UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Andrew just read that study it's made me understand more about keratoconus, after my first penetrating keratoplasty i took part in a study on nerve regrowth in transplanted cornea's they were testing corneal sensitivity at different stages after the nerves had been severed. I was told that i was the...

hey cherishu2, I wouldn't be surprised if it come out that keratoconus is a hereditary endocrine disease, just the fact's haven't been proven but it's staring us all in the face young teenagers, pregnant women maybe if us human males were castrated before puberty kerotoconus would not be so prevalen...

lol good one gareth about the sheep, I bet that was a really good laff for you and your optom, maybe not the gulable trainee though
tom

Actually !!WARNING!! if you are at a predisposition to get upset by a picture of a dead mouse, don't click on the japanese link! Anyway here's a picture of the little KC fella (alive & kicking) :lol: http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u162/tommy-dean/kcmouse-2.jpg I really do want one as a pet i...

Right, just had an intensive google, i've got 2 links one which is in japanese but it's got to be viewed its got pictures of mice with keratoconus, it's a must see!!:lol: (found on http://www.eiken.co.jp) Hereditary keratoconus-like keratopathy in Japanese. wild mice mapped to mouse Chromosome 13 Al...

val, it makes me giggle as well I wasn't sure whether it was appropriate to post, but i knew somebody would appreciate it.
tom

hey gareth / andrew loving reading what you have to say, I think there is a strong hormonal link too but sadly i think it is an hereditary disease, some of the study's i've read seem to be leading me to this conclusion the most interesting one i found was where a form of KC was found in japanese wil...

This is a questions i've asked so many times, anyway i've posted this to find out what some of you guy's opinions on the subject are. Personally i think it is hereditary but just not many people used to know they had it, also it might skip generations and subside an not be so severe then come back p...

Louise your so lucky too have been "caught" in time to have c3r and intacts, seriously when my KC was advancing fast i was just left an then when the cornea was too thin i was put on the waiting list for a penetrating transplant :evil: . Your doing exactly what i was asking/begging for whe...

hey hermione, nice to see you found the forum it's a brilliant resource for us keratoconics. What treatment have you had on your eye's? I've kinda had all treatment I'm going to have as well but i come on here it's a good place to vent .
tom