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BEYOND GLAUCOMA

There are so many more terrible eye issues than Glaucoma. Because of the awareness surrounding Glaucoma, people tend to forget that there are many other eye conditions that can render one totally blind.

That’s why a thorough and comprehensive eye examination is very important as it helps uncover any visual threat that’s been faced by an individual.

Some other serious eye conditions includes:

  1. Retinitis pigmentosa
  2. Keratoconus
  3. Age-related macular degeneration
  4. Retinal detachment
  5. Retinal artery and Retinal vein occlusion.
KERATOPLASTY

Keratoplasty or cornea grafting is a surgical procedure where a damaged cornea is replaced with a donated cornea tissue.

The cornea is the transparent outermost tissue of the eye over lapping the iris. Most people refer to the cornea as the black of the eye.

Conditions that can necessitate a cornea grafting include keratoconus, cornea decompensation, iridocornea endothelium syndrome, et.c

If the whole cornea is been replaced, then it is known as penetrating keratoplasty and if a part of the cornea is been replaced then it’s known as lamellar keratoplasty .