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5 Best Ways to Treat Keratoconus Without Surgery

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  • Опубликовано: 18 авг 2024
  • Keratoconus is an eye disease that affects the structure of the cornea, resulting in loss of vision. Keratoconus may result in blurred vision, distorted vision, astigmatism, double vision, inability to see in dim light, nearsightedness, sensitivity to light or vision loss. Keratoconus affects approximately 54 people per 100,000 people per a study (Kennedy et al, Am J Ophthalmol 1986; 100:267-73).
    So what are the best ways to treat Keratoconus? In today's video, Dr. Thanh Mai from Insight Vision Center Optometry talks about the 6 best ways to treat Keratoconus.
    00:00 - Intro
    00:21 - Glasses
    03:34 - Soft Contact Lenses
    04:46 - Rigid Gas Permeable Lenses
    06:06 - Hybrid Contact Lenses
    07:31 - Scleral Contact Lenses
    10:13 - The Differences in Types of Contact Lenses
    12:19 - What to Look For During a Specialty Contact Lense Fitting
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    Insight Vision Center Optometry offers a full range of optometry services for both children and adults. We offer vision therapy, myopia management, specialty contact lenses, and primary eye care services. We serve the Orange County region of Southern California. Visit our website to book an appointment!
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Комментарии • 108

  • @sandejzack
    @sandejzack 2 года назад +25

    It's such a joy listening to someone who CLEARLY not only enjoys his job, but knows THE HELL OUT OF IT......EXCELLENT TALK!

  • @DrEyeGuy
    @DrEyeGuy 2 года назад +15

    Excellent video Dr. Mai! Good to see other eye docs doing videos about keratoconus contact lens options as well!

  • @vincentgranville964
    @vincentgranville964 2 года назад +21

    I think Keratoconus needs far more exposure, especially here in Europe. It is rarely recognised for what it is and when it is diagnosed it is often too late.
    Cateracts, glaucoma are all recognised but Keratoconus isn't.
    Luckily I have an 18mm scleral lens for my right eye but it's taken good practice and technique to get the lens to be comfortable. They aren't the easiest forms of treatment in terms of wear.
    Unfortunately I need surgery in the left eye. Corneaplasty.
    I like watching your videos, very insightful.

    • @Insightvisionoc
      @Insightvisionoc  2 года назад +3

      Thank you for the kind words, Vincent; sclerals can be a little tricky to put on. We hope everything is well with you across the pond!

    • @tinadj2372
      @tinadj2372 2 года назад +4

      Yes!!! Could not agree more..I'm 29 now and it's only been discovered on both eyes his year

    • @hi-techlife8325
      @hi-techlife8325 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@tinadj2372same here m also 29

    • @hi-techlife8325
      @hi-techlife8325 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@tinadj2372both eyes infected

  • @ariesmith1577
    @ariesmith1577 8 месяцев назад +2

    I wish there was a foundation to help me get my scleral lens again I paid $2,800 for the first pair and I don't have insurance because my vision is getting worse but he seems like a really good doctor

  • @Nailneard
    @Nailneard Год назад +1

    Hi there, I’ve just recently come across this yt account, I’m a 37 yo wife, mother & business owner. I’m also the recipient of a double cornea graft. Left eye was 09’ right eye 2017. I was diagnosed with kc in 2006/7, my occupation has been a very successful nail technician for the past 21 years & owning my own business for 11 of those years. As you can imagine not only is my eyesight extremely important but the dust & chemicals that follow arnt ideal. I had tried hard contact in both before resorting to the donor transplant but just wasn’t a great fit for myself. I now wear strong prescription glasses & have had a little trouble with the newer of the 2 donor corneas in the way of rejection but was successfully reversed with medication (drops) unfortunately my left cornea (old faithful) is showing signs of rejection as of a few hours ago so an emergency appointment with my ophthalmologist in the morning. I’m in Australia & although it’s been a wild ride I’m so very grateful to both my donors & there families for giving me the gift of sight. I’ll be forever thankful.

  • @alllivesmatter1792
    @alllivesmatter1792 4 месяца назад +1

    Your video is great but the music could be a bit lower so I can focus better on your message.
    Your explanation was professional. Keep up the great work!! 🎉

  • @adviceman66
    @adviceman66 8 месяцев назад +2

    I had radial keratotomy with two enhancements back when I was 35. . When I turned 70 I got cataract surgery. they got the wrong power lens in my right eye and had to do a lens exchange. During the lens exchange, they ripped my iris so I had to go to a specialist to repair the iris in my right eye. As a Result of all the damage to my cornea, they had to fit me with scleral lenses. With scleral lenses My lenses fog up every two hours so I have to take them out and clean them. After I wear my scleral lenses for any length of time and then remove them I can no longer focus using my regular glasses. it takes almost 5 days for the somewhat of a recovery. What a mess!

  • @Yasser-re6zp
    @Yasser-re6zp 2 года назад +4

    It is a great honor for me because I saw this very useful video, especially appreciation and respect to you sir. All I hope you will be near to help me get rid of a hard life full of despair and frustration that kills me every day, because of what I suffer from.😔

    • @soulheart6270
      @soulheart6270 9 месяцев назад

      I'm facing frustration life too left eye gone blind 😭

  • @tumbleandmakeuplover
    @tumbleandmakeuplover 2 года назад +4

    Thank you for doing what you do. You obviously have empathy for people who can not see due to keratoconus. I have had my scleral lens for one week now. My Dr was awesome got a great fit for me. I am very happy with them. I don't even feel them in. I'm just trying to get used to inserting them and getting them out. The other thing is I really would like to get glasses for night time before bed when I watch t.v. because I don't want to accidentally fall asleep with them in. So I'm glad you explained that can be an option.

    • @education4soul
      @education4soul 2 года назад

      What was the cost of these scleral lens?

    • @joanmorrison3376
      @joanmorrison3376 2 года назад

      i would love to get in touch with your doctor. I'm from Jamaica and the doctor recommended that I do a corneal transplant really need some info

    • @vincentgranville964
      @vincentgranville964 2 года назад

      @@education4soul mine was €310 for one eye here in Europe. Add on the saline and cleaning solution of your choice and chair time (fitting and follow ups) it's very expensive.
      The lenses last between 18 - 24 months depending on materials and manufacturing.

  • @carlrogueofficial
    @carlrogueofficial Год назад

    Well I live in LBC and this optometry is in Costa Mesa. I will be calling you on Monday for an appointment.

  • @baa7948
    @baa7948 2 года назад +4

    Hello Sir thank you so much how to get such lenses made in India for keratoconus any contacts

  • @southerncaramel6603
    @southerncaramel6603 Год назад +1

    Thank you for this video. ❤️

  • @j.r2633
    @j.r2633 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the education about fitting

  • @jotz007
    @jotz007 2 года назад +3

    I prefer RGP lenses over Scleral lenses. Sclerals surely have better vision but they made my eyes way too tired since they fit too tight to hold saline solution inside.

    • @vincentgranville964
      @vincentgranville964 2 года назад +1

      I'm a Scleral lens wearer and it's taken me a long time to get them to be comfortable. Initially I wasn't applying enough pressure when fitting so the lip was catching on my eye lids and it was also fogging.
      Now I can wear for up to 16hrs a day but it's a large lens and at the end of the day I know I'm wearing it and it's time to take it out when it starts to irritate.
      Unfortunately I have no option for mine.

    • @godsalphawarrior
      @godsalphawarrior Год назад

      What was causing the fogging? I just started wearing sceleral since the past 3 days and I experienced fogging this morning and had to take them out

  • @hitvanyEjtoernyosElvisImitator

    Thank You. Just diagnosed today...:)

  • @Old-School-Liberal
    @Old-School-Liberal Месяц назад

    I’m sick and tired of Scleral lenses vision is inconsistent. There is just too many problems my vision is always hazy. I rarely have clear vision looking through liquid filled contacts creates a lot of vision problems. I’ve worn these for years I wish I could get out of them.

  • @bendzukey6319
    @bendzukey6319 5 месяцев назад

    Great Job Doc

  • @Dentrodeldiente
    @Dentrodeldiente 2 года назад +1

    thank so much !

  • @sutthetik362
    @sutthetik362 Год назад

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEO!!!!!

  • @jakec5618
    @jakec5618 2 года назад +3

    amazing video...so well explained !!!
    question for u if u dont mind, i know the cornea isn't' vascularized and receives its nourishment from the environment(oxygen) and the tears. Would scleral contact lines deprive the cornea of this ?
    if i am not mistaken, sclerals are a type of RGP, meaning they allow oxygen to pass thru. but what about the nutrition and factors in the tears....
    thank you

  • @josecavazos1869
    @josecavazos1869 2 года назад +24

    This is actually awful. Is like putting a person in crutches for the rest of their lives. I have kc and trust me being in contacts is depressing. Luckily there's few doctors that believe that a kc person could see without glasses. I got the athens protocol and i don't wear contacts anymore. I feel extremely blessed.

    • @nkob6666
      @nkob6666 2 года назад +1

      I’m glad your eyes are better now is the Athens protocol the same as crosslinking?

    • @josecavazos1869
      @josecavazos1869 2 года назад

      @@nkob6666 is prk with crosslinking

    • @nkob6666
      @nkob6666 2 года назад

      @@josecavazos1869 so Prk is a whole different surgery did you get the cross linking the same day?

    • @josecavazos1869
      @josecavazos1869 2 года назад +1

      @@nkob6666 i actually got my intacts removed on a monday. Then on Thursday I got prk first and then the crosslinking after that. Don't ever do intacts they don't do shit. I can tell you from experience.

    • @nkob6666
      @nkob6666 2 года назад

      @@josecavazos1869 is it better to get prk first?

  • @dz_akram__pc_4746
    @dz_akram__pc_4746 2 года назад +1

    just wow tnx

  • @ThetrueTeddyB
    @ThetrueTeddyB 2 года назад +9

    Where can i find this doctor. Need immediately.

    • @Insightvisionoc
      @Insightvisionoc  2 года назад +1

      Hi Teddy, you can check out our website at insightvisionoc.com! There you'll be able to our contact. Thank you! Have a wonderful day.

  • @mithunjr10
    @mithunjr10 2 года назад +6

    Can I get my eyesight back after this?

  • @donovan1070
    @donovan1070 10 месяцев назад +1

    I also have this disease

  • @deveshtanwar2
    @deveshtanwar2 Год назад +1

    Is it impossible to cure advanced keratoconus even after dalk surgery?

    • @Elvisnotpresley97
      @Elvisnotpresley97 Месяц назад +1

      Ok so all these contact lens helps you see but it doesn’t stop keratoconus, it’s just a temporary fix before you go blind, intacs and cross linking are the ones that should help you, I just did mine with dr Brian boxer wachler in Beverly Hills, intacs pretty much pushes back that bulge of the cornea from KC and boxer’s version of cross linking (Holcomb c3r) strengthens ur cornea and stops the progression

  • @tahliaforeman2295
    @tahliaforeman2295 2 года назад +1

    Sometimes my lenes makes my eyes tired. How can a person from another country make an appointment?

  • @hitvanyEjtoernyosElvisImitator
    @hitvanyEjtoernyosElvisImitator Год назад +2

    One question, pls someone...:) : Do wearing lenses slower/faster the progression, or they have no affect on progression "only" for help the vision.
    I'm asking cos I would rather accept to see blurry, than worsen the keratoconus with lenses.

    • @josephburch2384
      @josephburch2384 Год назад +1

      No lie I just gor mines today n they r amazing will change ur life no cap I can drive now

    • @Idk-lx3rs
      @Idk-lx3rs Год назад

      @@josephburch2384 are they scleral lenses and did you have double vision before?

  • @babyowl92
    @babyowl92 Год назад +1

    Hello i am mother of 2 kids aged 28 I'm suffering astigmatism with keratoconus did my cross linking surgery on right eye in Aug 2022 now doctor told me i have to use hard lenses for better vision i need help from Singapore thanks 🙏🏻😭💔

    • @josephburch2384
      @josephburch2384 Год назад

      Trust get these scelaral lens will change your life

  • @salmaniqbal68
    @salmaniqbal68 2 года назад +1

    I will try treatment without surgery but didn't work

  • @MrGhost1220
    @MrGhost1220 2 года назад +1

    Wish i had you as doctor to explain like this to me the first time i had my appointements am getting a crosslink in two days

  • @Adam_Ch739
    @Adam_Ch739 Год назад +1

    I wish u were my doctor, mine literally told me its ur fault that u have keratoconus and didn't have a checkup before , prescribed me a -13/-11 glasses and told me come after six months ( first time ever going to an eye doc)
    30 yo btw

    • @karolinasodeikaite9011
      @karolinasodeikaite9011 Год назад

      How is going to you? Did you find glasses that look normal (not like grandma’s?). I am in the same situation now just like you were

  • @davidzucek3131
    @davidzucek3131 Год назад +1

    Hey Im a keratokonus patient from europe and Im wearing scleral lense currently for something around 6 months. My doctor made a "map" scan of my cornea but in my country, theres no place that has the technology to do the scleral topography. My eyes are getting irritated from the lenses after like 4hours and I have to take a break from wearing them for several days, because the irritation is lasting somewhere betwen 2-5 days. My doctor is telling me that its a reaction to the material, but I do think that its actually just poor fit. I was asking him if he can adjust the lenses but he wants me to try soft contacts instead. Im currently looking for a new optometrist, that would be able to help me. Do you think it is possible for them to adjust my sclerals so they will be comfortable, or I should just look for a different solution? (Im from Czech republic). Thank you for your answer.

  • @rekirmar
    @rekirmar Год назад

    Fitting scleral contacts is the worst 😢. I don’t wear mine because they are so uncomfortable. I have really dry eyes too. I’ve done flow procedure and 4 permanent plugs. Where are you located in ready to come see you

  • @chanikya_
    @chanikya_ 8 месяцев назад

    My cornea thickness is 422 , do i need surgery. I am 18 now

  • @rakhshandasyed2716
    @rakhshandasyed2716 2 года назад

    Where I can make appointment in new jersey

  • @Thejenneral27
    @Thejenneral27 2 года назад +3

    I do I book with him. My eye doctors is so outdated

    • @wdhgar2
      @wdhgar2 2 года назад

      i
      In witch countray this Dr work and what his clinic name and his name plz

  • @gerdybastien5761
    @gerdybastien5761 2 года назад

    How can I get you to be my doctor to help me? Please please

  • @mithunjr10
    @mithunjr10 Год назад

    Can a person with keratoconus lose their eyesight again after doing C3R?

  • @birdman7399
    @birdman7399 2 года назад

    Who is the Dr.?

  • @sahilanjum2000
    @sahilanjum2000 2 года назад +1

    I accidentally rubbed my eyes while sleeping 3 days after collagen cross linking ..is it serious?

  • @ashrafthittayil827
    @ashrafthittayil827 2 года назад

    Is it necessary to do c3r before get scleral lense(if Kerataconus not progressing is it necessary to c3r)

  • @pknl3162
    @pknl3162 2 года назад

    Where are you located

  • @octavian-petruteftimie7047
    @octavian-petruteftimie7047 2 года назад +2

    If i got the Crosslinking intervention and I after it, my sight on the left eye went to a -4 from a -6, can I use glasses? I tryed to use rigid contact lense but it hurts a lot and 2 or 3 times it slipped under my eye. They are not made for me..
    Regards! :)

    • @valerielam4064
      @valerielam4064 2 года назад +4

      Scleral lenses after Corneal Crosslinking are the way to go! We have many patients that are correctable to 20/20 with scleral lenses after cross linking and their vision is great. Especially compared to rigid contact lenses, the scleral lenses are much more comfortable and stable. Most likely you will achieve only suboptimal vision with glasses. Glasses often don't give you the crisp quality of vision that you could achieve with contact lenses. - Dr. Lam

    • @josecavazos1869
      @josecavazos1869 2 года назад

      You should go with tprk or Icl to correct your vision as much as possible without lenses. Some people are just not made for contact lenses.

  • @chrislevario8650
    @chrislevario8650 2 года назад +1

    Hello where is your office located at ?

    • @Insightvisionoc
      @Insightvisionoc  2 года назад +2

      Hello. We are located in Costa Mesa, California. All of our contact information is in the description or you may check us out at insightvisionoc.com.

  • @southerncaramel6603
    @southerncaramel6603 Год назад

    I have a severe case. Any help😢

  • @sunnyeitan9918
    @sunnyeitan9918 2 года назад

    Watching this video with swollen eyes🥺🥺

  • @53andME
    @53andME Год назад

    Glasses aren't treatment that just helps vision

  • @priyal7244
    @priyal7244 Год назад

    I have a question why there is always only one character have to become hole not other 🤣

  • @jesteryt9739
    @jesteryt9739 2 года назад +1

    😭

  • @ankitsitar
    @ankitsitar 2 года назад +1

    C3R

  • @elfj1998
    @elfj1998 3 месяца назад

    All of this video is cap, don’t listen to this BS