Ockham's razor revisited: decreased visual acuity secondary to keratoconus in a patient with intracranial hypertension.

Both intracranial hypertension and keratoconus may be associated with visual impairment. The authors present a case of a young female with poor right vision that did not improve despite treatment of her intracranial hypertension. Ophthalmic consultation diagnosed keratoconus as the cause.