Article summary
This page shares personal stories from The Eye Practice's keratoconus patients, showing how treatment allows them to lead full lives despite the condition. Topics covered include:
- Living with distorted or ghosted vision
- Diagnosed with keratoconus in childhood
- Comfort with soft or scleral contact lenses
- Continuing careers despite diagnosis
The stories reassure newly diagnosed patients.
Keratoconus is an eye disease that typically causes blurred vision and astigmatism. A keratoconus diagnosis can be confronting, but it doesn’t mean you can’t fulfil your dreams. With careful treatment many keratoconus sufferers lead normal lives.
What does the world look like with keratoconus?
I experience keratoconus differently in each eye, with ghosting and duplicate images affecting my distance vision. Here's what the world actually looks like through my eyes.
Diagnosed with keratoconus from the age of 13
Living with keratoconus has its challenges, but with the right support, it is manageable.
Despite having keratoconus, I have lived life to the fullest
A diagnosis of Keratoconus was not the end of the world. It simply presented a challenge.
How contact lenses helped my keratoconus
Contact lenses have been a part of Helen's life for almost 50 years and she is so grateful to have them for her vision correction for keratoconus.
Scleral lenses: My alternative to uncomfortable keratoconus contacts
Wearing scleral contact lenses for keratoconus changed Jason's life. Not only were they more comfortable, but they enabled him to switch to glasses instantly.
I could still design and sew beautiful gowns, even with keratoconus
Carol was diagnosed with keratoconus in the 1970's, yet she went on to design and sew spectacular evening gowns.