UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Hi Definately avoid lifting and bending (and be careful with the Christmas Crackers, you don't want a cheap keyring, pencil sharpener or whatever catching you in the eye) I personally felt pretty tired for a week or so after my transplant but hopefully you should be OK to enjoy normal Christmas fest...

Happy to share my experience. I had a full thickness transplant in my left eye in November 2010 I was contacted about 6 weeks ahead and given a date for the transplant. I had to attend a pre op review about a week in advance where I was asked a lot of questions and had a few medical checks carried o...

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Ralph

Hi, What kind of contact lenses have you tried in the past and how did you start to build up the time that you used them? I went from glasses to RGPs and when I first started with them I could put them in for 10 minutes a day, After a few days I went to 15 minutes, then 20, then 30. It took a few we...

So, the answers simple... Bigger Stairs :D Seriously, I guess it depends on how important night driving is to you and if you are getting any further deterioration. I would have though protecting against infection would be reasonablly simple to address with protective glasses etc if you are working i...

Hi Just to throw in my two penneth. I had a full thickness graft last November. I'd had no useful vision in the eye for about 5 years but was managing fine with other eye until I got some abrasions and scoring on the bad eye and this caused me to have real issues with sensitivity to light. One of th...

Hi everyone, I wasn't sure if there was somewhere specific I should post an intro so I hope here is OK. I'm new to the forum but not new to KC. I was diagnosed in 1986 and have been through various options. I had moderate KC in the right eye and severe in the left. I managed for a long time with RGP...