What is Keratoconus? (Keratoconus Eye Disease Explained)

Learn everything you need to know about keratoconus and keratoconus treatments. To learn more about keratoconus treatment options check out our full series:    • What is Keratoconus? (Keratoconus Eye Dise...   Keratoconus is an eye disease where the cornea(the front clear window to the eye) progressively thins and becomes distorted, often bulging outward in the shape of a cone. This warped appearance to the surface of the eye often results in high levels of irregular astigmatism which can cause high levels of blurred vision, glare and visual distortions. Anyone who is diagnosed with keratoconus and shows signs of progression should consider having a procedure called corneal collagen cross linking; A new keratoconus surgery that has been FDA approved for to help treat keratoconus and slow or hopefully halt the progression of the disease. People with keratoconus often have the best eyesight with the use of specialty contact lenses. These may include both hard and soft contact lenses but many eye doctors prefer the use of scleral contact lenses for keratoconus. PRO TIP The development and progression of keratoconus is more common in people who rub their eyes frequently. To learn more about this see my YouTube Short on eye rubbing:    • Is Rubbing Your Eyes Good or Bad?   📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒 Learn More about Corneal Collagen Crosslinking    • What is Corneal Collagen Crosslinking? Ker...   Learn about Scleral Contact Lenses:    • How to Insert and Remove SCLERAL LENSES | ...   My top 5 Dry eye drops: https://www.amazon.com/shop/doctoreye... Allergy Relief Products: https://www.amazon.com/shop/doctoreye... Macular Support for AMD: https://www.amazon.com/shop/doctoreye... Dry Eye Supplements: https://www.amazon.com/shop/doctoreye... Eyelid and Eyelash Care: https://www.amazon.com/shop/doctoreye... Ergonomics Support for Eyestrain: https://www.amazon.com/shop/doctoreye... Dry Eye PM Support: https://www.amazon.com/shop/doctoreye... 0:00 Keratoconus Explained 0:37 Keratoconus Video Series 1:25 What is Keratoconus 2:28 Symptoms of Keratoconus 3:45 Causes of Keratoconus 4:54 Keratoconus Diagnosis 6:26 Keratoconus Treatment 6:45 Keratoconus Surgery 7:31 Keratoconus Contact Lenses Previous Livestream I did about Keratoconus and Keratoconus Treatments    • What is Keratoconus - 5 Keratoconus Treatm...   More info about keratoconus https://www.livingwithkeratoconus.com/ https://www.nkcf.org/ Scleral Lens Education Society https://sclerallens.org/find-fitter/ Does Keratoconus run in your family? Check out the new genetic eye test, Avegen from Avellino Labs https://www.avellino.com/en/products/... Let’s Connect! Dr. Allen on Social Media:   / doctoreyehealth​     / doctoreyehealth​     / doctoreyehealth​   📧Sign up for our newsletter! https://www.doctoreyehealth.com/subsc... Website: www.doctoreyehealth.com (Send me stuff to open on camera): ⚡ Doctor Allen is now seeing scheduling new patients at https://www.groveeyecare.com/ For Collaborations: [email protected] Cameras and Gear Used To Make This Video www.kit.co/doctoreyehealth About This Video: What is keratoconus? In this video we explain keratoconus and how keratoconus is treated. If you, a friend, or a family member have been diagnosed with keratoconus than this video should help you better understand the causes of keratoconus, how it is often diagnosed and the best steps for keratoconus treatment. #keratoconus #astigmatism #doctoreyehealth MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: All content in this video and description including infor­ma­tion, opinions, con­tent, ref­er­ences, and links is for infor­ma­tional pur­poses only. The Author does not pro­vide any med­ical advice on the Site. Access­ing, viewing, read­ing, or oth­er­wise using this content does NOT cre­ate a physician-patient rela­tion­ship between you and its author. Pro­vid­ing per­sonal or med­ical infor­ma­tion to the Principal author does not cre­ate a physician-patient rela­tion­ship between you and the Principal author or authors. Noth­ing con­tained in this video or its description is intended to estab­lish a physician-patient rela­tion­ship, to replace the ser­vices of a trained physi­cian or health care pro­fes­sional, or oth­er­wise to be a sub­sti­tute for pro­fes­sional med­ical advice, diag­no­sis, or treatment. You should con­sult a licensed physi­cian or appropriately-credentialed health care worker in your com­mu­nity in all mat­ters relat­ing to your health.