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.
Derek based his entire life on becoming a pilot, but at age 25, he received unexpected news that threatened to change the trajectory of his dream: he was diagnosed with progressive keratoconus.
Working as an emergency room nurse, Karolyn is accustomed to treating a wide range of illnesses and injuries. When she began to experiencing vision issues herself, Karolyn visited a specialist…
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.
Derek always wanted to be a pilot in the armed forces and joined the ROTC to help secure a position in the Air Force. However, his dream seemed to be in jeopardy when he learned that he was living with progressive keratoconus during his flight certification.
Andrew noticed his vision impacted all aspects of his life: he was struggling in school, feeling less than confident behind the wheel. Not once did he ever he think he was living with a progressive eye condition.
Fifteen-year-old Louis Jahnigen always thought he was just clumsy, until one day he failed a routine vision exam at school. At first, he simply thought he needed glasses to help improve the vision in his right eye. It wasn’t until an optometrist determined that he was living with progressive keratoconus that he realized he would need more than a pair of glasses.
For most of his life, 15-year-old Louis Jahnigen thought he was clumsy. He struggled with running into things, had a hard time playing catch. However, after undergoing a series of tests, he discovered he was living with progressive keratoconus.
When John was in middle school, he began experiencing issues with his vision, such as difficulty seeing the board during class. After visiting an ophthalmologist to get to the bottom of his symptoms, John and his family soon learned he was living with progressive keratoconus. Keep reading to learn more about John’s story.
At 14 years old, Diana found herself squinting to see the board at school and while watching television. It wasn’t until a decade later Diana discovered she was living with progressive keratoconus.
