UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Alcon Opti Free Express. I have soft lenses.

Craig,
Welcome back to the forum.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. Did the other person have KC as well or did he have intacs for another reason? - maybe you didn't meet him.
Hopefully you can share your experiences at a Scottish KC group meeitng in the near future.

I often use coloured polypockets(open sided ones) when I'm reading black print on white paper, to avoid the glare. Thats is an inexpensive suggestion to try first. Pupils with dyslexia in my school also use coloured polypockets or special tinted film which just does the same job. My real problem at ...

I hope everything goes well on Tuesday.People in Scotland who have had grafts in the last few years seem to have had very positive results.

Looking forward to meeting you at a Scottish group meeting in the near future. Elizabeth

Hello Con, It good that you are on the website. Back to your original question. I wore hard lenses (Not RGP) from age 18, but when I went to a new High street optometrist soft lenses were all the rage, so I was persuaded to change to them.I had one normal soft lens like cling film and a toric len wh...

I hope you can come to the next Scottish group meeting. It is on the Saturday 28th February at Strathclyde University Chaplaincy centre, John Street, Glasgow(near George Square/Queen Street station). The speaker is Malcolm Louch, an optometrist and he will be speaking about "Hcontact lenses are...

Have you tried using a text reader . You can download WordTalk from the internet free. It was produced by Call Scotland at Edinburgh University. I think the web address is http://www.WordTalk.org.uk, otherwise google it and you will find it. It is very easy to use.As a specialist support teacher wor...

Scottish KC group members have a special invitation to the next Scottish Contact Lens Society meeting in Glasgow at the beginning of December(evening meeting). The speaker, Dr Sathish Srinivasan will be speaking about Keratoconus: past, present and future. He is an opthalmologist who specialises in ...

The next Scottish group meeting is on Saturday 11th October at 2 pm in the Strathclyde University chaplaincy Centre, John Street, Glasgow. it is close to queen street station, Buchanan Street bus station and George Square. Our speaker is Alex Campbell from the Visibility community support team. Ever...

Welcome to the forum. I'll send you information about the Scottish KC group and add you to the mailing list. Our next support group meeting is on 11th October in Glasgow at 2pm.It would be great if you could come along and meet other people with keratoconus.I'm not sure where you stay in Fife but th...