UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Yes it seems i was lucky, Whilst i was being diagnosed by the specilaist, there was also an optometrist there - Maybe things are tough for optometrists currently and they are starting to ambulance chasing :evil: I'm now booked in for a Triple session on Saturday 6th march - to hopefully start the pr...

HI All, Obviously it been a couple of months since my last post - But i have an update that i thought would be useful to share. I've been waiting for a Hospital appointment which actually took place this morning, After a number of test, I had been previously mis-diagnosed and i actually have - Pellu...

Thanks for that Liz - sounds very promising. Well just by registering i've now been to the GP and been reffered back to the hospital - As to be honest i really cannot afford the treatment privately. So if i can i'll keep updating my progress on this thread and hopefully it may asssit someone else in...

Yes each time new lenses were prescribed, or sent back to the lab !! Maybe the main delay was the turnaround time which took 2-3 weeks, but i just couldn't get any decebt vision, it's driving me crazy currently, I still haven't phoned the GP so i'm going to ring short But each time i returned there ...

Thank you for answering my query and for the welcome, It;s great to find somewhere i can get some good advixe. In response to the last post , I wasn't prescribed Glasses i think it was firstly a soft lens and then Gas permeab;e - But neither worked, I would put them in my eye, I'd explain they were ...

Hello to anyone reading, My names Brad and i'm a 35 year old man living in Blackpool, i've had KC for about 5 years now, it started in my left eye, and i was diagnosed and reffered to the local specilaist - he treated me by me going to the opticians every month and he kept giving me a big thick lens...