UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

hi, thanks for letting me know that i'm not alone or just having "debby moments". the optician that tested my eyes and prescribed stronger glasses was the same one that picked up the i had KC in the first place and reccommended that i took the new prescription with me to the eye hospital. ...

hi have noticed recently that I seem to be struggling more to see properly. What concerns me is that i seem to be misjudging things more. I tend to have a death grip on banisters when going up and down stairs and I have just sliced my finger on the light switch in the kitchen. I tend to watch where ...

Hi i eventually got seen by occupational health for work. (been waiting since september) and the chap i went to see, just asked questions about work etc and said that i should have someone come round and do a workplace assesment for me. But he had a quick look in my eyes with the hand held thingy( s...

hi, thanks for replying. i don't actually have any lens to use at the moment, i was told that my glasses would be ok. i'm not drinking alcohol, as i'm taking tablets, but i know that i should drink more water and cut out the lemonade and tea. so the new years resolution is to lose weight and start t...

hi merry christmas and a happy new year i was told at the beginning of december that my optician couldn't help me with contacts and that i would have to go to the eye hospital to get lens fitted. he also told me that my glasses were ok and that i was fine to drive. my appointment for the hospital is...

hi, thank you for my eye! lol. i showed it off at work today. :lol: i'm due to go to the optician wednesday to have hard lens fitted. the optician didn't seem very confident that i would be able to use them as i have had trouble tolerating soft lens, so he suggested that i may have to piggy back. he...

hi i phoned the dvla today (went on their website number is on contact details) i spoke to a lady and explained that i had keratoconus and did i have to report it. She told me that i didn't have to do anything and that they would send me a leaflet with more details on. i asked whether i should infor...

hi, i claim DLA for my daughter and found the forms for her a nightmare. I'm not sure whether it's the same for children v adults? take your time to fill in the form, break it into sections and think about what normally happens during the day. Get someone to look through the forms as well as it can ...

hi, went back to the opticians again today, ( have been seeing him every 2 weeks while they try to sort out the correct lens for me) i explained that i was experiencing problems with my right eye and that it wouldn't focus properly. this was checked out and i have now been told that i have got one t...

hi, i visited my local asda optician who spotted my condition and referred me to my doctor and then on to they eye hospital where i was diagnosed with KC. i have monthly disposable contacts and have to visit asda's every couple of weeks to check on the fitting and also because i am allergic to some ...