Our Beautiful Patient Gabby.

Meet Gabby who was diagnosed with keratoconus through our office using special testing and corneal mapping. She was later fitted with new Scleral Contact Lenses to provide her with excellent vision and comfort throughout her day. 

Read Gabby's Review Below

What is Keratoconus?

Keratoconus causes the front part of the eye, the cornea, to bulge forward causing difficulty with vision. Patients complain about distortion, glare, poor nighttime vision, and difficulty with glasses and regular contacts. While the reasons are unknown, there are many good treatments.

How to Diagnose?

Keratoconus can be hard to diagnose and treat due to its difficult nature. Many of our patients find frustration seeing eye doctors, getting new glasses (or contacts), but don't see any better. With high tech scanning our office is able to detect early keratoconus and begin treatment sooner. 

Advanced corneal imagining and scanners, available here, help us to determine early keratoconus.

What are My Options?

•  Scleral RGPs  (Best option)
• Hybrid Contacts (SynergEyes CK lens, excellent option)
•  Cross Linking  (Newer option and paired with Scleral RGPs)
•  Corneal transplant  (As needed)
•  Corneal Intacts  (Possibility - but older technology)
• Piggybacking two contacts (soft and hard - works well but older idea)
•  Eyeglasses  (Usually only as a back up as they can't correct the issues of keratoconus)
• LASIK (not an option due to the nature of keratoconus)

Dr. Tahir has treated many patients with keratoconus using Sclearl RPGs and is usually able to achieve excellent vision and comfort. We use the latest lens designs and equipment to take accurate measurements for a precise fit.

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Treatment with Specialty Contacts

Dr. Tahir has fitted many patients with specialty contact lenses to combat the effects of keratoconus. These include Scleral RGP contacts as well as other lens as SynergEyes ClearKone, or UltraHealth. These specialty contact lenses are able to clear and cover the cone allowing for a smooth front surface for good vision, decreased halo and glare. 

Payment Options

Keratoconus is a medical condition and many times your major medical insurance will cover the tests and lenses involved. Many vision insurances such as VSP and EyeMed also have allotments for "medical nessary contact lenses" making them very affordable. 

We also offer Care Credit, 6 month no interest financing, right through our office making clear comfortable vision a reality.
Give us a call and we can check your vision or medical insurance for you. 815-744-3222

• ​Keratoconus
• Hard to Fit Eyes
• High Prescriptions
• Dry Eyes
• Irregular Corneas
• Sjogren's Syndrome

Billable to Insurance
Many vision and medical insurance cover medically necessary contact lenses depending on your condition.

Sharper Vision
GP (Gas Permeable) lens offer the sharpest vision of any contact lenses and are available in a variety of prescriptions. 

Comfortable - Easy Handling
Easy to insert and remove. Scleral lens comfort lasts throughout they day and provide sharp vision.

Low Complications
Only FDA therapeutic device available to reduce inflammation and promote healing of the cornea. ​
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