Missouri Eye Institute in collaboration with Missouri Eye Care Alliance (MECA) have organized this website as a means for you to locate and contact doctors specializing in the treatment of keratoconus.  Detailed information on keratoconus is also provided as well as detailed information on the treatments for keratoconus.

WHAT IS KERATOCONUS?

Keratoconus is a non-inflammatory eye condition in which the normally round, dome-shaped cornea thins and becomes distorted. A cone-like bulge develops, resulting in significant visual distortion.

This distortion has been compared to viewing a street sign through your car windshield during a driving rainstorm. The progression of KC is unpredictable. It is generally slow and can stop at any stage from mild to severe. As keratoconus progresses, the cornea bulges and thins, becoming irregular.

WHO GETS KERATOCONUS?

The actual incidence of KC is not known. It is not a common eye disease, but it is by no means rare. It has been estimated to occur in 1 out of every 2,000 persons in the general population. Keratoconus is generally first diagnosed in young people at puberty or in their late teen's. It is found in all parts of the United States and the rest of the world. It has no known significant geographic, cultural or social pattern.

*Partial content about keratoconus used with permission from the National Keratoconus Foundation - www.nkcf.org.

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