Keratoconus management: Lessons learned from an unusual time: Timely access to effective diagnosis and cross-linking are key to positive outcomes

ABSTRACT

The article discusses how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected keratoconus (KC) diagnosis and management. Topics explored include the delay in the delivery of ophthalmic care during the early days of the pandemic due to service suspensions, the visual acuity lost by patients due to the delayed KC diagnosis and treatment, and the necessity of in-person evaluation of patients for KC to ensure accuracy of diagnosis.