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Higher Order Aberrations

Originally published in NKCF Update (February 2024) An HOA isn't just a Homeowner's Association When you look at a stoplight…

What’s the Difference? Confused about Optometrists and Ophthalmologists?

Originally published in NKCF Update (February 2024). Optometrists and ophthalmologists are two different kinds of eye care professionals with different…

T-PHAM’s BIG LEAGUE impact on KC

Originally published in NKCF Update (February 2024). A huge thank you to NKCF Ambassador and MLB outfielder Tommy Pham, who pledged…

World KC Day Wrap-up: Keratoconus & Me Photo Contest

NKCF, along with patient advocacy organizations in the UK, Barbados and Australia hosted a photo contest to celebrate World KC…

Risky Behavior: Contact Lens Care

A 2018 survey of contact lens wearers asked what coaching they received from their eye doctors concerning contact lens hygiene.…

In My Own Words: Ash Arellanes

Meet Ash Arellanes, digital content creator and advocate for individuals with keratoconus, from Waynesville, Missouri. She shares her experience with…

Is the Athens Protocol the Next Step in Keratoconus Treatment?

Originally published in NKCF Update (November 2023). Consider advances in treatment of KC over the past decade. Ten years ago,…

Novel Nasal Spray Combats Dry Eye

Originally published in NKCF Update (November 2023). A new treatment for dry eye disease comes to the market this month…

Corneal Transplant Options: Penetrating Keratoplasty vs. Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty

Originally published in NKCF Update (November 2023). Surgeons at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran compared results from 411 keratoconus patients…

Challenges Associated with Pediatric KC

Originally published in NKCF Update (November 2023). Authors Drs. Liam Price and Daniel Larkin from London's Moorfields Eye Hospital highlighted…