UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

... and it would impact my job severely I had a routine appointment with the hospital today and he said my left eye looks good but he did see an ‘iron deposit’ ring typical of keratoconus. He said it’s certainly possible for the disease to progress in my left eye until I’m at least 40 but if it did ...

Hello Andrew, Thank you for your kind response. I think the blink does not leave deposit on my RGP's. The flare and glare from (car) light but also Xmas tree lights has something to do with al large pupil by night. I get more distortion I guess by the cone. How ...

... blink may not be closing your eye properly so that you are leaving a deposit on your lens just at the place that you need to be able to see through. One way of checking this is ...

... was £1200, and then all medication,aftercare and follow ups are included in that. They also let you pay using interest free finance, so I payed a deposit, and then am paying £70 a month or so for 10 months. Makes it all alot easier. Cant reccomend them enough as theyve been fantastic. Good luck ...

... that not only is Keratoconus a bespoke condition but we need bespoke lenses to deal with the problem. I’ve followed your story with interest over ... be approaching contact lens intolerance unless I can solve this protein deposit problem. I really can’t see enough with my back-up glasses to function ...

... to make it easier :) i) Are one’s current RGPs used? or does the soft lens underneath mean that a new RGP is required? I have been piggy backing ... are relatively thick and I think that this has aggravated the protein deposit problem I have. The soft lens is unpowered, so you are seeing through ...

I'm hopefully going to collect a pair of corneo-scelral lenses from the hospital in a couple of weeks time. However I have been warned ... are relatively thick and I think that this has aggravated the protein deposit problem I have. iv) What sort of wearing times are usual? Is there anything ...

... ! He does' nt know the going rate for adults but he says it doubles every year. By the time he is seventeen he should just about have enough for a deposit on a nice little semi! And I will be working until I am ninety! Kind regards Linda

... area, it is possible, I suppose, that boiled tap water might leave a deposit on the surface of the lens. You'd know about this because the lens would become uncomfortable and your vision would ...

... me to Specsavers in Rayleigh Essex this time for my very first RGP lens fitting which as I am sure you can guess was initially very uncomfortable ... day 1 and they have all my background history (and I paid a £500.00 deposit in Sept 06 so they have sort have got me hooked!) Anyway in the meantime ...