UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Whipps Cross hosital now has its own eye department (in a special uilding) with consultnat(s) on the staff, and also a specialist eye A&E (at other end of the eye building). Eye A&E is open longer hours than the main clinics; in the early hours of the morning (!) you go to main A&E and t...

I was told at my pre-op appointment that I was never allowed to go swimming again!!! She did say later, only in clean water and wearing 100% complete waterprrof and leakproof goggles. I such a thing exists....! How long I decide to stick to that advice, particularlyseeming how adhere to that, ah. th...

Anne, I'm sure you're right: it's the old way to do cataracts, just to remmove the patient's own cataracty lens and leave nothing in its place. And then send the patient for contact lenses. Until recently, that was oneo f the main uses of scleral lenses - for people who'd had cataracts removed. I re...

Oh Susan! big hugs, and no you are not eing daft! I've survived 4 (at least) hydrops, so much fellow feeling and support - though mine don't sound all as bad as yours. If this is any sort of encouragement..... I found that even once the rift of the hydrops had healed, as per view through a slit lamp...

Are these full-size sclerals you have? - not the "mini-sclerals"? If so..... the edges go right under the eyelids and up tot he corner of the eye. Where are these indentations, then? DO you mean you can pull back the eyelids and see them on the surface where the lens edge goes, right up un...

Yes - good meeting, interesting talk from ROger Buckley. Thanks to Anne and to all those involved in organising it. SOme of us then went and had a nice pub lunch and a natter. WHat happened to the committee?????? - were you all still discussing the ocnference when we gave up waiting for you? - or ha...

hi Anne, I'm coming! - see you there. Hope the kettle will be on, lot sof nice cups of tea. That will e 2 AGM's in a week - and the other one, I'm expecting to be chairing. all makes for a busy life. Hope you've got the list of the committee members iwth the we master on it! Now, what awkward questi...

Very interesting finding! I've long worn y polarised sunglasses, and am almost never out and about without them. I find them an enormous help in cutting out glar and reducing the light sensitivity. Can't say I'd noticed any improvement in visual acuity (how well I can see) but it would seem obvious ...

Hi, sorry to come to this late. SOme practical prep suggestions: get tot he pharmacy and get some micropore tape. This is to stick the eye shield in place. I didn't know I'd need this so went round with my eye shield stuck on withmasking tpae for a few days. look out a coolpack if you have one, or c...

Well done, Leah! That is good news.
Rosemary