Without willing volunteers this type of research would not be possible. Specifially we are seeking individuals with healthy eyes or those suffereing for example from keratoconus. Partipation in this type of research will contribute towards our understanding of why diseases (like keratoconus) occurs, the effectivness of treatments and management strategies for those conditions.

An important contribution to the studies make participants (healthy subjects) or patients who agree to participate in the clinical trial/observational exploratory studies. Each participant will contribute in medicine and research, diseased people will benefit.

Not everyone can take part in these types of studies. Before we can confirm eligibility we will ask you several questions and carry out basic tests. Volunteers must meet certain requirements to be fulfilled that will be clarified in the details of the studies. Before the participants and patients give their consent to participate, they are informed in a detailed briefing.

n keratoconus, the structure of the cornea (a layer of tissue at the front of the eye) is changed, and its strength is reduced. These structural changes alter the shape of the cornea, which in turn can cause myopia (short-sightedness) and irregular astigmatism (irregular shape of the cornea), affecting vision. Corneal-collagen-crosslinking is a relatively new technique, which aims to increase the biomechanical strength of the cornea and hence stopping these unwanted shape changes. Despite strong evidence showing that corneal-collagen-crosslinking leads to increased biomechanical strength of human corneas, there is a significant need for accurate measures of these biomechanical changes before and after this procedure. Until recently technical limitations have restricted our ability to assess the effectiveness of the technique. Utilising the latest imaging techniques this study aims to understand better the biomechanical strength of the eye before and after corneal-collagen-crosslinking.