UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Hello Everyone, It now July 2016 - 3 years on from my last post. And where to continue...?? I ended up on the patient list of Dr. Brahma of Manchester Eye. In April 2015 I had DALK surgery with Drs Brahma/Au but ended up as a PK due to complications. At present stitches are still in and I'm on Predn...

Hi Guys, Many thanks for the great advice!.. Feel alot emboldened already!!. Gareth, just to confirm: Kerasoft IC are fully soft and not like SynergEyes, which turned out impractical and awful for my eyes. Poor Nigel spend alot of time refitting, but they just failed miserably on my eyes. I am going...

:P Its a small world... Not only do I know you Sophie, but I just realized I have met and spoken to Lynn at BCLA Manchester as well! Sophie what I meant to ask was with ICD is it better oxygen permeability than SoClear? This issue of Neovascularization is due to lack of oxygen in the eye during waki...

I presume you have been with Nick at Yates and Suddell? I've got a feeling it might have actually been me (the 'lady doctor from Harley Street') who helped fit your original SoClears, as I did actually spend a day with Nick fitting SoClears many years back and I do work just off Harley Street! Nick...

HI Guys,

It also my understanding different PCTs use different procedures for the graft dependent on the equipment
they have and the expertise of the in house specialist. Thus it would make more sense to stick with
bigger Eye Hospitals? Can anyone elaborate?

Thanks

To All I have been following this forum on and off for the last five years and can relate to most with KC here... but I also realise my KC is not as bad as it gets!.. Anyway, I have finally registered and abit about me. I am 38 years old. I have had KC since 16 and was put on RGPs.. hated them at th...