Rise in keratoconus cases detected among school children

The National Eye Hospital has warned of an increase in eye disorder keratoconus, which results in distorted vision.  Addressing the media, Consultant Cornea Surgeon Dr. Kusum Ratnayaka cautioned that the eye disorder is being detected in school children as young as eight years old. Dr. Ratnayaka further said that reports indicate that most patients fall between the ages of 10 and 40, with the disorder typically starting during the teenage or early adult years. Warning that those with a family history of the condition, frequent eye rubbing, allergic eye diseases such as vernal keratoconjunctivitis, or conditions like Down syndrome and…

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