UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

I think we will wait and see when the contacts have been in a few weeks. The car insurance is coming up soon so will let them know then. Seems to be a bit of a gray area as looked at the DVLA yesterday and they want to even if you have anti-depressant which would mean have of the country so a bit ma...

Thanks Lizb

It is really useful

My husband drives van and 7.5 lorrys which is on his normal licence. We asked about it yesterday and were told that we did not have to do anything. I hope this is right.

My husband had his first trial of contact lenses yesterday and we were amazed. With the help of these lenses he nearly got down to 20/20 vision which was great as the week before wee were being told he had to change his job as he is a driver. He only has the problem in one eye and the other eye is f...

Hi my husband had his check up yesterday and when they went to take the contact lens out they said it had gone :!: . They said they were not sure how this could have happened but they think that is why he was in so much pain. The thought that after the procedure they thought that as his eyes ran so ...

Glad all is going well! My husband had his done yesterday and it was not until we were half way home that the pain started. Had to phone the doctor in the night and he had to start taking tramadol. He says it feels like grit in his eye but feels it needs to be open all the time. The eye seems to be ...

My husband is having is cross linking done this Thursday and we are both as nervous as each other :shock: . The main thing is he wants to know when he can drive again as this is his job. We have found it on the NHS in East Grinsted which has been a help. Hope yours has gone well today and will let y...