Restoring Vision A 12-year-old male with Keratoconus, a disease in which the cornea protrudes like a cone, was treated at the Center. His vision had decreased to 20/200 in each eye because of irregular astigmatism. However, with the use of specialty fitted contact lenses, his vision improved to 20/25.
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