UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Another update Yesterday I went back for another appointment with the hospital opthalmologist. He was really pleased with how much my eye had healed since the last visit and said it would be fine to fit a lens. So... the trialling of lenses began! After the 3rd attempt he found one that he thinks w...

Another update Yesterday I saw the opthalmologist at the hospital. First of all he took an updated topography of my eye. The surface is very uneven and there are 2 raised areas on it. He said these could cause problems with fitting a lens. He was concerned that I'd been sent so early after having t...

I've no idea what sort of lenses they will suggest. I'll update once I've had the appointment.

So it's now just over 6 months since I had this procedure done. The stitches have been removed a few at a time and today I had the last 5 removed. Sadly this procedure hasn't been as a big a success as I or my surgeon hoped for. I started with an astigmatism of around 13 diopters and he's been able ...

My eye is feeling a lot better today. I've been for a check-up at the hospital and the consultant was very pleased with it. I could read 3 (blurred!) lines on the chart which was just amazing!!! I need to continue with the antibiotic drops for another week then I can stop them. I will continue with ...

Just a little update on how I'm getting on. On Saturday my eye was very sore and I struggled to keep it open for most of the morning. I dozed a lot but I guess that could be the effects of the anesthetic. Sunday was a lot better but then this morning I struggled to keep my eye open again. I wasn't d...

All the best for you operation this week!! I've had both my eye grafted (left by PK 14 years ago, right by DALK 20 months ago). My left is great and I've got very good vision with glasses. On Thursday last week I went back into hospital to have an op to correct the severe astigmatism in my right eye...

After my grafts I don't think I'd have been up to doing anything like a course for at least 2 weeks. Last Thursday I had a further operation to try to correct the astigmatism left from my last graft (this operation isn't meant to be as bad as a graft!). I had the op at about 4pm so stayed in overnig...

Thank you for your best wishes. I'm not home from hospital after being kept in overnight. Feeling bruised and battered but other than that I'm ok. The consent form says I've had a "wedge resection". The surgeon says that he's cut 0.8mm away which should correct anything between 10 and 16 d...

I'm going into hospital for this proceudre to be done tomorrow!!