Could lasik lead to keratoconus?

Technically, no.: But doing lasik on a patient with keratoconus could be disastrous. Additionally, ablating too much corneal tissue during the lasik procedure could result in a corneal ectasia. This type of thinning can lead to abnormal corneal curvature, distortion of vision and a condition resembling, in some ways, keratoconus. Best to discuss with your lasik doc.

LASIK ; keratoconus: Your doctor will carefully evaluate your cornea prior to lasik to confirm that you do not have keratoconus or pre-keratoconus. The risk of developing keratoconus after lasik is very low, and probably does not differ from the rate of developing keratoconus without lasik, assuming that the preop exam was normal.