical shape due to thinning and protrusion. The disease process results in mild to marked impairment of visual function. The cause could be genetic or inflammation secondary to eye rubbing seen frequently in children who have allergic eye disease. “The onset of Keratoconus generally occurs at about the age of puberty, however we see keratoconus at age as low as 7-8 years too,” said Dr Mukesh Taneja, Consultant, Cornea & Anterior Segment, TejKohli Cornea Institute, L V Prasad Eye Institute.