After being diagnosed with keratoconus, Shradha was determined not to let her condition interfere with her dreams of becoming a professional diver. In this blog, Shradha shares her experience learning to navigate the underwater with a progressive eye condition.
If you have progressive keratoconus and recently received the iLink® FDA-approved cross-linking procedure, your optometrist might be getting ready to fit you for scleral lenses. Learn more about scleral lenses and how they can be an effective way to correct vision if you have keratoconus today.
Contrary to what some may believe or may be worried about, those who are living with progressive keratoconus can still enjoy many of their favorite hobbies.
For those with keratoconus, ophthalmologists and optometrists are an essential part of your diagnosis, treatment, and overall care. Together, both eye care professionals play important and collaborative roles in your keratoconus journey.
As a parent of a high school student, I knew my son would face many of the typical challenges that a teenager encounters during that time, such as navigating exams, sports, and friendships. However, I did not anticipate that a progressive eye condition would be an additional hurdle. After learning that Louis was living with progressive keratoconus, we knew that we needed to take control of the situation quickly.
It is not uncommon for someone with keratoconus to be misdiagnosed or even to have their keratoconus go undiagnosed. Unfortunately, many of the symptoms of keratoconus are characteristic of other eye problems and could lead your eye doctor to believe you have another, more common, eye issue.
After years of vision issues, Diana learned she was living with progressive keratoconus. As a young mother, she knew she needed to treat her condition before it continued to progress and further impacted her life.
We recently connected with some doctors who specialize in treating keratoconus to gain more insight about living with this progressive condition. In this blog, the physicians will discuss various topics, including the signs and symptoms to look for, the importance of an early diagnosis, what can increase the progression of keratoconus, the benefits of the iLink® procedure, and much more! keratoconus.
Often, people who are diagnosed with progressive keratoconus are hearing about the condition for the first time. This can lead to many questions and concerns for individuals and their families.This video blog explains more about the iLink® procedure for progressive keratoconus.
If you have been diagnosed with progressive keratoconus, your physician may have recommended the FDA-approved iLinkⓇ cross-linking procedure. The goal of the procedure is to slow or halt the progression of the condition to help preserve vision. In California, Dr. Douglas Katsev, Founder and Surgical Director of Santa Barbara Eyecare, is performing this treatment.
