Hello,

My name is Stevan and I am studying TCM about 4 years, and now my brother have a rare ocular disease named "KERATOCONUS".

Keratoconus (from Greek: kerato- horn, cornea; and konos cone), is a degenerative disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal gradual curve.

Keratoconus can cause substantial distortion of vision, with multiple images, streaking and sensitivity to light all often reported by the patient. It is typically diagnosed in the patient's adolescent years and attains its most severe state between the ages of 20 and 40. If afflicting both eyes, the deterioration in vision can affect the patient's ability to drive a car or read normal print.

On this website you can see a video (about 50 seconds of duration) that can give you a good ideia about the disease:

http://www.naturaleyecare.com/videos/keratoconus-video.asp

My Question it's how to treat Keratoconus in TCM? What's the diagnosis and the principle of treatment in TCM? The best Chinese Medicine Herbal Formula? And possible acupunture points?

Thanks a lot for helping me,

Best regards,

Stevan Vieira