Am i doomed to get keratoconus because i've rubbed my eyes a lot when irrit!


Question: Am i doomed to get keratoconus because i've rubbed my eyes a lot when irritated my whole life?
I'm 20.

Answers:

No, you are not doomed. When they say rubbing your eyes, it means you are rubbing the back of your brain through your eyes. You are rubbing your eyes with your knuckles and just beating the crap out of them. That is a risk factor, but does not mean you will get Keratoconus. Go to an optometrist that has a corneal topographer and have them do that test to see if your corneas have the warning sign of Keratoconus.

4th year optometry student, 7 months until graduation!!



Not necessarily; I thought that I'd be 'doomed' all through optometry school because I've always rubbed my eyes hard, but then finally got my corneas mapped and evaluated and everything's fine. It's just a risk factor.




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