Abstract :
Background: Cornea is affected by several distinct disorders that produce marked
thinning without significant inflammation. They are keratoconus, posterior
keratoconus, pellucid marginal degeneration, and keratoglobus. keratoconus and
posterior keratoconus produces central and inferior thinning with ectasia. Materials
and Methods: All patients of keratoconus in age group 15 to 60 years at various
stages of progression were included this was a prospective study, 20 Eyes of 15
patients of keratoconusin age group of 15 to 60 years at variousstages of progression
were included in the study. Visual acuity, slit lamp Biomicroscopy was done, corneal
topography and Fundus examination was done by both direct and indirect
ophthalmoscopy with full dilatation when possible. Results: Subjective score of pre
rose k eyes when compared to post rose k lens eye was highly significant, which
signifies that the same patient was highly satisfied after wearing rose k lens.
Conclusion: Present study observed that, Rose K lenses improved patient’s overall
quality of life in moderate and advance cases of keratoconus.
Keyword :
Keratoconus, Pellucid marginal degeneration, Keratoglobus, rose k lenses.