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NKCF News

Scleral Lenses Popular Among KC Community

For more than 50 years, if you asked someone with keratoconus about their contact lenses, chances are they were wearing…

A Case of Unilateral Keratoconus?

Cornea specialists published a consensus paper on the diagnosis of keratoconus in 2015 that included three characteristics of keratoconus.  Patients…

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…

2022 World KC Day Photo Contest Winners

On the behalf of National Keratoconus Foundation (NKCF), Keratoconus Australia, and UK-based Keratoconus group, we would like to thank you…

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…

In My Own Words: Keratoconus Life Lessons

Originally published in NKCF Update (May 2022) Meet Jim Herschenbach of Libertyville, IL.  Jim grew up on the northern suburbs…

2021 World KC Day Photo Contest Winners

On the behalf of National Keratoconus Foundation (NKCF), Keratoconus Australia, and UK-based Keratoconus group, we would like to thank you…