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- Sat 16 Dec 2023 11:01 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: sclerals lens
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8024
Re: sclerals lens
The NHS charge for contact lenses is £60.75 per lens.
- Tue 12 Dec 2023 5:41 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Spare / used scleral lens
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13324
Re: Spare / used scleral lens
Hi Happy, I agree with space_cadet this is not a good idea. Apart from there being a risk of getting an infection from a second hand lens, any second hand lens is extremely unlikely to fit so if you did get it in you'd be desperate to get it out again as it would probably be extremely uncomfortable....
- Wed 25 Oct 2023 1:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Scleral Lenses: Flying + Swimming
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20883
Re: Scleral Lenses: Flying + Swimming
The advice from the Association of Optometrists is: "It’s safer not to swim in contact lenses at all; if you absolutely have to, the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) advice for swimmers is to use daily disposable lenses with a well-sealed pair of goggles or mask and discard the lenses im...
- Fri 20 Oct 2023 1:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Jumping between private and NHS for lenses
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4600
Re: Jumping between private and NHS for lenses
There are lots of different types of contact lenses that can be prescribed for keratoconus and it might not be that all sclerals are better that all RGPs for your eyes. It could be that the improvement in vision is due to the fact that your current lenses are old and the prescription needs to be upd...
- Sun 18 Jun 2023 5:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: DVLA and keratoconus
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3135
DVLA and keratoconus
Last September we were discussing the fact that the DVLA had added keratoconus to their list of notifiable medical conditions. https://www.keratoconus-group.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18093 It looks as if keratoconus has now been removed from their list. https://www.gov.uk/eye-conditions-a...
- Mon 30 Jan 2023 6:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: The lives people lead..
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12028
Re: The lives people lead..
Hi Cameron. Most of the time I can forget I have KC as with my contact lenses as I have very good vision with them, although I do now need reading glasses (due to my age!) for small print and intricate sewing. Sometimes a contact lens re-fitting has taken several appointments which can be very frust...
- Thu 13 Oct 2022 9:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: RGP and Soft no good - any recommendations?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3247
Re: RGP and Soft no good - any recommendations?
RGPs shouldn't be uncomfortable. It is true that they do take some time to get used to but after awhile you shouldn't really notice that you are wearing them. There are lots of different designs of RGPs so it may be that a different design would work for you. If the optician says that your RGP is a ...
- Tue 28 Jun 2022 8:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Ring Treatment (Ferrara/Intacs)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2588
Re: Ring Treatment (Ferrara/Intacs)
Hi Taylan, Very view forum users have had Intacs. You can use the forum search box to read about their experiences. As I understand it the aim of Intacs is to flatten the cornea to improve vision and to make it easier to fit a contact lens. If they don't work they can be removed. Do you know why you...
- Wed 20 Apr 2022 5:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: What to do when the hospital doesn't answer?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2527
Re: What to do when the hospital doesn't answer?
Scleral lenses are very expensive and also fitting specialist lenses also takes a lot of time which adds to the cost. I would expect that other specialist contact lenses would be charging similar fees for scleral lenses, if not more. You could try contacting Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)...
- Wed 20 Apr 2022 4:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Can't seem to fit a proper contact lens
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2093
Re: Can't seem to fit a proper contact lens
Any thoughts? Should I assume that we have just not found a perfect fit for my left eye? I think that is probably the case. Sometimes the fitting of a lens for keratoconus can be described as being as much as an art as a science. About ten years ago I was having a refit for my contact lenses and I ...