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Pregnant, Having Keratoconus Problem In Eyes And Took C3R And ICL. Suggest?
Im 25 years old and im having keratoconus problem in both eyes and even i took c3r for both eyes and icl for left eye and for right eye im wearing rgp lens but now im pregnant so im worried about my child also may suffer from this problem so whats the solution or precautions i need to take about this problem............
Sat, 21 Sep 2013
Hello,
Keratoconus is not known to be transmitted from parents to children commonly. The cause for keratoconus are varied and it is not compulsory that your child also gets keratoconus. However higher refractive errors like pathological myopia are known to be familial. Hence I advice you to get your baby screened if you or your wife are having higher refractive errors.
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Keratoconus is not known to be transmitted from parents to children commonly. The cause for keratoconus are varied and it is not compulsory that your child also gets keratoconus. However higher refractive errors like pathological myopia are known to be familial. Hence I advice you to get your baby screened if you or your wife are having higher refractive errors.
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
Keratoconus is not genetic disorder.
It is not transmitted by sex chromosomes.
However, familial clustering of keratoconus is known to occur.
It is a degenerative disorder of the cornea.
There are no risk factors known to be associated with keratoconus.
So, there are actually no precautions that one can take to prevent it in further progeny.
It is difficult to predict whether your children will develop keratoconus or not.
Never-the-less, you can keep your child(ren) on regular follow up with your ophthalmologist.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Keratoconus is not genetic disorder.
It is not transmitted by sex chromosomes.
However, familial clustering of keratoconus is known to occur.
It is a degenerative disorder of the cornea.
There are no risk factors known to be associated with keratoconus.
So, there are actually no precautions that one can take to prevent it in further progeny.
It is difficult to predict whether your children will develop keratoconus or not.
Never-the-less, you can keep your child(ren) on regular follow up with your ophthalmologist.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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