how do individuals with 20/20 vision develop keratoconus in their late teens????????

Question

i've had 20/20 vision until about 6 months before my 17th b-day and just about two and a half months ago, i was diagnosed with keratoconus & prescribed a pair of eyeglasses...............can anyone tell why i've had perfect vision until my mid teens............i'll be 19 in december............besides wearing some sort of eyeglasses or contacts, is there any other way to correct keratoconus???

Answer 1

First of all, amke sure you get a second opinion. Third, your body changes the most when you are in your teens, so this is not a surprise. A lot of people get their first glasses as a teen. Keratoconus is a thinning of the cornea. Most people can only curb it with rigid contact lenses. Some people get it so severe that they need corneal transplants later in life. So, there is a wide range ov severity, and a wide range of treatment plans. Just make sure you get more than one opinion, 3 would be GREAT and then reaserch Keratoconus until you undersatnd it well, once you are sur that is waht you have. Good luck!

Answer 2

Keratoconus is a genetic disorder that does not manifest until the late teens, early 20's, your history of normal vision until late teens is the common one for most keratoconics. It is a progressive thinning of the cornea and will slowly get worse until your late 30's/early 40's when it stablizes. It will stop getting worse but not get better.

Vision can be improved with glasses or contacts. In a small percentage of people it progresses to the point where a corneal transplant is needed, but usually you still need glasses or contacts after the transplant.

See the link below to the National Keratoonus Foundation for more info.

Answer 3

Yes on the second it's well,however with diabetes, i have got to watch out, i've a Retinopathy scan each 12 months, and within the ten years considering having them my eyesight has now not gotten any worse