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If eye sight is worsening with keratoconus and did corneal cross-linking on both eyes twice in a space of 2 years. is corneal transplant an option?
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Yes.: Contact lenses, Intacts, which are plastic ring segments placed in the corneal stoma to support the weakened cornea and transplants are all viable options.
Answered 5/27/2019
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