UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

i havent really considered anything, i don't know what's what really.when i went to my consultant he just gave me the rgps, didnt discuss any other possibilities.its only since joining the forum that i found out there were different kinds of lenses!
thanks.

hi guys and gals!! it's been a while since i last posted, i have been quite ill recently.apart from not being able to see, i have had various illnesses, one which could have been fatal, but here i am so not to worry. i don't know if you remember, but last time i posted i was saying i couldn't cope w...

love comeback quotes they are fab!!!!

i am from huddersfield, although i now live in wigan..does that count?

what is a topography?

hi guys, been away for a while due to the fact that i could not see the monitor let alone the keyboard.!!! still having no luck with my lenses, some days i can get them in some days i can't but my eyes have bee really sore fo ages. got an appointment in 2 weeks with my consultant (2 bloody weeks, be...

i'm not sure gareth, why i am scared of touching my eye!! i hate rubbing them too. i just dont like eyes!!! there's no explanation really..but saying that i am scared of trees too, and the dark, and spiders and werewolves and walking down the street when a car is coming up from behind me and brocoll...

erm..thanks graeme (i think) :lol: touching my eyeball..yuk!!! but you know i am so desperate i will try anything, so i will definatley give it a go!! hope it helps!!!my daughter has just offered to poke my eyeball for me!!(i think i'll give that a miss!!) right i'm off to touch my eyeball......... :)

thanks. it's the thopught of putting thm in that terrifies me. i know it's gonna hurt and thinking about poking something into my eyes just puts me off!! when i get the lenses nearer and nearer, i just stop and think, i cant do it. it sounds daft , and i know it doent hurt that much, but when you're...

how long did it take you to get used to putting in your lenses? i have never worn any kind of lenses before, and now i am getting concerned, cos i am struggling. i am waiting for an appointment @ the hospital, but what if i can never giet them in? i am findi ng it hard to see now, and i am only mana...