UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Hi again guys. I have a couple of questions regarding KC and would appreciate any answers you can give. 1, Is there a local group for the Yorkshire region? 2, How do I become more pro-active about KC. No one seems to have heard about it and I would like to do my bit to help this change ( at least in...

Pat, I think that as long as the trend is upwards, you should indeed "listen to your eyes". However, I'd underline Sweet's point by saying that ideally you should stop wearing a lens BEFORE it starts to hurt! :roll: Of course, you did know that you had to be psychic too, didn't you? :lol:...

Sorry to hear you're having trouble with the soft lenses Sweet. I find soft lenses can be a little unpredictable, one day they will go in and won't bother me all day whilst some days you can put them in and it's as if they want to scratch your eyes out. The worse thing I find about soft lenses has t...

Hi Mathew - Welcome on board! if you've had a plonk around the forum you may have seen from other posts that I'm just trying to get used to RGP's at the moment - did you ever wear those - and if so how did you get on with them - or have you gone straight on to piggy backing? I am finding RGP's not ...

Piggybacking is great so far. The comfort is great, I can now walk past a dusty building site without covering my eyes. The glare from the sun doesn't cause quite so many problems too. The only downsides so far are even itchier eyes once I've removed the lenses and the stickiness after long use. It ...

Hi all. I am new to the forum and thought I would introduce myself. I am 29 and was diagnosed with KC at 14. My KC is being corrected by piggy backing. I live in sheffield and would love to meet or at least chat to other KC sufferers. I guess I'm in the right place for that last line. Thanks for rea...