UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Hi Libby, Sadly, the NHS were nowhere near offering it, despite paying loads into it through tax.... I went private through the Midland Eye Centre (in Birmingham). The treatment cost £2400, but they were able to offer me 0% finance, which suited perfectly. The care I received was great and I am very...

Hi all, Just an update on my treatment with Crosslinking....(back in July last year). I am still wearing glasses/contact lenses, but the good news is that the condition has stabilised! I have even had some regression in my left eye, which is a bonus! I do still go to the hospital, who have issued my...

Hi Andrew and Anne, thank you for your kind words. Yes it has only been 5 months since both procedures were done. I am now starting to wear Rigid contacts, but after the procedures were done, the team at the Midland Eye centre noticed some improvement in my sight. I will still need glasses/contatcs,...

Hi all, Having been diagnosed with Keratoconus, I was initially angered by this, despite several visits to this well known high street optician, who shall we say, were happy to keep prescribing me with glasses and taking my money, despite my complaints about poor vision. Anyway, that's another story...