My friend wears soft contact lenses for her short sightedness. Why can I wear soft lenses for my Keratoconus?
Unfortunately soft contact lenses very rarely provide the same standard of vision that GP lenses provide. By nature, soft lenses wrap around the cornea giving rise to that same optical issues (distorted vision) that the keratoconus cornea causes. A GP (rigid lens) provides a new optical surface for light entering the eye, so light can be focused back to a single point. However in some early cases of keratoconus where the corneal distortion is minimal, soft lenses can provide an acceptable standard of vision. I am going on 58 and have just been diagnosed with Keratoconus. My doctor has recommended contact lenses but I’ve never worn them before and I’m worried that I may not be able to handle them at my age. Give contact lenses a try. Handling lenses is far less difficult than you would imagine and the improvement in your vision is likely to be subtantial. Make sure that you find a contact lens specialist who is patient, and is willing to take the time needed to properly train you on how
