Rare Disease Day 2021 | Profile Picture Frames and Frequently Asked Questions
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...
World Keratoconus Day
Battling keratoconus is difficult. With common diseases there is a lot of research seeking to develop new treatments. But with rare or unc...
20 Memes Anyone With Keratoconus Will Understand
Keratoconus is serious, but we don't have to be. While there's nothing funny about struggling with keratoconus , sometimes a little ...
Insurance Coverage for Corneal Cross-Linking (2020)
How much does Crosslinking for Keratoconus cost? There is limited evidence on the costs of corneal crosslinking, but it may be as high a...
Keratoconus; (Still) Dancing in the Dark: A Follow-up Story
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....
Coronavirus and Keratoconus: What You Need to Know
With the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout the world, including in the United States, patients with underlying health condit...
New Year's Greetings from Keratoconus Group
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 ...
Keratoconus changed my life, my personality, and my soul—for good.
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...
From Mexico with Keratoconus: Two Years with Scleral Lenses
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...
A Very Honest Talk About Keratoconus
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 ...
Finding Hope in the Face of Keratoconus
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...
I Refuse to Let Keratoconus Snatch My Smile
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 Keratoconus Journey - A Story of Denial and Acceptance
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 ...
20,000 Facebook Group Members
Keratoconus Group's private Facebook group for keratoconus patients and eye care professionals now has more than 20,000 members! Tod...
13 Celebrities Who Know What It's Like to Have Keratoconus
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 2019
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...
Have you ever lost a contact lens?
Keratocat has lost his contact lens! Can you help him find it? More Keratoconus Cartoons Losing contact lenses is a real challenge for...
News Anchor's Life With Keratoconus
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. ...
November: A Month for Spreading Keratoconus Awareness
Ever since the National Keratoconus Foundation (NKCF) has designated November 10 as World Keratoconus Day , this time of year has become i...
Keratoconus: A Journey for Answers
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...
Marine battling keratoconus sees the world through new eyes
A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1st Sergeant Michael Landry graduated high school in 2001, and earned the title Marine shortly thereaf...
🎃 Keratocat wishes you a happy and safe Halloween 👻
Whether you're a ghost or zombie, vampire or witch, poor costume choices, including decorative (colored) contact lenses, can cause inj...
Keratoconus; or why I wear my sunglasses at night.
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...