Question

What causes keratoconus?​

Answer 1

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Causes include:

• Genetics (you can inherit a tendency for the condition from a parent)

• Eye trauma (from rubbing your eyes a lot)

• Eye diseases like retinitis pigmentosa, retinopathy of prematurity, and vernal keratoconjunctivitis

• Other diseases like Down syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, Addison's disease, Leber's congenital amaurosis, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

Answer 2

Causes include:

• Genetics (you can inherit a tendency for the condition from a parent)
• Eye trauma (from rubbing your eyes a lot)
• Eye diseases like retinitis pigmentosa, retinopathy of prematurity, and vernal keratoconjunctivitis
• Other diseases like Down syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, Addison's disease, Leber's congenital amaurosis, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome