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Many people are nearsighted, but if you find that your myopia or astigmatism is getting worse, that your glasses are no longer effective or you experience double vision, beware! You may be having symptoms of Keratoconus. If you delay in getting treatment, it can lead to irreversible damage to your vision. Let’s find out more.

Ms Chang, a sprinter, had a history of allergies but did not have symptoms such as coughing or sneezing. She’d unconsciously rub her eyes. Because she often felt like she had a foreign body in her eye and even experienced vision abnormalities, she got a check up and was diagnosed with Keratoconus.

Ms Chang
Keratoconus sufferer
When I was in high school, I found that my astigmatism was especially severe. By the second examination, my astigmatism was over 800 degrees. Last June, I started to feel that my eyes were red and itchy. Actually, I have never realized that I rub my eyes, but I went to see an ophthalmologist and they said that I might have a slight allergy that was causing me to rub them.

Keratoconus is related to factors such as constitution, genetics, and prolonged eye rubbing. It is estimated that there are as many as 40,000 people in Taiwan with the disease. Because symptoms often appear between adolescence and age 30, and are frequently mistaken for worsening myopia or astigmatism in the early stages, most people only discover the condition when their vision has severely deteriorated, at which point irreversible damage has already occurred.

Sun Chi-chin
Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
If your astigmatism or myopia is constantly worsening and cannot be corrected with lenses within a short period, you should seek help, as this usually indicates a problem with your cornea. We have found that about 90% of clinical cases are related to allergies, so you need to be more vigilant.

Fortunately Ms Chang received a course of treatment involving new technology and her vision has improved significantly. This surgery is considered to be a major advancement in Taiwanese medical circles. Doctors also remind high-risk groups to take good care of their corneas, including avoiding rubbing them, avoiding over use of the eyes, and most important, getting regular checkups to effectively protect their vision.

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