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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…

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…

Eye Banks in the Time of COVID

Originally published in NKCF Update (December 2021) What happens during a pandemic? The Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) is…

CAIRS: A new take on corneal inserts

Originally published in NKCF Update (February 2022). Intacs (intrastromal ring segments) are used by surgeons to change the shape of…

Pregnancy & Keratoconus

Originally published in NKCF Update (February 2022). Reviewing the medical literature for the past 30+ years, you’ll find a handful…

February 2022 Update Newsletter

Click here to read the February 2022 NKCF Newsletter