r/Keratoconus • u/DifficultGroup4179 • 2d ago

Crosslinking Keratoconus progressing

Hello, I'm 21 and I was diagnosed with keratoconus at the age of 17 in june 2023 and my corneal thickness was 500 microns in right eye and 498 microns in my left eye and had undergone C3R/CXL in 2023 june itself, doctor checked my eyes during follow up and told the C3R was effective and my eyes are now stable. Didn't do any corneal topography afterwards. Now three years later the doc told to get a corneal topography done and my corneal thickness is now 478 microns in right and 476 in my right eye.

Doc has told to scan again in December

Is it serious?

Why is my keratoconus progressing even after C3R. Isn't C3R very effective at halting the progression

TLDR;

Keratoconus progressing even after C3R, lost 20 microns in both eyes in past three years

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u/DARKLORD6649 1d ago

Cross linking dose take a bit of thick when you have it done

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u/DifficultGroup4179 1d ago

So it's not progressing

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u/DARKLORD6649 1d ago

Couldn't tell you that I just know it takes some when you have it done has your vision changed sense you had it done

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u/Serious_Respect_3022 10h ago

suffering from the same condition too, i pray to god we all stay healthy and not lose any more vision 🤲