Keratoconus

• Keratoconus is a thinning disorder of the cornea that results in distortion and reduced vision.
• As the disease progresses, the cone becomes more pronounced, causing vision to become progressively more blurred and distorted.
• Because of the cornea’s irregular shape, patients with keratoconus are usually short-sighted with astigmatism that is not fully correctable with glasses.
• Not all cases are progressive.
• In moderately severe cases rigid gas-permeable contact lens are the best way to correct the vision.
• LASIK is never performed on keratoconus patients.
• Severe cases require a corneal transplant.
• Corneal cross-linking is the latest innovation in the treatment of early keratoconus

Links: www.nkcf.org/
www.keratoconus.com/
www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/diseases/keratoconus.cfm