The American journal of case reports magazine published a medical discovery made by Dr. Omar Muhammed Qirat, Cornea, Cataract and Vision correction Consultant in King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital.

According to the research published in the magazine on Dr. Qirat’s unpreceded discovery, some Keratoconus patients have a unique mark on the eye’s lens. This mark is a type of Cataract in the shape of a partial crack in the lens, and Dr. Qirat thinks there’s a direct connection between the mark and the habit of hard eye rubbing done by some Keratoconus patients who have allergy.

In an interview with Dr. Omar Qirat, he mentioned that this discovery needs more studies conducted by doctors in addition to observing the condition’s development in patients, explaining that this mark is posing no danger to the eye’s health. Nevertheless, this mark could help understanding what happens inside the eye because of the repetitive eye rubbing. This mark may as well be used in tracking the Keratoconus condition and its increasing severity over time.

As it’s advised for everyone, especially cornea patients, not to rub their eyes.

The doctor thanked the administration of King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (represented by Dr. Abdulaziz Al- Rajhi) for supporting everyone and encouraging them to put more effort into delivering the highest standards of modern medical services, Dr. Qirat also thanked his colleagues who praised this discovery and supported its publication.

He pointed out that King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital has a global status in the field of ophthalmology.