RJS, 28, has Keratoconus. Scleral Lenses enable him to see much better.

RJS was told that he has Keratoconus in his left eye. That was about 5 years ago. "I noticed I wasn't seeing as clearly about 7 years ago". When he arrived at our office, he was not wearing any lenses. "I have a hard contact lens for my left eye, but it didn't do much for me, so I stopped wearing it." That lens had been prescribed at a different office, about a year before arriving to our office. He wanted to see more clearly and visited our office.
Keratoconus is an eye disease that causes the cornea to thin and bulge into a cone shape, and that causes distorted sight. "Kera" is Latin for cornea, and "Conus" is Latin for shaped like a "cone". Keratoconus usually affects both eyes, but can affect just one eye. It often begins in the early teens and typically progresses into a person's mid-30s. At times, cross linking is recommended, but it is important to understand that at best, cross linking serves to prevent progression, but it is not a vision correction surgery.
When he arrived, the visual acuity with the left eye was poor. He was seeing only 20/100. That means that he had to stand at 20 feet, while someone with 'normal' vision could see that same object while they were standing at 100 feet.
We prescribed a scleral lens for the left eye only. After modifying the left lens, he was able to see 20/25. That is amazing and much exceeded what the doctor had expected.
He had some early changes due to Keratoconus in the right eye, and after the amazing results he was able to attain, and the fact that he was now see much better, he decided to get a scleral lens for the right eye as well.
I am so humbled that I was able to help.
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