UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

If you havent already done so I would try returning to your Optometrist .Alternatively you could perhaps ask for referral to an Orthoptist who may be able to deal with the diplopia better? As you say a patch is far from ideal and you should exhaust all other options before you succumb to wearing a p...

Sorry I wont make the meeting due to work commitments. however I would like to invite all the Scottish KC group members (and anyone else who may be in the area at the time) to the next meeting of the Scottish Contact Lens Society.It will take place on Thursday 11th june at Glasgow Caledonian Univers...

GPC can be a real problem for CL wearers and especially for KC sufferers. I suppose you need to look at the cause-Is it a hayfever reaction, a reaction to the CL's or perhaps even a bit of both. It is in cases like this that health professionals sometimes break the rules of treating conditions such ...

I understand such "spammers" are inevitable on open forums such as this. Hopefully nobody would have been offended by the mailing and other than the waste of a few minutes of our time no harm is done. Of course such events are rare and we certainly all gain a lot from this site so please d...

Most certainly hayfever has been around even here in Glasgow for some weeks now. The symptoms are horrible for all sufferers and KC into the bargain makes for a real troublesome time.Many of the oral medications are excellent but you must be careful of the side efffects of some. Remember all the old...

Visioncareindia I am sure the web master would give you a price if you wish to advertise on the site! Surely you are not suggesting that sufferers should travel to India for any treatment? You are also in the very fortunate position of being able to manage your KC with NO aids at all!So your underst...

Matt

A wee bit of extra training and you could have done the 10k and then gone to the Emirates!

Happy to sponsor you as a fellow runner!

Graeme

It also scares me that many qualfied optometrists have such little knowledge. Is this down to lack of training or simply that the training provided is so complicated (i.e. the inclusion of said papers) that often optoms understand as much as the rest of us? Final controversial point. I was told 15 ...

There is huge debate within both Optometry and ophthalmology regarding the issue of corneal ulcers. IMO if the "condition" is responding as rapidly as it appears to be then it is not a Microbial Keratitis which is one of the worst types of Corneal Ulcer. This is normally determined by wors...

Interesting one indeed. Of course the jury is still out on the subject. I heard today that "Fight For Sight" have just announced their latest research awards.I have listed below a quote fom the letter I received from them today. " Among the awards made is one to Colin Willoughby and P...