Keratoconus: What you always want to know

An keratoconus eye fitted with gas permeable lens

Keratoconus is a condition where the cornea becomes thinner and becomes cone-shaped.  This corneal protrusion causes blurry vision as the cornea becomes irregular in shape. It progressed usually in the first three decades of life.   Can I drive with keratoconus? It depends on your vision. With mild keratoconus, even without correction, you may still have about […]

Contact Lens for Keratoconus: Soft Custom Lens vs RGP vs Scleral Lenses

So we know that the corneas of keratoconus become thinner and irregular in shape. The cornea becomes steeper or more curved. How does this relate to vision? When light hits the irregularly thin cornea, light scatters and does not focus correctly on the retina. Irregular astigmatism and nearsightedness make vision blurry. People with keratoconus often cannot see distant things […]