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Is Keratoconus Hereditary?
my wife suffers from keratoconus. she is advised immediate C3R in left eye. how much she will improve averter c3r?
another thing i have a 4year old child, is this eye condtion heredaitry or if i plan a second child wht r the chances of this condition to pass on to the next child?
please reply
another thing i have a 4year old child, is this eye condtion heredaitry or if i plan a second child wht r the chances of this condition to pass on to the next child?
please reply
Wed, 29 Oct 2014
Hello
Welcome to health care magic.
I reviewed your history.
It seems from the history that your wife is having keratoconus.
C3R stands for corneal collagen cross linking and it is known to stop the progression of keratoconus.
Keratoconus is known to be hereditary but the inheritance varies, hence the chances of children getting the keratoconus are very rare.
Hope this information is helpful to you.
Thank you
With regards
Welcome to health care magic.
I reviewed your history.
It seems from the history that your wife is having keratoconus.
C3R stands for corneal collagen cross linking and it is known to stop the progression of keratoconus.
Keratoconus is known to be hereditary but the inheritance varies, hence the chances of children getting the keratoconus are very rare.
Hope this information is helpful to you.
Thank you
With regards
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