I suffer from keratoconus. C3R has been done in both of my eyes. I use rgp lens in my one eye. And I am observing cracks and redness in that eye from last one month if I put lens for more than 5 hours. What should I do?

Dr. Arjun Kumar SinghOphthalmologist38yrs exp

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Keratoconus is progressive eye disease in which round cornea thins& begin to bulge into a cone like shape. This cone deflects the light as it enters the eye causing distorted vision. It may occur inone or both eyes & usually begins in growing age. � Research suggests the weakness of the corneal tissue leading to keratoconus, may be due to imbalance in enzyme within cornea making it susceptible for free radical causing it weaken& bulge forward.In mild �keratoconus, soft contact lens may help.� Treatment for progressive �keratoconus may include corneal cross-linking, custom soft �contact lens, permeable contact lens, scleral or semiscleral lens, corneal �transplant, piggyback contact lens, corneal collagen cross-linking non-invasive procedure using topical application of vit B2 & ultra violet light to strengthen chemical bond in cornea effectively stabilising the eyes of children with keratoconus. Last remedy to be considered is penetrating keratoplasty. In. 

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