UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Thanks Andrew. Yes, there's no conception of state-sponsored health insurance here. I have health insurance from a private company, but of course that doesn't cover contact lenses - it doesn't cover too much else for it to be worth the premium you pay, really.

Paula, when you say you haven't needed lenses for a while - how long would that be?

Thanks for that, Paula. That's a lot of money for a single lens here in India - even if the rupee is stronger against the pound than it was a few months ago. I'll have to weight it up. Another wrinkle is that my fitter's in Bombay and I live in Bangalore. She says it'll take two weeks after she sees...

Hello. I've managed with RGPs for about six years, but my fitter has suggested moving to Rose K2s, which are now apparently available (sort of) in India, where I am. I had real difficulties with RGPs when I first started wearing them - with dust-related discomfort mainly, but now I've sort of gotten...

Thanks for the responses, everybody. Jayuk: I don't really have too many problems getting the lenses in every day. Well, one or the other doesn't go in perfectly and then I have to push and nudge a bit to get it right, but apart from that, nothing much. My fitter doesn't use anaesthetic. Maybe she s...

It's been about two and a half years since I've been diagnosed. My optometrist tells me that in her 30-odd years of practising, she hasn't seen anyone with eyelids as sensitive as mine. What that means essentially is that getting a new lens fitted is pure torture. More importantly, I can't wear my R...