My currently enrolled MID was sent to Walter Reed for Keratoconus monitoring and slightly below standard vision in one eye. He wasn’t diagnosed with Keratoconus, but they noticed something that made them want to monitor him every six months for potential Keratoconus. This was a different...
I am currently a Midshipman at USNA and I was told over Plebe Summer that I have Keratoconus.
I did not think too much of it, as I thought it was a common disorder and that people who have it here receive PRK or LASIK before commissioning. Unfortunately, surgery is not recommended for...