Keratoconus is a personal area of interest. In this commentary, I will share a few of my current thoughts on the management of keratoconus.
I disclose that I consult widely in this field (see below). In addition, my five cornea specialist partners at Minnesota Eye Consultants and I, our cornea fellows and our optometric associates care for the optical and procedural needs of many patients with keratoconus and have done so for 45 years.
When I started my practice in 1978, the treatment for a patient with keratoconus was glasses, a hard contact lens when glasses failed and penetrating