Keratoconus Group's private Facebook group for keratoconus patients and eye care professionals now has more than 25,000 members! Tod...

Rare Disease Day is an observance held on the last day of February to raise awareness for rare diseases and improve access to treatment an...

Battling keratoconus is difficult. With common diseases there is a lot of research seeking to develop new treatments. But with rare or unc...

Keratoconus is serious, but we don't have to be. While there's nothing funny about struggling with keratoconus , sometimes a little ...

How much does Crosslinking for Keratoconus cost? There is limited evidence on the costs of corneal crosslinking, but it may be as high a...

This article is a follow up to one I had written over 2 and a half years ago. Groan with the title, right? Yet another the song reference....

With the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout the world, including in the United States, patients with underlying health condit...

On behalf of everyone at the Keratoconus Group , we hope you have a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2020. For the coming year, we wish you ...

I felt like I was disappearing. Maybe it’s all a dream, I said. Maybe I’m dead, I thought. Maybe I’m going crazy, I believed. I don’t wish...

It has been almost two years wearing scleral contacts, and this is a brief summary of how this has had a impact in my life! Now it has b...

It's been 6 years now since I discovered I have keratoconus. I guess it took me a while to talk about it openly because it is a ...

I was diagnosed with Keratoconus when I was 11 years old. I remember it so clearly, I went to sleep one night and had perfect vision and w...

They say "let your smile change the world but don't let the world change your smile." I felt like these words were specifica...

My name is Hannah. I am a daughter, a sister, a niece, a cousin, a friend, an artist, an avid reader, a photographer, and so much more. I ...

It can be a long time before you even find other people who have keratoconus, and an even greater challenge to meet someone face to face. ...

Rare Disease Day is an observance held on the last day of February to raise awareness for rare diseases and improve access to treatment an...

Keratocat has lost his contact lens! Can you help him find it? More Keratoconus Cartoons Losing contact lenses is a real challenge for...

My name is Phil Sanchez, I'm a news anchor at WISH-TV in Indianapolis, Indiana and I have Keratoconus. My battle began 10 years ago. ...

Ever since the National Keratoconus Foundation (NKCF) has designated November 10 as World Keratoconus Day , this time of year has become i...

Hello, I’d like to introduce myself. I am Bekah, a 42 year old female who was diagnosed with Keratoconus more than 6 years ago. I'd li...

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1st Sergeant Michael Landry graduated high school in 2001, and earned the title Marine shortly thereaf...

Whether you're a ghost or zombie, vampire or witch, poor costume choices, including decorative (colored) contact lenses, can cause inj...

I first heard the word Keratoconus last fall (2017) at what I thought was going to be a routine eye exam. I had gone in to get my prescr...

Healthy Vision Month is observed each year in May. This is a great time to learn how vision problems can affect you and your loved ones, and...

The eye fairy has visited Keratocat in his sleep and brings hope of new treatments and possible cure for his eye disease, keratoconus!

Are you prepared for emergencies and natural disasters? Do you have an emergency kit? Do you have extra solutions in your emergency kit? A...

The Cochrane Eyes and Vision Group is looking for patients to provide feedback and comments on the below systematic reviews. Patients sho...

We asked members of our community for tips and advice for those newly diagnosed with keratoconus. Here is what they had to share:

From Mexico with Keratoconus My life with my left eye blind and my right eye with a rare disease: Keratoconus When you do research t...

I was diagnosed with Keratoconus at the age of 19. It progressed so soon I had no other option but a cornea transplant. In 2011, my surge...

Driving could be challenging for keratoconus patients, especially at night because of halos or starbursts around lights.

There was a time that only a few people had heard about keratoconus, but times are changing. We will be celebrating the 2nd World Kerato...

I was diagnosed with keratoconus, an eye-disease that misshapen the cornea within the eye, in 2003 when I attempted to get my driver's...

It was the first time, evidently in quite a long time, that anyone had isolated my eyes such that I noticed how obscured the view from my ...

In less than two weeks we will celebrate the National Keratoconus Day ! This year, Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) will hol...