UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Changes in glasses prescription are not exclusive to changes of the cornea. There's other parts of the eye, as well as the increasing length of the eye ball itself, that can cause changes in your glasses prescription. As Anne said, a subjective refraction, especially on a keratoconic, may not be con...

There's always risks with any sort of surgery. A graft won't cure keratoconus but the aim is to improve the vision and it's likely you'll still need glasses or similar contact lenses afterwards. It will take a long time for your vision to improve and somewhat stabilise following a graft. A keratocon...

After all 16 of my sutures were removed I was left with a 10.5D cyl! Because of this I couldn't cope very well with specs. The cornea was very steep in one direction and flatter in the other. I had astigmatic/arcuate keratotomy with compressive sutures a year ago in that eye. The aim of the incision...

My LE I had a PK and it was about 18 months until I could get a reasonable refraction. My RE I had a DALK and it took about 10 months. However the refraction and VAs would fluctuate.

Congrats on the degree, guess you have your pre-reg year to look forward to now, if you need any pointers let me know

sounds as though you may have dry eyes. as mentioned already...take frequent breaks as it can be difficult to remember to blink more often and try some artificial tears

I'm going to Turkey for 1 week. I havent had any serious problems apart from several lose/broken stitches at random times. Thanks for the heads up on the E111 I didnt know there was such a thing, i googled it and its now replaced by the EHIC card

thanks for that sarah. so were there any problems at all when you went to cuba with your grafted eye due to climate change like redness or irritation? Did you take anything with you like chloramphenocol or maxidax?

I was planning to go on holiday soon but since my graft three years ago I havent left the UK incase something happens to the grafted eye. I have tried getting medical travel insurance but have been rejected due to an existance of an underlying medical condition. Has anyone got any advice as to what ...

after a 1 1/2 years post graft my vision unaided 6/18, and 6/12 on good days though my vision was fluctuating a lot. after 3 years its now 6/60 uncorrected, but 6/6 corrected with glasses, so basically my unaided vision has gotten worse (but still way better than pre-graft) but visual acuity has imp...

strenuous exercise can increase iop, which may break or loosen sutures. i started exercising after 6 months and was lifting light weights. i have broken a few sutures immediately after lifting heavy objects and weights, which did make my vision worse. if you dont go too heavy you should be okay, jus...