Tag: Keratoconus treatments

Optimizing and Maintaining Your Rose K Contact Lens

September 1, 2012

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Keratoconus

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Options & Treatments for Keratoconus

Keratoconus is a progressive disease that can cause discomfort and emotional problems to those who suffer from it. However there is help. There are several treatments for this progressive condition but we often look for something that provides us with stable vision, improved clarity, and as little maintenance as possible.

Rose K contact lenses can do all this and more. The Rose K contact lens can provide you with visual stability over the course of progression, and only a little more maintenance than your regular contact lens.

Additional Benefits of the Rose K Contact Lens:

The Rose K contact lens is designed to fit your particular eye and give you the comfort and clarity you want. Additional Benefits of the Rose K Contact Lens are:

Complex Computer design & are manufactured by computerized lathes to give you complete accuracy and great fit.

The Rose K contact lens considers the cone shapes in all stages of Keratoconus

Customized to fit each eye

The Rose K Corrects Myopia & Astigmatism

Easy to Clean, and insert

The Rose K can provide a treatment option for those with Keratoconus for most of the progression of the condition. Instead of changing treatments as your condition progresses merely re-evaluate your eyes annually to see if you need any adjustments.

This allows you the benefit of a stable reliable treatment that gives you visual comfort and clarity. While Rose K isn’t necessarily a permanent treatment it can provide you some stability. For many that is enough when dealing with Keratoconus daily.

For more information on Keratoconus & Contact Lenses visit: www.roseklens.com

For more information about keratoconus visit the American Keratoconus Association

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Can I Manage My Keratoconus and Go Horseback Riding?

August 28, 2012

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Keratoconus

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If you are newly diagnosed with Keratoconus and love horseback riding this maybe a discouraging discovery for you. However being diagnosed with Keratoconus is not the end of the world. You may think because it is a progressive condition you will have to give up the things you love like Horseback riding. This is not true. Keratoconus can cause a lot of complications in your daily life but it doesn’t mean its the end of it.

There are several treatment options that are available for you especially if you have been diagnosed early. There are several stages of Keratoconus and treatments to help you at each stage. In fact there are contact lenses that can be prescribed that can help you through many stages of your Keratoconus comfortably. SynergEyes Hybrid Contact lenses are a cross between the soft lenses you love and the RGP lenses you don’t. They can improve your vision on the track without causing added discomfort, dry eyes, or irritability you may other wise have with RGP lenses.

Their thin sleek fit provides a tighter fit on the track letting in less wind, and dust as the RGP’s may do when you are riding. The wind can cause dry eye and more dirt and dust to irritate you will your horseback riding. SynergEyes Hybrid Lenses also provide you with more treatment coverage. These lenses can be adjusted to fit you throughout the different stages of your condition. Read some of the benefits of SynergEyes Hybrid Lenses:

Improved Visual clarity

Improved Comfort

Reduces the need for many treatments

Lasts longer than most contact lenses

Can be used in most all stages of Keratoconus (except for complex cases)

Important Facts About SynergEyes Hybrid Lenses:

Soft skirt keeps the rigid part centered

Allows layer of tears to form to correct some blurred vision

Improved visual clarity

Comfort for all day use

Useable at most stages of Keratoconus

Less irritability

Several custom designs to choose from

For more information on Keratoconus visit www.NKCF.org

For more information about keratoconus visit the American Keratoconus Association

Understanding How to Manage Keratoconus & Altitude

August 21, 2012

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Keratoconus

Boxer Wachler , Boxer Wachler Vision Instiute , Keratconus risk factors , Keratoconus , Keratoconus advice , Keratoconus Inserts , Keratoconus symptoms , Keratoconus treatments

What is Keratoconus?

For those of you who don’t know Keratoconus is a progressive condition created by the change in the shape of the cornea over time. As the cornea continues to change to a cone shape, the images your eyes see become more distorted. Over time it can cause a severe loss of vision. Keratoconus can be passed through families, physical, and/or environmental factors as well.

Treatment Options for Keratoconus:

There are several treatment options for Keratoconus. Finding the right treatment option depends on the stage of your condition, the progression of your condition (sometimes it progresses faster in one eye than it does in other).

Keratoconus treatment options include:

Glasses or contacts in early stages to improve vision and correct the prescription

Non-invasive Holcomb C3-R (cornea crosslinking) treatment to stabilize eyes

INTACS to help reshape the cornea and improve cornea transplant

Cornea transplant when too advanced for other treatments

Keratoconus & Altitude:

For those who enjoy the outdoors we often get worried when we hear that our eyes are damaged. This brings up many questions like “How will this affect me when I am climbing?” or “Will I still be able to climb?”

Is Altitude Safe With Keratoconus?

Yes, as long as you take precautions. If you are at a severe stage of Keratoconus it is not wise to travel in high altitudes. At times vision can blur in high altitudes and when you already have reduced vision due to advanced Keratoconus, this is not an additional risk you want to take. But if your Keratoconus has been treated and is stable, you can travel in high altitudes with less risk and concern. Making sure you have the proper guide and they are aware of your condition or you have other with you that can assist should you need it. Additionally making sure that you pay attention to what your eyes are doing as it can tell you best how far to go.

Will it Affect Me While I Climb?

Often times those who have Keratoconus can experience dry eyes, and Altitude sickness in elevations above 16,000 ft. Dry eyes can be treated easy enough but while climbing it can affect your vision. Take along artificial tears. If you experience decline in vision or drying, try instilling a drop of artificial tears, this often will improve the situation. Making sure that you have treatments to stabilize your Keratoconus before going out may help you get back safely too by have security in stable vision.

Getting a diagnosis of Keratoconus can be scary, especially if you have had a family member with the condition. However there are many new treatment options that can improve your quality of vision, slow, or even in some cases stop the progression of the condition. Understand you can have a full and exciting life with Keratoconus.

For more information about keratoconus visit the American Keratoconus Association

Benefits of SynegEyes Contact Lenses for Keratoconus

August 1, 2012

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Keratoconus

Boxer Wachler , contact lenses , Keratoconus , Keratoconus Risks , Keratoconus treatments , synergeyes

For many the progression of Keratoconus is enough to manage day to day. However some treatments like RGP’s or Rigid Gas Permeable Contact lenses can be difficult on a daily basis. So what should you do? There are new technologies that are improving the way our contact lenses feel on a daily basis making it easier to wear our RGP’s daily. SynergEyes Hybrid Contact lenses give you the added benefit of not only comfort but both types of contact lenses. For those who wear RGP’s and Soft lenses, or merely those who need RGP and do not want the discomfort these lenses maybe for you.

Below are some benefits of the SynergEyes Contact Lenses:

Hybrid Contact Lenses:

Comfort of Soft Lenses

Reduced Light Sensitivity

Improved Vision
Added daily comfort

Design Options

Helps at all Stages

For those who need relief from the Rigid Gas Permeable Contact lens, but need the clarity it provides these new hybrid treatments are a great option. They provide all day softness and clarity beyond measure. For those who wear both, they will give you the combined benefit in one contact lens. SynergEyes Hybrid Contact Lens provides a design for any stage of Keratoconus.

Keratoconus can complicate your life in many ways don’t let the treatment get you down. Experience a new improved treatment through the SynergEyes Hybrid Contact Lens. Whether you are in the beginning stages, or the advanced stage the hybrid lens can help you. The SynergEyes Hybrid Contact Lenses are FDA approved, comfortable, and convenient for those who are in need of improved vision correction.

Learn More About Keratoconus and Contact Lenses: http://www.synergeyes.com/yourvision/keratoconus.html

For more information about keratoconus visit the American Keratoconus Association

Exploring Exercise and Keratoconus

July 6, 2012

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Keratoconus

Exercise , Keratoconus , Keratoconus advice , Keratoconus Inserts , Keratoconus Risk Factors , Keratoconus symptoms , Keratoconus treatments

There are many reasons we have to exercise including weight loss, physical therapy, even just staying healthy. But according to the American Optometric Association another reason to exercise is Keratoconus. Many doctors believe that exercising and training the eyes can slow the process of Keratoconus and strengthen the eyes.

Below are a few exercises you can do to help your eyes:

Focusing your eyes:

Swaying is an exercise that helps you regain control over the muscles of your eyes. In Keratoconus we struggle with symptoms like double vision, and loss of eye control. Swaying teaches you how to control where your eyes go, and strengthens your muscles around your eyes.

Swaying-

-Keep your feet shoulder width apart

-choose an object in the distance

-Sway from side to side focusing on the object as you pass by

Strengthening Your Eyes:

Recently the American Optometric Association said that Racket and Team sports help your strengthen your eyes by improving your overall visual acuity. Team sports and Racket sports work on

Eye Tracking

Visual Memory

Reaction Time

Depth Perception

Peripheral Vision Skills

Overall exercise has many uses. Improving some of your vision and delaying the process of Keratoconus can be done with a few simple exercises over the course of time. Improving your vision and strengthening your eyes can also improve your vision for your ladder years by improving visual memory, depth perception, and peripheral vision skills.

So the next time your in the eye doctors office be sure to ask them what you can do to improve your quality of vision at home or in the field. And the next time you think about your exercise routine find a way to add your eye exercises in and improve your vision quality for now and in your near future.

For more information on Keratoconus and exercise visit: www.aoa.org

For more information about keratoconus visit the American Keratoconus Association

True Testimonials – Kenny Atkins, 1st US Reported INTACS for Keratoconus Patient

February 10, 2009

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Intacs Keratoconus True Testimonials

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When I started college I was an Ocean Lifeguard. At school, I found it harder to focus on textbooks. I thought it was just the chlorine from the pool. I had my eyes checked and I was diagnosed with astigmatism in one eye and I started wearing glasses while studying. As lifeguarding became my chosen profession, I found it hard to focus in the afternoon as the Southern California sun set lower in the sky.

When running out for a rescue, I would often lose my prescription sunglasses. I tried soft lenses, but sand got under them and that was uncomfortable. The lenses often slid up behind my eyes and even floated away when I swam. I often went without correction because of the irritation. By late afternoon I would see double images of objects far away, such as a boat on the horizon.

When laser eye surgery became available, I was excited. However, I was discouraged to learn that I had keratoconus in one eye and was not a candidate for LASIK. I came across an article and some studies by Dr. Boxer Wachler. I was optimistic after my first meeting with him in 1999. He explained a new procedure Intacs that would help correct my keratoconus and vision. Back then Intacs had not been reported on a patient with keratoconus in the United States, but he felt it was ready to be attempted. As I was a good candidate, I welcomed the opportunity. A week after surgery, the vision in that eye improved to a great degree. I was able to see nearly equally with both eyes and it was unnecessary to wear glasses or contacts at work. After a few months I noticed that I was relying more and more on the corrected eye!

It has now been about eight years since I had Intacs and I still do not wear corrective lenses. I am able to pick objects out of the glare on the horizon and street signs on the freeway well before I need to turn. The freedom I have gained and the confidence I now have in my vision has proven invaluable to me and my ability to continue in my profession.

The ability to see well in lifeguarding is critical, and I no longer have the worry that I might miss something that could result in someone’s pain, suffering or their life. I owe this self assuredness to Dr. Boxer Wachler and to Intacs.

I feel fortunate to have been at the right place at the right time in history. I can appreciate the saying, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” I am glad that my pioneering experience helped pave the way for the thousands of other patients who have subsequently benefited from innovative advancements for keratoconus. I am pleased to dedicate this book to the thousands of future patients who will benefit from these innovations.

– Kenny Atkins, first reported Intacs® for

keratoconus patient in the United States

Learn more about keratoconus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus

For more information about keratoconus visit the American Keratoconus Association

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