UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

hi everyone well thank you for all your replies , all your support is very welcome. chrisk i have been paying very particular attention to your posts and especially your blog, well done on your early recovery, i hope it continues unabated :) . andrew and jayuk and john and both annes i have also tak...

hi andrew thanks for your reply i understand that you waited until you were legally blind before having your first graft. was that a conscious decision to wait or would you have had the graft sooner looking back, rather than waiting to get to that stage. you also say your "first graft". do...

hi everyone sorry i've not posted for a long time but i still been thinking about you all non the less :D . well whats new huh? well for those who may remember i have been perservering with my left eye and its various lenses since last july, at which point i made the decision that after only a few d...

hi gareth thanks for your advice. i went out this morning and purchased a bottle of "refresh contacts" by "allergan" and as both my eyes are in pain at the mo tried them out a little sceptically, but i have to say the relief has been almost instantaneous. i am amazed at how much ...

hi again all does anyone know when the next manchester group is being held by any chance. the last one on 10 aug was unforseeably cancelled at the last min and was wondering if another has been arranged yet. really looking forward to meeting in the flesh other unique people with KC as though i have ...

hi everyone sorry not submitted for a while, been a very busy few weeks. the last time i submitted i had just collected my new rpg's, i guess that was about 6 weeks ago. to start with they were both very comfortable, but sadly after only a few days the tolerance in my left eye had dropped off again....

i think that one of the big problems for people with KC, is that without specific recognition, we are forced to live and compete in a "normal" world when there are times that we have very real problems even if they are for short periods. during these times our schooling/work life suffers b...

hi rosemary
point taken
like i said, i wasnt trying to offend anybody, they were just some thoughts to debate and its still strongly debated i know.
i appreciate the comments
take care
mike

hi mike welcome to the forum its good news that you consider your KC not too bad, but non the less the advice given so far is good. even though you consider yourself as not too bad , i would suggest that now is the perfect time to see your gp and request a referral to a KC clinic. it may take a litt...

hi guys
welcome to the forum
i agree with gareth, dont know about pregnancy being a guy myself but what ever ailment i may have affects my lens tolerance before anything else.
probably the same sort of effect as when you got a bruise somewhere, you carry on knocking it for weeks, lol
mike