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Mumbai, India offers world's First Permanent Eye Treatment for Keratoconus at Shroff Eye Hospital (Bandra).

Keratoconus (cone shaped cornea) is not an uncommon eye condition in India. India extrapolated statistics reveal that over 5 lakh people suffer from this disease. The incidence of keratoconus in families varies in literature from 5% to 20%. Shroff Eye Hospital alone has seen over 50 such patients in the past 2 years. A hint of keratoconus is frequently changing spectacle numbers. Some patients also have a high degree of cylindrical powers.10:42 AM on April 26