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by Charlottes mum
Fri 14 Aug 2015 2:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Bad eye day and drops to help red eyes
Replies: 11
Views: 9052

Re: Bad eye day and drops to help red eyes

Hi, I use Clinitas Soothe dry eye relief drops, the individual droppers which are gentle and preservative free on my daughter. They really help with her dry eyes as a side effect of her KC. Hope they help you x
by Charlottes mum
Mon 01 Dec 2014 8:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Charlotte - 5 yrs since diagnosis
Replies: 0
Views: 2233

Charlotte - 5 yrs since diagnosis

hi Well here we are 5 years since my daughter Charlotte (who has Down's syndrome) was diagnosed with KC. We saw the consultant in Hull at the eye clinic today and Charlotte had a scan (first in quite a while). Her left eye is the same as it has been for quite sometime now; cornea nice and flat after...
by Charlottes mum
Wed 12 Nov 2014 5:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Charlottes next appt is coming up
Replies: 4
Views: 3302

Re: Charlottes next appt is coming up

Yes Anne I too have read that a percentage of people with DS develop KC. I certainly wonder if it's the case with some service users (Down's) I regularly come into contact with through Charlottes day centre but as you can imagine it's not my place to ask them or their key workers and no staff have e...
by Charlottes mum
Wed 12 Nov 2014 11:47 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Charlottes next appt is coming up
Replies: 4
Views: 3302

Re: Charlottes next appt is coming up

Thank you Anne, your reply is much appreciated. Charlotte never ever tells us that her vision is naff, I think mainly because the impairment has been so gradual and over several years even prior to diagnosis. She seems to know her limitations albeit while taking her lead from us, her parents. There ...
by Charlottes mum
Tue 11 Nov 2014 10:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Charlottes next appt is coming up
Replies: 4
Views: 3302

Charlottes next appt is coming up

hi, I haven't posted for quite a while but I have "popped in" from time to time. Some of you may remember my previous posts about my daughter Charlotte who has Down's syndrome, she is 22 yrs old now and was diagnosed with KC 5 years ago at the age of 17. Charlotte is due to see the consult...
by Charlottes mum
Mon 05 Aug 2013 7:45 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Good news (of sorts!) for Charlotte
Replies: 3
Views: 2833

Good news (of sorts!) for Charlotte

Hi all, After a very worrying and stressy 7 months since Charlotte's hydrops I just wanted to give a quick update after her visit to see the specialist last week at Hull Eye Clinic, we are now coming up 7 months post hydrops LE (story on here somewhere) and the latest is that her LE has healed "...
by Charlottes mum
Fri 21 Jun 2013 8:54 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: UPDATE ON CHARLOTTE'S NEW(ISH) SPECS
Replies: 1
Views: 1958

UPDATE ON CHARLOTTE'S NEW(ISH) SPECS

Re: Specs pscript for R eye for Charlotte AND hybrids offered - PREV POST Hi, Well Charlotte has been wearing her specs (plain glass left eye and pscript right eye) for the past month or so and with prompts and reminders (another "Charlottism" due to Down's syndrome and behavioral issues!!...
by Charlottes mum
Tue 21 May 2013 3:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Specs pscript for R eye for Charlotte AND hybrids offered
Replies: 4
Views: 3523

Re: Specs pscript for R eye for Charlotte AND hybrids offere

Loopy-Lou wrote:Your drive is always uplifting to me


:) why thank you, means a lot cheers.
by Charlottes mum
Wed 15 May 2013 6:58 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Specs pscript for R eye for Charlotte AND hybrids offered
Replies: 4
Views: 3523

Re: Specs pscript for R eye for Charlotte AND hybrids offere

Thanks Anne,
I feel like we are getting somewhere now :D
by Charlottes mum
Tue 14 May 2013 2:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Specs pscript for R eye for Charlotte AND hybrids offered
Replies: 4
Views: 3523

Specs pscript for R eye for Charlotte AND hybrids offered

So Charlotte had her appt with the optom this morning, I feel that it went well and I for one feel a bit happier with how it went. Charlotte was very patient and tried really hard to read the letters on the chart, she was ok for top line but struggled with the next line down. This was with no contac...

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