UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Hi Jay I have not used any type of contact lenses since my graft. In fact I did not need any glasses for almost seven years after the grafts in 1970's. Since then I have used only glasses. To correct my keratoconus before the graft I tried hard small contact lenses in 1968/69 as they were the only o...

Hi Jay, I believe the corneas were drowning as they had gone very old compared to my age and I was loosing vision. I had reached a stage when it had to be done. I did wait five years before we touched the second eye. I am in good hands at MEH/ My original ops in 70's were done by Mr Noel Rice(now re...

Thanks Ali for the reply. I had Keratoconus at the age of 21. I had LE graft in 1970 and RE in 1972. Both grafts were done at MEH. However LE graft started giving problems and I had another LE graft in 2000. The RE and cataract op took place on 9.6.05. I was told that one of the side effects of usig...

I have had a corneal graft and cataract in my right eye at the same time. I could not open the eye for five days. It is 3 weeks since the op but vision is blurred. Any suggestions why it takes so long for the vision?
Has anyone in the group had both ops at the same time?