UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Sad to hear he is having a difficult time with it. I am now in Day 3 recovery and have just been up to London and back for a quick check-up (and by quick I mean 1 minute despite the £40 in train fares lol). Am now experiencing no light sensitivity although it's not overly bright today. I did not hav...

It is just scraped off.

Just updating this now. Had my second eye done yesterday, so into the evening of Day 2 recovery now. This time was a LOT less painful and I believe that's down to 1 very small change. After surgery my eye was taped then the surgical patch put on, I believe this cut down a lot on obviously blinking a...

Hi Nate, This is going to be quite a long post - but I figure some people may find some information useful, or stuff that they can relate to, Funnily enough I was diagnosed with Kerataconus a couple of years ago when I was living in Townsville. Since then I've moved back to the UK and luckily for me...

Hi all, Just joined here. Have personally just had CXL on Wednesday this week. So I am into about 30 hours after the procedure now. Most if not all the pain has subsided now however the eye is still somewhat sensitive to light. Just want to reassure people that the 12-24 hours is the worst part with...