What is keratoconus?

A noninflammatory, usually bilateral cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye. It occurs most commonly in females at about the time of puberty. The cause is unknown but hereditary factors may play a role.

How do members experience keratoconus?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with keratoconus*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for keratoconus*

Who has keratoconus on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 12
30s 31
40s 45
50s 26
60s 18
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 80
Female 59

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What is keratoconus?

A noninflammatory, usually bilateral cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye. It occurs most commonly in females at about the time of puberty. The cause is unknown but hereditary factors may play a role.



Common symptoms reported by people with keratoconus

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for keratoconus

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Compare treatments taken by people with keratoconus

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have keratoconus through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with keratoconus? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has keratoconus on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 91 say keratoconus is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 12
30s 31
40s 45
50s 26
60s 18
70+ 6
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 14
20-29 years 22
30-39 years 12
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 80
Female 59

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 60
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from keratoconus patients who have completed their condition history
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