UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Sorry for not getting back earlier, watching too much golf on TV over the weekend to face a pc screen as well, sight not great but just enough to appreciate our victory. Eye is doing well - went to see the consultant yesterday and he says the centre is flat/smooth and looking good. Reassuringly he t...

It was a DALK !! Graft was on Monday, arrived back home yesterday. It went much better than I thought it would - although seem to have a mass of stitches and for some reason I was in theatre for well over 2 hours - told before hand the procedure was about a 1 hour. Not sure I'll be partying until 5:...

Bobby,

Good to hear you were well looked after at Cheltenham, Mr M is doing my operation, so I'm sure I'm in good hands. Did you have a DALK ??

Hope everything continues to go OK with you.

Thanks Tim.

Hi, My left eye graft is still scheduled for 18th Sept and one thing I'm not sure about is what factors determine whether the surgeon opts for a DALK or full thickness procedure. When asking my consultant he says he will not know until I'm in theatre and will make the decision then. Obviously DALK s...

Thanks for your replies, really helpful. I've found making this decision to have the graft very difficult; determining what is the best thing to do for the short and longer term, the impact and balance between work and family life, and ultimately my attitude to risk and what I want out of life - hen...

Having trawled over the pro and cons, risks and potential benefits for some time I’m still not sure what I can expect in terms of improvement in my corrected vision post graft, i.e. once it has all settled down and hopefully once I’ve overcome all the potential problems during recovery and...

Thanks for your welcome and words of support - the site contains a lot of really good info - I now have a much better list of questions for the consultant when I talk to him tomorrow afternoon .... thanks again Tim

New to website today - would like to know if anyone has any experience of Cheltenham Hospital. I'm due to have a corneal graft at Cheltenham next month and would like to hear of any +ve or -ve experiences of KC related treatment at the hospital. The op has always seemed a long way away but now its o...