Keratoconus

[paj200]

i have just been told that i have keratoconus mainly in my right eye, it causes me to have blurred & double vision.the problem first started about 3 years ago' when i had a strange attack of something. I was very ill for over three weeks, my symptom ranged from,no balance,violently sick,vertigo,loss of memory,Altered perception,reversed sensation tingling, double vision & i also lost nearly two stone. the whole attack lasted three weeks.it has taken the medical world where i live three years to find out that i have Keratoconus!!! i know beyond any shadow of doubt that what ever made me ill has cause my Keratoconus.
i have been tested for MS, had the brain MRI. Did not show anything' did not test my spinnal fluid though!!
could i have had some sort of stroke? tangent strokes do run in my family.my doctor said she thought it was laberithitis, i think this is rubbish.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

You are certainly welcome to your own theories even if they do not agree with what we know about K-conus.

JCH MD

[paj200]

all that i know is, what ever the attack was' it left me with eye damage.the double vision started during the attack' & has been with me to this day, thats three years. this eye condition has been investigated during that three year peroid. it was only two weeks ago that they said it was keratoconus!!! can you see where i am coming from. i think this is all very odd

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

K conus is a disease of the cornea. It will not cause systemic symptoms like stroke, or heart trouble. Treatment is glasses then contacts then surgery or possible riboflavin crosslinking of the cornea.

Use the search feature and read previous posts about KC.

JCH MD