Keratoconus Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment
As a degenerative disorder of the eye, keratoconus can cause substantial distortion of vision, with multiple images, streaking, and sensitivity to light all reported by patients. Keratoconus: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment updates ophthalmolog
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Jorge L. Alió Editor
Keratoconus
Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment
Essentials in Ophthalmology
Series Editor Arun D. Singh
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/5332
Jorge L. Alió Editor
Keratoconus Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment
Editor Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD, FEBO Keratoconus Unit Department of Refractive Surgery Vissum Alicante, Alicante, Spain Division of Ophthalmology Miguel Hernández University Alicante, Spain
ISSN 1612-3212 ISSN 2196-890X (electronic) Essentials in Ophthalmology ISBN 978-3-319-43879-5 ISBN 978-3-319-43881-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43881-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016957394 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
When Jorge Alió invited me to write the introduction to this fascinating book, I was both honoured and delighted. The task brought together three components which have made a significant impact upon the world of corneal disease and refractive surgery, namely a better understanding of keratoconus and corneal biomechanics together with the lifelong contributions of Jorge Alió. For science to better understand the nature of any given problem, it is often best to investigate extremes of that problem. Fortunately most of the world’s population possess corneas whose biological and biomechanical properties fall within defined limits; however, there are a significant number within the pathological group defined as keratoconus whereby the mechanical properties are well outside the normal range. This book gathers together our knowledge of keratoconus and in doing so allows a far more comprehensive appreciation of deviation from the norm and how that comes about. The volume start
