UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Totally agree, received my medical form to fill out today, really gave as much information on my KC I have in the eye problem section, can't submit it until I go for my eye exam, which will be within the next couple weeks. I'll keep you all posted

I will do, I have been training very hard so physically and mentally as ready as I can be just need them to give me a chance

Just an update on this I have currently put am application into the Royal marines, knowing I will likely be rejected due to my KC, however I'm hoping in the appeal I will be given a chance since my eyes have not change since been diagnosed im 2016, receiving CXL in 2019 until now. My eye Dr has been...

Hi, it's been quite sometime since chasing any of this up due to covid. I was wondering has anyone got any further with this? It's been years now since I was disqualified from joining the British army due to my KC. I still want to join up. I've had my eyes tested with no change in vision since my CX...

Hi Anne, same problem for me, tried emailing you yesterday and it didn't work.
Andy

Sorry, nightshift has ruined me. I have a follow up appointment with the doc on the 18th, I can ask him to give me full details. Whatever you need to aid the case? I don't have my eye results but I'll get them for you, a before and after. What else would you need? I have the letter the surgeon wrote...

I'm not sure off the top of my head but from testing my eyesight 10 minutes before the CXL then 2 weeks later I was able to read 2 lines smaller. So there is already an improvement, I've been prescribed glasses and in my appeal denial message I was told my eye sight met the standards, it was just th...

Yeah I've come to realise it is a bit too soon, If that's the case just give it a little more time but still have a chance then i am fine with that, I'm 25 so theres one thing going for me. Just gives me more time to prepare for it and I'll try once again at the 6 month mark. So it wouldn't be worth...

Hi, I just had my appeal on my left eye keratoconus denied today even though my eyesight met the minimum standards for the british army, I recieved cross linking surgery 2 months ago, eyesight has slightly improved, right eye is perfect unaided and left eye is perfect with glasses, I will appeal thi...