How do I get rid of pink eye? How long is pink eye contagious? Is Keratoconus A Disability? Is Keratoconus Genetic? Your doctor will help you determine the right treatment strategy to maintain the stability of your cornea and help you retain as much visual acuity as possible. Kornmehl has been treating cases of keratoconus for over 30 years and is very experienced in keratoconus care. He will suggest the best way to manage your case based on your individual circumstances. Kornmehl will also fit you for a suitable type of contact lens; because of the visual distortion caused by keratoconus, you will need specially designed lenses.
And, he will see you for routine eye exams to evaluate your cornea and monitor any changes. One treatment option to discuss with Dr. Kornmehl is corneal crosslinking, which has been shown to stop or delay the progression of keratoconus. The excessive rubbing causes symptoms to worsen by aggravating the already thin cornea. In order to minimize your risk of Keratoconus progression, it is important to have an eye doctor that specializes in Keratoconus contact lenses.
Without frequent follow-ups with your Keratoconus specialist to monitor the progression, your Keratoconus can get worse. However, both contacts that fit correctly and collagen cross crosslinking can slow the progression of Keratoconus. In any case, changes to the structure of the cornea can make it difficult for the eye to focus.
Does your Keratoconus get worse over time? Successful management of Keratoconus requires frequent eye exams for your entire life. Leonard is a Keratoconus specialist that specializes in custom contact lenses for patients with Keratoconus. Exams are important to make sure that your Keratoconus is not getting worse, that your cornea remains stable and that your visual acuity is maintained. Depending on the specific characteristics of your Keratoconus, Dr.
Call Dr. Schedule an appointment today! Is it possible? I am very much worried about my vision. I am 23 now. I am in depression. Can i be able to live a good life ahead?
Afzal I am sorry to hear of your problems with keratoconus. Options include: 1. Rigid gas permeable contact lenses 2. Hybrid contact lenses 3. Scleral contact lenses We have written about all these options on our page keratoconus and contact lenses.
Thanks for this information! I still have no confirmation that Keratoconus does not lead to blindness from either specialist.. Can you please refer me to another specialist, I need help.
Kadora There is no reason to think you will go blind from keratoconus. The numbers you have quoted are in microns, which measure the thickness of your corneas.
When they are below some surgeons are successfully performing cross linking and also by the time most people reach 25, keratoconus usually will stop progressing, assuming you are not rubbing your eyes. You need to see two specialists. One to consider cross linking and the second to correct your vision, usually with customised contact lenses.
I have been seeing patients with keratoconus for 35 years and in all that time thousands of patients , i have seen two people go blind and this was because they had corneal grafts and were mismanaged with steroid eye drops.
They went blind from glaucoma and not from keratoconus. You must not worry about that! Email me at: [email protected] for further information, as i know many specialists in Melbourne. Specialists here said that i need a keratooplasty on my left and cross linking on my right. Should i go direct on keratoplasty or can it stop with crosslinking in both of my sides. Also i wanted to ask you for daily care about this disease progress for example.
Koso In Australia this is not how we would handle your case. Potentially you do not need any surgery at this stage. Being 26 means that it is likely that you will not progress much from here. Your best option is contact lenses fitted by a keratoconus optometrist. What you should not do is rub your eyes excessively, as it is common opinion that eye rubbing can make keratoconus worse.
On the report under kerotoconus screening it says thk um kerotoconus compatible.. Unlikely to need cross linking at this stage. You need to be reassessed in 6 months and then again 6 months later. If the corneal thickness becomes progressively thinner, then cross linking is appropriate. Hi Jim, my so. Age 17 was diagnosed with Keratoconus last week. He rubbed eyes since Primary school. Our fears are that with such bad eyes will contact lenses even help or would it be a case of corneal transplant?
We are from South Africa. I would not consider a corneal transplant until he was 25 as it is quite clear that people before 25 do not do as well with these transplants.
Pursue contact lenses until then at least. Hi my partner has kc also had allergies and took accutane around same time he devloped kc. We have two boys i worry about is it always hereditary. Get them regularly checked from around 10 years of age, which is about the earliest boys can get it, as it is a disease of puberty.
If they develop it, do not stress and we have a procedure now called collagen cross-linking which if done properly will not allow it to develop. The report says left eye thk- um should I go for c3r and if yes then should I go for epi of or epi on? At the moment you do not need to do the procedure. I have explained this in a question you asked before. If c3r is done I would do epi off, as it is more effective.
Even though keratoconus can be genetic it is certainly not worth pondering about. All these procedures are valid but need to be done at the appropriate time if required. Make sure she gets a second opinion from a keratoconus specialist before doing any surgery. I have had Keratoconus for 37 years. At 22 years of age i had had several changes of glasses since i was A local new optometrist fresh out of uni examined me and said i think you have keratoconus — he had never seen it before, he had only studied about it.
Well nothing really changed for me as i was ready to adapt to my disability. I was an technical specialist for Telstra for 28 years, i used aids like bigger computer screen , maggy lamps, and being careful with my eyes, I had to stop martial arts — you cant fight with glasses or hard contact lenses.
I still played squash with googles on. I still rode a trail bike, rode my mountain bike and swim and scuba dived regularly. I shoot very well with pistols using my left eye only. My biggest grief is the right eye is crap and i always rely on my left eye which is okay with the hard lenses in it. I only use my target rifles with scopes because i can see with out them. I had the best darn eye sight until 19 and it was like being robbed. An unexpected advantage is without lenses in i can see things 2cm from my eye, things people cant see with magnifying glasses.
Dear Rusty Thank you for sharing your inspiring story. Every patient with keratoconus has a unique experience because keratoconus affects different people very uniquely.
You do adapt and if managed properly there are very few things you cannot do. We have professional athletes competing at the highest level, when we fit them with appropriate contact lenses. Hybrid and scleral lens technology means being able to do anything, even martial arts! I am 19 years old and I have only just found out I have keracteconus.
My father also had keractoconus but has had two corneal grafts. I went to my local optometrist and I was informed that cross-linking would be the next step and then after that I would need to wear glass contact lenses. In your opinion would this be the best option given my circumstances? Also, could you please recommend an up to date ophthalmologist who is performing cross-linking in Sydney.
Dear Emma The very first step is to have an accurate spectacle prescription dispensed for best possible vision. This might only be for driving at night time, or for study or for all activities. It depends on the unique vision requirements of each patient. Sometimes glasses cannot be prescribed and only contact lenses will allow decent vision.
Then careful monitoring is required to prove that the keratoconus is still progressing. Even though at 19 it is likely to progress, I have seen cases stop progressing at Performing collagen crosslinking without any thought and monitoring is not in most patients best interest. At your age one or two more consultations with appropriate monitoring technology , at 3 month intervals should be enough to know what to do next.
Ophthalmologists that we use routinely really depend on where you live. There are a number of leading authorities doing crosslinking. Tell me what suburb you live in and I can direct you to the appropriate person. Hi how are you!? Then my only symptom was blurry vision. And all I needed was glasses. I can still read and see without my glasses. But I can see. My glasses just makes thing clear!
Does everybody progress the same? Because each pregnancy has made my eyes worse! Very conscious of my eyes! I need insight! Ashleigh there is evidence that pregnancy in some cases can make keratoconus worse.
You will be just fine when you are 60, please dont about that far ahead. Keratoconus tends to stop progressing after Remember this, no ones goes blind from keratoconus, you just need to manage it properly by seeing an optometrist who is an expert in keratoconus.
Hello sir, Thank you for this article. I was diagnosed with keratoconus at 16 5 years ago , they suggested for me to get crosslinking done, but I was very much broke and busy with school so I just took a part of their advice to lessen screen time, not to read in low light and to, most importantly, stray away from rubbing my eyes. I never wore glasses or contacts nor required them at any point in time. I am 21 now and am starting to think of starting a family of my own in a couple of years.
What do you advise me to do with all this? Susan everyone with keratoconus is unique. If you havent felt your eyes have changed, assuming you check each eye individually then I am fairly confident you probably have not changed much. Please be aware that becoming pregnant in some individuals can progress keratoconus.
I would be reassessed some time soon. Good day Jim. Thank you for the information. I am scheduled for the cross linking surgery and would just like to know if this is the only option. I am a dentist and the idea of possible blurred vision really worries me. Is there an alternative treatment option? I have seen a quite a few health practitioners that have developed keratoconus after laser surgery.
I would suggest expertly fitted scleral lenses, as these will maximise your vision potential like nothing else. Crosslinking in your age group is unlikely to help much. I do believe I had this since I first started wearing glasses when I was in early puberty.
I am currently in Saint Louis, MO; I was able to find all my past prescriptions as well so a trend can possibly be seen. Cynara your history is quite normal for keratoconus. I am not sure surgery is what you want at this stage. It is important to exhaust glasses or contact lenses by a keratoconus optometrist specialist who can then determine your needs.
Surgery is always a last resort. Hello sir I am male aged 25 years and I had undergone C3R in my right eye. Corneal thickness of the right eye is microns and KD and Kmax Joseph at this level of keratoconus it is likely although not guaranteed that you should be able to correct your vision with glasses.
My wife recently went through this procedure , and it was awesome to be there to support her and to actually see it in action. I would like to know if i can connect your article to my video that i made?
People could really find this information useful and comforting. Can help remove the jitters before taking action with procedure. Sure R. The journey of the keratoconus patient is unique to the individual. Dear Jim, Reading about keratoconus in you website answered many questions for me. I am 40 years old and was diagnosed about 8 years ago. My left eye is worse with contacts I can still see with my right eye.
I have been very worried about eventually not being to work. I have two girls 11 and 4 and I am scared about the cross linking procedure. I was so happy to read that I will not go blind. I have been to cross linking consultation but still very scared that something might go wrong with my best eye. Do you know of any specialist you can recommend in southern California. Luciana I am not sure I would recommend cross-linking to someone that is 40 years old.
Part of keratoconus management is to manage the different categories of keratoconus appropriately but also the psychological aspects.. You will not go blind and all you need is best glasses or contact lenses depending on the severity. As instructed by Doctor i have keracteconus in only my left eye cross-linking surgery is done and my right eye is absolute fine.
I am always scared that will my right eye will also get effected as i have keracteconus in left Eye. I am currently wearing sometime lense or sometime glasses.
When i am wearing lens i am able to see very cleary. Should i be wearing that this diseases will go to my right eye aswell. What precaution shall i take for right eye now. My Age is 25 year. Arpit the only thing you can do is not rub your eyes and maybe consider cross-linking.
I would not recommend cross-linking unless there is some evidence of progression to keratoconus in the right eye. The fact you are 25 is good because it is less likely to progress after 25 years of age.
Hi there , I have keratoconus in my left eye and I have gone through cross linkage C3R surgery its been one year now. Answer: It is perfectly safe to use the glasses. Not using contact lenses does not make keratoconus worse. Answer: Yes you can assuming the lenses still fit and you clean them properly 3 Is this surgery is temporary solution or permanent , like does it need to be done again after some year?
Answer: It is likely to be permanent if you are older than 25 years old. If you are 15 then you might need another procedure in the future, but it is unique to the individual and your particular case cannot be predicted. My girlfriend who is 23, just recently had both of her eyes Crosslinked.
One eye was done late November and other other was done in early January
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