UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Have a graft Op coming up, anyone have any advice on what questions are inportant to ask before?

Also are the corneal donors screened for vCJD?, i hope so.

The file name is ' My Rught Eye' and its around 48MB, if you want it sending on MPEG or DVD format I dont mind posting it to you.... and its all free.

the website was http://www.lothridges.com.

However the site is not up and running anymore.

If you really really want it a can send you an MPEG copy on cd.

I doubt your consultant can do more to help. I had my first hydrop the other week. The Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham told me to come back in 2months. The consultant just said to use the drops twice daily now, not three times a day. Another point to mention is caffeine. I really try not to drin...

My Beetle shouldnt mind being left dormant for a while, its 10 years older than me, so its 36yrs old and passes its MOT better than many modern vehicles. However I wont be able to not drive it for 2 years. I will just have to hope the graft goes well and I am adaptable! At least it will give some ti...

typical NHS. They are going to wait several months for the hydrop to pass, then reevaluate then.

Mention sods law. Just bought myself an old 1968 VW Beetle the other week. Had been managing with my fairly large lenses. Then a couple of days on my first attack of the nasty hydrops!! So bad it was, the consultant at the QMC Nottingham has put me on priority for a graft. I should be having it in a...

Are you sure its an ulcer and not corneal herpes simplex?

Try your local shoesmiths, maybe they can 'patch' you up with one!!

In my case i would say that there is no link to aspartame and KC. During my childhood my diet was vegetarian and almost organic. Fizzy drinks were only consumed at birthdays, and coke wasnt one of them. My grandmother has KC, so i guees there is a genetic link. Its the caffeine in Coke that will be ...