Category: Keratoconus

Keratoconus is a progressive eye condition that can have a significant impact on your vision and overall visual experience. As the cornea, the clear front part of your eye, thins and changes shape, it can cause distortions, blurriness, and other visual impairments. Understanding the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for keratoconus is crucial for managing […]

Keratoconus is a progressive eye condition that causes the cornea, the clear front part of the eye, to thin and bulge into a cone-like shape. This irregular shape can significantly impair your vision, making it difficult to perform everyday tasks such as reading, driving, or even recognizing faces. Left untreated, keratoconus can continue to worsen, […]

Understanding Keratoconus: Causes, Symptoms, and Progression Keratoconus is a progressive eye condition that causes the cornea, the clear front part of the eye, to thin and bulge into a cone-like shape. This irregular shape can significantly impact your vision, making it difficult to see clearly. The exact causes of keratoconus are not fully understood, but […]

Understanding Keratoconus: Causes and Symptoms Keratoconus is a progressive eye condition that causes the cornea, the clear front part of the eye, to thin and bulge into a cone-like shape. This irregular shape can significantly affect your vision, making it difficult to perform everyday tasks. The exact causes of keratoconus are not fully understood, but […]

Traditionally, patients with advanced keratoconus had very few options for treating corneal ectasia. In the early days, the only option they were offered was generally a full corneal transplant (penetrating keratoplasty). More recently, partial thickness corneal transplants (anterior lamellar keratoplasty (ALK, DALK)) came into play as a slightly less invasive procedure. Intrastromal corneal ring segments, […]

Corneal tissue addition keratoplasty (CTAK) is a novel surgical procedure that plays a crucial role in the treatment of keratoconus. This innovative technique involves adding sterilized donor corneal tissue, cut into a customized inlay to improve corneal topography and visual acuity. The cornea is the transparent, outermost layer of the eye that serves as the […]

The Most Advanced Keratoconus Treatment: CTAK Keratoconus is a progressive eye condition that causes the cornea, the clear front part of the eye, to thin and bulge into a cone-like shape. This irregular shape can lead to significant vision problems, including blurred and distorted vision, light sensitivity, and difficulty driving at night. Traditional keratoconus treatments […]

Keratoplasty Procedures for Keratoconus Patients With decades of experience, the team of experts at CLEI understands the many challenges keratoconus patients face as they strive to find a treatment that will result in clear vision. This is especially true for patients with advanced keratoconus. For years, the go-to treatment option for advanced keratoconus was keratoplasty, […]

What is CTAK? Corneal Tissue Addition Keratoplasty (CTAK) is a surgical procedure that uses custom shaped, preserved corneal tissue to treat the structural and visual abnormalities caused by keratoconus. As you may know, keratoconus is a progressive condition that causes the cornea to thin, weaken, and bulge outward, losing its symmetrical shape. As the dome […]

CLEI’s dedication to keratoconus patients is unparalleled. With decades of experience spent treating keratoconus patients, we understand that this progressive condition presents some unique challenges for diagnosis and treatment. Without early diagnosis and effective treatment, a patient’s quality of life can be severely impacted. That’s why we founded the first dedicated subspecialty center for keratoconus […]