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Corneal Strength

Corneal strength or the biomechanical strength of the cornea affects the structural integrity of the cornea. Corneal strength impacts several eye conditions such as keratoconus and also influences eye pressure (intraocular pressure) measurements. Thus, measures to improve corneal strength, such as collagen crosslinking and deliberate alteration of corneal integrity, are used to treat several eye conditions.

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Can corneal thickness and stromal thickness be the same?

Query: Hi doctor, What is corneal stromal thickness? I got LASIK done. I got pentacam and my cornea thickness is 465 microns. Is it same as corneal stromal thickness? Please explain me.  Read Full »

Dr. Vaibhev Mittal

Dr. Vaibhev Mittal

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com.Corneal thickness is not same as stromal thickness. The cornea has got five layers like epithelium, Bowman's layer, stroma, Descemet's layer and endothelium. Stroma is the thickest layer of the cornea.Now, when we plan LASIK rule it should have least 500 micron of corneal ...  Read Full »

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