For trouble-free vision, the cornea must be fully functioning. The cornea must refract light correctly and focus it correctly on the visual centre. In keratoconus disease, the shape of the cornea is distorted and in this case, visual disturbances occur because the light is not focused correctly. So can keratoconus disease cause blindness?
The Relationship Between Keratoconus and Blindness
When answering the question, it is necessary to understand keratoconus disease well. Keratoconus disease is a progressive disease. In other words, the corneal deformity may increase over time. As the deformities increase, greater problems occur in light focusing and vision gradually decreases or deteriorates.
Although vision problems continue to increase in the progressive stages, treatments that will stop the progression of the disease and reduce vision problems have emerged with the developing technologies.
It should be noted that progression can be stopped, especially if intervention is made in the early stages. On the other hand, even if it is unlikely, there may be a risk of vision loss in the most advanced stages of the disease. In this case, solutions such as corneal transplantation are applied, aiming to increase vision again. Of course, it is important to carry out detailed examinations for this.
