UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

I'm doing my highers at the moment near Bearsden. Hoping to go to university to study medicine or dentistry (probably medicine) later. That's good to hear, even though I have complained about light sensitivity in the past, I have never been offered tinted lenses- I never knew that tints were availab...

Thanks Andrew, I'll ask about them at my next appointment. I am still under 19 and in full time education so the cost of my lenses are covered by the NHS. Would the NHS contribute to the tinting of my lenses too?

Brilliant information in this forum! I too suffer from light sensitivity- especially with the low winter sunshine. I find sunglasses a reasonable solution to this problem, although sometimes, it can still be a problem. A quick question- am I able to get tinted RGP lenses? I have never thought of ask...

Well done! Can't wait till I reach your stage!

James, thanks for the reply, I hope to attend a meeting in the future! As far as my sight is concerned, I can't compalin- we are all the same here... after 3 years, my KC is finally beginning to settle for a little while, although my eye sight has deterioated so much. However, thank goodness I have ...

Yeh, sure the driving will be fine!
And thanks for the warm welcome!

Had similar problems recently! I was on a school trip to Paris a couple of weeks back. We travelled by coach and by the Eurostar, and it took about 17 hours to get there. obviously, I couldnt wear my RGP lenses the whole time... so I had a really hard time using my glasses as an alternative as they ...

I am turning 17 this year, and have always wondered whther or not I will be able to drive. I am a car fanatic so I would be really disappointed if my eyes restricted my driving! I intend to ask more about it at my next hospital appointment.

Hi Elizabeth, yes I come from Glasgow. I was unable to attend your last meeting on the 18th of February, so I hope to attend in the future!

Hi, I'm new here, just thought it would be a good idea to get to know other peoples experiences of keratoconus. I am a fifth year secondary school student and have had keratoconus for the 3 years. I currently wear hard contact lenses to correct my vision, which I have become used to- including the c...