UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

There are definately people with KC in N Ireland in the Belfast area because they came to the last KC conference in Scotland 18 months ago. Hopefully they will see your post on the website. Alternately if you want, you could send me your e-mail address by PM and I could ask them to contact you. Ther...

For those who don't have separate equipment, books can be downloaded onto your laptop/PC and a variety of software packages can be used either to enlarge the print or as text readers. Some text readers are free or already in your computer systems.In Scotland we have access to "Books for all&quo...

At the Scottish support group meeting yesterday we had an opthalmologist from Edinburgh. He was tellng us about toric IOLs and also piggyback ones.Piggyback ones seem to be used if one IOL is not enough to correct your prescription. I'd never heard of the piggyback ones until yesterday. He also ment...

Here are the details of the next meeting. The next meeting is on Saturday 20th November at 2pm at Strathclyde University Chaplaincy centre, John Street, Glasgow. (Near Queen Street station and George Square) We have the TV room. Our speaker is Dr Ashish Agrawal, an Edinburgh Ophthalmologist. Looking...

I was hoping that there would be a ticker tape across the top of the web page with the details but this didn't happen. Here are the details of the next meeting. The next meeting is on Saturday 20th November at 2pm at Strathclyde University Chaplaincy centre, John Street, Glasgow. (Near Queen Street ...

I'm sure other work places/friend groups or even families decide to donate to a charity rather than send loads of Christmas cards. My work place is deciding which charity to support this year - we all nominate a charity and the one with the most votes gets our Christmas card money.We send one Christ...

The Postoptics website is a good place to get normal contact lens solutions and eye drops at good prices. They are also very quick with delivery.

Just wondering if you have downloaded the KC leaflet for employers from this website. This might make them more aware of your needs. Due to legislation like the Disability discrimination Act you should be protected at work, but this doesn't mean that employers cant be difficult. I think it is best t...

Clinitas Soothe can be used with contact lenses for dry eyes. Try putting it in the lens before you insert them.(Beware some dry eye products cannot be used while wearing lenses as they could cause damage, especially the ones with preservatives in them)This helped me wear GP lenses for longer the ot...

Thanks for the link, Lynn. It is a really interesting video, especially about UV light and cross linking.