I was invited by Eyeworld Asia-Pacific to comment on the various opinions of surgeons on crosslinking for keratoconus and its recent FDA approval. Keratoconus is a progressive degenerative condition of the cornea which affects mainly teenagers and young adults. It is the most common reason for a corneal transplant in Australia and New Zealand. Crosslinking is a treatment that stops the deterioration and has been shown to reduce the number of young people needing a transplant for this sight threatening condition. I have been performing crosslinking since 2006.
I recently attended the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress in Hong Kong. I was kept busy, having been invited to give 3 lectures, 2 on cataract surgery and 1 on crosslinking for keratoconus. In addition, I chaired a session on scientific papers looking at advances in the treatment of corneal diseases. I also took part in the APAO Charity Run. This year, all donations raised by the charity run/walk will be shared between Blind Sports Hong Kong and the new APAO Satellite Congress educational program. It was inspirational to see many blind athletes run the course with their guides. Most of them were much faster than me! I felt humbled by their determination and courage, and I retur
There are many reasons why your eyes can be light sensitive. Sometimes it's an obvious cause like conjunctivitis. Other times it's not. One of the most common reasons to experience glare in older people is cataracts. Initially you might find you are less comfortable driving at night than before and then when it gets worse, you might stop driving at night altogether. You may not twig that it is cataract because your daytime vision is actually OK. Another common reason can be dry eye issues such as blepharitis. Dry eye results in the surface of your eye being irregular and this can cause light to scatter. Again you may not think immediately of dry eye as a cause, as maybe your eyes don't actua
