keratoconus and RP
Posted: Thu 23 Jul 2015 5:11 pm
by Gwyneth
Hi, my name is Gwyneth , my eldest son has keratoconus and myself and my youngest son have retinitis pigmentosa, I was wondering if anyone know if these two conditions could be linked ?.thank you
Re: keratoconus and RP
Posted: Thu 23 Jul 2015 7:26 pm
by Lia Williams
Hi Gwyneth,
I've not come across anyone with KC who also has retinitis pigmentosa and I was going to say that just because you have one eye condition it doesn't stop you having another.
However I have found some articles suggesting there is a link:
http://patient.info/doctor/retinitis-pigmentosahttp://www.geteyesmart.org/eyesmart/dis ... -cause.cfm Lia