UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

If Jarek is having problems because of his vision at work, he can get help through Access to work. His employer can either give him information, or alternately go and see an adviser at the local job centre who has all the forms. Lots of people with keratoconus have had help through this scheme eg sp...

Welcome Gordon, By the way I came through Aberdeen station today. My parents live in Buckie so I was visiting for the weekend. James, iI is great to have you back posting - hope to see you at the next Scottish group meeting. Gordon, You are welcome tocome to meetings too. We meet in Glasgow. One of ...

I've been struggling with a kerasoft lens rotating for about 2 years and giving me erratic vision. My optometrist decided to removethe cylinder from the lens to see what happens - I've now got consistant vision when wearing lenses, which is brilliant after a frustrating 2 years. As far as I understa...

Welcome Victoria, I'm glad that you found the forum.It is also good to know that you live quite near Glasgow.It means that you might be able to come to the Scottish KC group meetings. I expect our next meeting to be in November. One of the consultants fromGatnavel hospital has agreed to come. I've s...

Thanks Lynn, Does removing the cylinder mean taking out the allowance for astigmatism to make a basic lens, so that the prescription can be sorted out? There wasn't a fitting set available the day that I was at the clinic. Why are there 2 different ways of writing prescriptions for glasses? It cause...

Could an optometrist please explain what the numbers on contact lens prescriptions means. I understand the power numbers but not the rest.

eg -3.50/-0.75 x 40

I'd also like to know what removing the cylinder from a prescription means.

Welcome Jane. It is nice to have somebody else living in Scotland on the forum. Do you live near enough Glasgow to come to Scottish group meetings? Are you on the National mailing list, so that you can receive newsletters etc? We also have an Scottish e-mail list so that people in Scotland can keep ...

The Scottish group meting on the 23rd June went well although our numbers were lower than usual. We had a speaker from Concept Northern, a company that supplies software and equipment to people who have special needs. We got hands on access to the equipment and software programmes. We hope to have t...

We have about 90 members, but a lot of them live too far away to travel to Glasgow for meetings, although one person travels 200 miles to come to occasional meetings.There are usually 15-20 people at group meetings, which also includes family members and friends. As a result of the distances I alway...

We have about 90 members, but a lot of them live too far away to travel to Glasgow for meetings, although one person travels 200 miles to come to occasional meetings.There are usually 15-20 people at group meetings, which also includes family members and friends. As a result of the distances I alway...