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> When I was at the optho., they looked for keratoconus... I am not

> sure if I spelled it right now, but... It is a cone shaping of the

> lense of the eye, if I remember right, which can occur in EDS and

> often occur in Marfan's...

I had that checked too at my last exam. My eye guy checked for everything

in his reference book on eye problems that could be associated with EDS.

http://www.nkcf.org/

" Keratoconus, often abbreviated to " KC " , is a non-inflammatory eye condition

in which the normally round dome-shaped cornea progressively thins causing a

cone-like bulge to develop. This results in significant visual impairment.

The cornea is the clear window of the eye and is responsible for refracting

most of the light coming into the eye. Therefore, abnormalities of the

cornea severely affect the way we see the world making simple tasks, like

driving, watching TV or reading a book difficult. "

-Barb