Hypothyroidism and Keratoconus

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Hi All,

Not sent a message here for a while but been reading

all the many posts with interest and noticed that

there has been a recent thread relating to eye

problems. With this in mind I just wanted to ask you

all something.

Six months after being diagnosed with Auto-Immune

Hypothyroidism, I was diagnosed with Keratoconus.

Keratoconus is a rare eye disorder where the cornea of

the eye becomes thin and cone shaped and basically my

eyesight will deteriorate to the point where I will

eventually need corneal transplants in both eyes. When

I asked the doctor at the eye clinic if this could

have been caused by the hypothyroidism he said no it

was a completely different reason. However, having

researched the condition I have since found that it

can be triggered by hormonal changes and I thought

that as thyroxine is a hormone, that it could have

been triggered by the thyroid problem after all.

So after that long winded explanation my questions to

everyone are, a) does anyone out there suffer from

Keratoconus? and have they been told if it is

related to their thyroid problem?

Thanks and would appreciate any info,

Take care and be well,

Ali

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