UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Thanks Andrew and Chris, for the encouraging words. Chris, I hope all goes well for you, let us know how you get on. Do you mind if I ask where you had the graft done, was it NHS or private? I am having it done at Moorfields on the NHS so cannot pick the surgeon - does this matter? Any thoughts welc...

Hi Saffron, Just looked into the forum after a couple of years away and saw your post. I would be very much interested in your experience since the graft 18 months ago as I am due to have one in October at Moorfields Eye Hospital. I am 26 years old and have KC in right eye for 10 years. Tried all th...

Thanks Andrew, I am seeing the specialist tomorrow and will enquire. The BBC report on the C3R trial was broadcast around Feb 2008, anyone know how the trials got on.

Andrew, you mentioned the Solihull trials. Which hospital is carrying out the trials so that I may enquire.

regards

Pally

Hi,

I have one eye with advanced KC and the other has mild KC. If I wanted to pay for a second opinion as to whether C3R would be suitable for the mild KC, where would be the best place to go in the UK?

I have seen the London Vision Clinic mentioned here.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks you all for your advice. I will ask about CXL, if only for the "good eye". Is CXL available on the NHS ? Good point about the lenses, It has been 6 or 7 years since I tried the hard contact lenses. I think my problem will be the thinning of the cornea. I got on alright with just one...

Hi, I'm new here and this is my first post. I learned I had KC eight years ago when I was 16. I Have KC in the right eye and my left eye is OK with glasses. We tried all the lenses at the Birmingham Eye Hospital and I finally decided I could live with just my one eye. They had offered a corneal tran...