UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Hi Sue, Nothing specific - I suspect it weakens the joints on the lens bewteen the hard and soft parts. Having said that I always used Miraflow for almost 8 years and had no problems - I change my lens every 2 years although only one lens to date has actually split before 24 months - that went at 18...

dave, I started out with Oxy 1 &2 plus LC65. Later changed to miraflow and switched back to LC65 after CIBA issued a warning on prapanol which miroflow contains. Enzyme removers always ultrazyme. Tried all in one solution called Regard (new), but went back to the old fav as it did not clean as w...

The japanese have successfully transplanted cells from the cheek onto the cornea where it has grown to become corneal cells and maintain transparency after 12 months. Apparently five people are in the experiment. They want to study long term effects for at least 5 years before making a judgement. In...

Asif; I have been wearing them since 92; avg 10 hours but upto 15. No problems. In office they can dry up so I take them out wash them and replace. LC65 plus Oxysept 1&2 are still the gold standard. For best results leave them overnight before neutralising. Use protien remover once a month - the...

Its a case of rip-offf Britain again - Same lens in USA and other parts of Europe is some 40- 50% cheaper. With KC lens its a captive market as there is virtualy no competition; most vendors make just one type !

Damien, Rose K. They are RGP but diffrence between a standard lens and one designed for KC is the curve on the corneal side of the lens. Because a KC cornea is conical the lens has to vault over the cone and not touch it. Oridany lens have a single curve ie like a section of a spherical ball but KC ...

David,
The opthomologist I used to see once said he had never seen a KC patient with Glaucoma.

janet, part of the problem is the tear flow over the cornea. in KC patients its not even and can cause some iritation. The temptation is to rub but most KC patients realise this is counterproductive. There is also an unproven suspicion that rubbing eyes either leads to KC or accelerates the conditio...

David, the distorted cornea for KC patients tends to confuse any optitian and those that are not fully aware of the condition can arrive at strange conclusions. An opthomologist at St.Georges SW London once diagnosed iritis. I got a second opinion as I was not happy putting steriods drops in my eye....

Emperical evidence would suggest otherwise; most people develop KC in their late teens early 20's. Myself when I was 35.

Most cataract operations are done on people over the age of 60.

draw your own conclusion !