UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Hi all Does anyone have experience of using flaxseed oil (in tablet form)? If so, does it help with dry eyes? I have been using the semi-sclerals lenses for a few months now, and the dryness in my eyes is getting worse. My optician initially suggested I try using Omega 3/ Omega 7 to help with that. ...

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Jay87, Thanks for the suggestion. May I please ask how what you have recommended differs from something like the Systane Ultra eye drops? I currently use this so seeking to understand the benefit of switching. The active ingredients are Polyethylene Glycol 400 0.4% & Propylene Glycol 0.3%. Pleas...

Hi Andrew Thanks for the heads up. Please may I ask what is the difference between the Clinitas Soothe and the Clinitas Ultra 3? Also, I currently use the Systane Ultra eye drops, which are quite viscous. Upon contact with the eyes, the drops become preservative free. While available to buy off the ...

Hi there... I have recently switched from wearing RGPs to wearing semi-sclerals. I used to suffer with dryness of my eyes, which was assumed by my optician to be partly caused by a poor fit of the contacts + using a cleaner & conditioning solution with preservatives. I have moved to a non-preser...

Dalbeath, I too have recently started wearing semi sclerals. Regarding the air bubbles, when I first got them I too suffered from them, but then my optician said that was caused because the fit wasn’t correct. She adjusted the fit, and now I don’t suffer from them and have no need for any fill of an...

Chris, Thanks for your concern. I’ve tried to make this as concise as I can, while being explanatory. At work, while they know I wear contacts, I haven’t/ nor will I tell them that I have KC. Work is such that everyone works more hours than they are paid for, so there is a degree of flexibility to w...

Lia,

You've been most helpful - muchos gracias!

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Lia, Thanks for addressing my questions. If I may, 2 other questions to help my try and square this circle. Not having ever experienced that issue, the bubbles you speak of, what is the result of these/ problems that they cause, and if they do happen after you have applied the solution, how do you r...

Lia Thanks for your input. If I may – when you say you wet your RGPs a lot before inserting them onto the piggy backs, is that with something like the Boston Conditioning solution? Because of the preservatives in this and other similar solutions, I can’t use any hard contact eye products that have p...