UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

As far as you know? i don't know of anyone in my family with KC or even any other eye problems at all except short sightedness so when I found it to be thought as a genetic thing I was surprised. I was also told that it could be due to a lot of eye rubbing. i think this is probably the case for me. ...

thanks for your replies :) I hope I don't sound too sily asking this but are artificial tears the same as eye drops you buy? I know i have trouble buying eye drops as they all seem to be not suitable for contact lens wearers which is why I ask! Where do you buy them from? i live in a little town so ...

So they do remove the whole eye and ou have no eyes then?
I agree, it needs to be made clear exactly what will happen for all donated organs. I registered for organ donation today after reading this article, I wouldn't imagine anyone would be after my eyes mind you.......!

I know people are definitely squeamish about eyes altogether. My boyfriend always says he has no problem donating any part of his body but not his eyes. i think a lot of it is due to lack of understanding, I had no idea until I read that the only part you donate is your cornea, (think that i read th...

hello My name is Ali and I'm 24. I was diagnosed about a year ago now with keratoconus. I always found that my vision became blurry even a few weeks after having a new prescription, I noticed this probably a year or more before i sought help for it, reason being I don't know what all the seperate pa...