UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

I’ve had KC for several years now and have tried RGP’s – which I was intolerant to, piggybacking, which also didn’t work and now the next phase is hybrid lenses. I’m seeing my ophthalmologist at the end of the week. I want to tell him that I have had KC for years and I’m getting nowhere with treatme...

hi, I've had a rigid gas permeable lens for about 3 months now. I find it very uncomfortable still, my eye blinks alot and it's stingy sometimes too. I can feel it there constantly, sometimes it feels really dry. Ive been able to keep it in for 8 hours on 2 days. My eye is a little more used to it n...

Hi, I got an RGP lens last week, Ive found it very uncomfortable and quite painful to put in/take out. At the weekend I put my lens in and immediately was in a great deal of pain. It took me a while to get the lens out as I could barely open my eye. I went to the A&E where they discovered that I...

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Hi, I am going on holiday this summer and I am looking for travel insurance. Does anyone know if keratoconus counts as a 'pre-existing medical condition' that I need to declare before travelling? Insurance for pre-existing conditions can be expensive and I dont want to pay out money that is not nece...

Hi, I was diagnosed with keratoconus earlier this year. I have mentioned to my employer that I have minor vision problems, but have not really discussed anything with her. I work with children and adults with disabilities and my job involves a great deal of one to one work. I dont personally feel th...

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Hi, I have had a few hospital appointments lately regarding my keratoconus. I am going to get contact lenses, my doctor said they were not the soft ones that people usually wear, i'm assuming it will be the rigid ones that ive read about on the net. I have read that these lenses can be uncomfortable...