UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

if you have a stronger eye then get your weaker eye done first. That way your stronger eye will compensate whilst your eye recovers.

an alternative way for CXL to be done is how mine was done (private clinic south east england), which was; Anesthetic drop placed in eye epithelium was distrupted (lots of little holes to break the surface of the epitheliam) riboflavin drops put into my eye every 5 minutes or so, this went on for ar...

For information Mr Kaye at Royal Liverpool does both procedures on the NHS. I have been referred from the Preston area to Liverpool due to similar circumstances as you at my previous hospital. Nothing has been said about applying to my PCT for funding for Intacs (i went privately for CXL in London)....

no one really knows the long term effects of CXL as it hasnt been around for long - however light sensitivity & dry eye can be increased following CXL - though not substantially in my case. transplants are generally last resorts, and can follow CXL/Intacs procedures. however CXL/intacs can only ...

what actually gets me is that my opticians, GP, dentist, hairdressers (plus other appointment places) are all able to send a text message to remind me of an appointment, so is this not possible from the hospital clinics. It is all done automatically from computer systems. That would make sure that p...

I acutally meant the yellow drops in general, wasnt fully with it last night. I will mention it next time i go. Yesterday was the first time that these were the only drops used so it was a process of elimination. However i did wonder whether it is the bright light being shone in my eyes rather than ...

I was tried with SocClears about 2 years ago - i wasnt a lucky one that they worked for but saying that no contact lenses have worked for me as yet, given up on them again currently. I can manage with glasses as i only have more advanced KC in the left eye, right eye is predominantly shortsightednes...

Does anyone else react to the yellow dye that opticians use to check the front of your eye with the blue light? Every time i have been the hospital/opticians my eyes have ended up hurting/aching/feeling bruised for around 24 hours after my appointment - doesnt matter how many drops i use it never ea...

no it isnt just the scottish hospitals that this happens at Andrew, i personally havent had this happen to me but i do know of people this has happened to and over the past couple of years as well.

I have no useable vision in the left eye in glasses (havent done for about 5 years) though manage with glasses in the right eye (not sure what the prescription is but very strong). It gets me to driving standard and better, i did go through a stage of constantly updating my prescription s few years ...