{"id":811,"date":"2020-02-06T21:24:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T03:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/nuevo\/cornea\/"},"modified":"2020-03-24T16:25:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T22:25:44","slug":"cornea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/en\/eye-diseases\/cornea\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornea"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"811\" class=\"elementor elementor-811 elementor-333\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c086d16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c086d16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68330d7\" data-id=\"68330d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd00b6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dd00b6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Corneal diseases<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cda62ac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4cda62ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2618b71a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2618b71a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cornea is the most exposed part of the eye to suffer injuries by the action of external agents. Various diseases of the cornea can alter its characteristics and cause defective vision.<\/p><p>Corneal problems include refractive errors such as astigmatism but also infections, injuries, allergies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e8ab3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e8ab3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eaa33e\" data-id=\"0eaa33e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f02cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f02cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Keratoconus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-758\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Keratoconus.jpg 734w, https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Keratoconus-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6184ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6184ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keratoconus<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f32d90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f32d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is a non-inflammatory disorder deforming the cornea which causes a variable visual impairment.<\/p><p>The cornea increases its slope and thins, this produces myopia and irregular astigmatism: in advanced stages, the cornea assumes a conical shape, hence the term keratoconus.<\/p><p><strong>Treatments<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Corneal ring surgery<\/li><li>Corneal transplant<\/li><li>Crosslinking<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dbf764\" data-id=\"5dbf764\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0a0f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e0a0f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pterigion.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-757\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pterigion.jpg 727w, https:\/\/centrooftalmologico.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/pterigion-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b267018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b267018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pterygium<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2070e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2070e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pterygium is an abnormal growth of tissue on the cornea, anterior surface of the eye which is normally transparent and blood vessels.<\/p><p><b>Treatments<\/b><\/p><p>Treatment depends on the size of the pterygium, whether it is growing and the symptoms it causes. Regardless of severity, pterygiums must be controlled to avoid scarring that could lead to loss of vision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-865210e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"865210e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21935fa\" data-id=\"21935fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a272100 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a272100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corneal diseases The cornea is the most exposed part of the eye to suffer injuries by the action of external agents. Various diseases of the cornea can alter its characteristics and cause defective vision. Corneal problems include refractive errors such as astigmatism but also infections, injuries, allergies. 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