Can keratoconus be cured with hard lenses?

Question

as in, cured permanently after wearing hard contact lenses for a while?

Answer 1

What pedestal says is true.  I have seen a few patients progress even after the cornea transplant.

Answer 2

No, the rigid lenses are only there to stop the cornea getting any worse, not allowing the cornea to become any more 'cone shaped'.

I have been wearing rigid lenses for 7 years now, although according to an orb scan my corneas are not getting any worse, though I still have distorted vision without lenses.

As someone said above me the only way to cure it permanantly is to have a cornea transplant.

Answer 3

Take a look at the Keratoconus Foundation website: http://www.nkcf.org/ , specifically the Treatment Options section.

It doesn't look like either glasses or lenses can provide a permanent cure, they can just help your vision.  It looks like only implants or transplants would lead to a cure.

Answer 4

No.

Rigid, hard, contact lenses may be the best, and very effective, treatment for many years, but they do not improve the rigidity of the cornea.

The only permanent treatment is a corneal graft, replacing a partial or full thickness of the cornea.

The "reshaping" contact lenses worn overnight in normal eyes do not have a permanent effect, either.  There is no direct ocular equivalent to the teeth's orthodontistry.