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Webinar Rewind: A New Drug to Treat KC Investigated

Over 1,000 individuals tuned in to the July Evening Webinar or watched a recording of the presentation given by Dr.…

Keratoconus in Africa

NKCF hears from patients who sometimes have trouble finding contact lens solution: imagine that inconvenience on a permanent basis.  Living…

Breakthrough for Treatment of Severe KC

The journal Nature Biotechnology published exciting news of a bioengineered implant used in place of corneal transplants for treatment of…

NKCF Creates Down Syndrome Task Force

On August 18, fifteen eye care professionals held the first meeting of the Task Force on Down syndrome and Keratoconus,…

You clean your lenses every day – How often do you think about your lens case?

Originally published in NKCF Update September 2022. Contact lenses are a necessity for many keratoconus patients.  Aside from taking care…

Congratulations to OCULUS for 20 years on Keratoconus Diagnostic Technology!

Congratulations to our friends at OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH - International for 20 years on the remarkable Pentacam® The Pentacam®is a…

In My Own Words: Sam Guttman finds his life with keratoconus comical

Meet Sam Guttman of Santa Rosa, California.  If you were to imagine a Renaissance man, you might picture someone like…

What is Surfer’s Eye?

Conditions that can result from sand and sea. Originally published in NKCF Update (February 2022). You don’t need to be…

Credit Card Solutions for Costly Eye Care

Originally published in NKCF Update (December 2021). Keratoconus requires a lifelong obligation to vision care.  While the cost of medical…

Exploring KC and Depression

Originally published in NKCF Update (December 2021). In the past year, two international studies concluded that individuals with keratoconus suffer…