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Can people with Keratoconus work? What kind of work can they perform?

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Once you have been diagnosed and finally have the right lenses (which can take some time) there is no reason a person with KC cannot work. I am studying my masters degree which involves lots of reading.

Posted Mar 1, 2017 by Shell 1000
Any work as long as they are comfortable with their work

Posted Mar 1, 2017 by Kinjal 1100
Of course they can.
Must be careful with driving at night. Take regular breaks when using a laptop or PC screen.

Posted Mar 1, 2017 by Gary 500
Keratoconus people corrected with Contact Lens are usually able to do almost any work. The exception are about 10% people more advanced condition who are in process to corneal transplant.

Posted Mar 7, 2017 by Jose Luis 1120
Yes all sorts of work

Posted Nov 2, 2017 by Terry 3050
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Yes. In works that do not require a lot of vision.

Posted Apr 23, 2017 by José Luís Tomé Gonçalves 1480

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