Unbeknownst to fans, Holcomb had been battling a degenerative eye disease known as keratoconus, which causes the eye's cornea to bulge outward. ❋ Unknown (2010)
If in their cases, the area of corneal thinning were peripherally located as shown in Figure 1, diseases that would cause peripheral thinning (like pellucid marginal degeneration and Terrien's degeneration) should have been considered in the differential diagnosis instead of keratoconus, which is a disease of the central and para-central cornea. 2 ❋ Unknown (2010)
A few years ago, Holcomb's vision had deteriorated to 20/500 from a degenerative eye condition called keratoconus, which makes the corneas bulge outward. ❋ TOM WITHERS (2010)
Rusty Williamson received a cornea in his right eye to fix a condition called keratoconus, which distorts vision and can cause blindness. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Doctors knew transplants were more likely to fail in people with HSV than in patients with other disorders, such as keratoconus, an abnormal steepening of the cornea. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Because he had an eye disorder called keratoconus, the Park City, Utah, native was almost certain it was his first and last Games. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Much of the U.S. credit goes to Holcomb, who contemplated retirement in 2007 because an eye disorder called keratoconus reduced his vision to 20/500. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Holcomb almost retired three years ago because of an eye disorder called keratoconus. ❋ Unknown (2010)
While I have never seen a reason given for his leaving Chicago Hope when he did, I suspect it had to do with his failing eyesight due to keratoconus. ❋ Unknown (2009)
High school student Sean Belahovick's vision started deteriorating to the point of being blind in one eye when it was discovered that he was suffering from keratoconus, a disorder in which the cornea begins to bulge out and turn conelike. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Sean Caggiano, 15, of Leonardtown, in St. Mary's County, has keratoconus (a condition in which the cornea thins and bulges out from its normally round shape) and amblyopia in his left eye. ❋ Unknown (2010)
One of the participating photographers, Mark Lyons, took a vacation with his family just four months after having surgery to correct his keratoconus -- where he took a photograph of his son jumping into the vivid blue Crater Lake in Oregon. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)
Also, in patients whose cornea has progressive keratoconus, where they are close to 300 microns, and where surgery will not help, this technique is beneficial. ❋ Nilofer D'Souza With Dr. Vikram Sheel Kumar (2010)
Dr. Sridhar Baratan, general ophthalmologist, Shankara Nethralaya: Collagen cross-linking is not the end-all result for treatment of keratoconus. ❋ Nilofer D'Souza With Dr. Vikram Sheel Kumar (2010)
