Would an optometrist miss Keratoconus?!
Question: Would an optometrist miss Keratoconus?
Also, I am going to my general practitioner tomorrow - is it possible for a GP to diagnose KC, or would I have to see an eye specialist for it?
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Keratometry (a measurement of the cornea's curvature) as well as a microscopic examination of the cornea are both part of a routine eye examination. Very early/mild cases of keratoconus are easy to miss, but if your optometrist has already given you a reason why your vision is blurred (i.e. you're nearsighted), then it's unlikely that you have keratoconus.
And no, most GPs haven't got a clue how to diagnose keratoconus; you'd need to see an optometrist or an ophthalmologist to actually diagnose it.
I'm an optometrist.
you can optometrist not miss keratoconus.
Going your general practitioner tomorrow - that's a fab idea
The GP has no way to measure the cornea, so unless he views the cornea from the side he won't pick it up.