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- Mon 12 Mar 2018 11:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Advice Please - Commuting to/from work
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6711
Re: Advice Please - Commuting to/from work
Hi Heather, One option which may be worth considering is "Access to Work". I understand that under some circumstances, they may provide a companion to assist you on your commute. I agree with the suggestions above though - talk to your HR and occupational health, get them to confirm that y...
- Wed 07 Feb 2018 4:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Money no object consultant/treatment
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2818
Re: Money no object consultant/treatment
Only a little bit science fiction from me... There have already been experimental patients who have had a (small) number of artifical pixels interfaced to their optic nerve. I'd use my squillions to speed up this research and give me an HD level of pixels. 6 million dollar man? Nah, it will cost FAR...
- Wed 07 Feb 2018 4:06 pm
- Forum: Frequently asked Questions - and Answers
- Topic: Am I qualified for a Cornea Transplant?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 23884
Re: Am I qualified for a Cornea Transplant?
Your cornea is made up of several layers of cells, and the job of the back layer (the endothelium) is indeed to pump water out of the cornea. Unfortunately, we are born with a number of these endothelial 'pump' cells, and they are never replaced. So it does indeed sound feasible that you could need ...
- Wed 07 Feb 2018 3:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: 2018 AGM - 17 March - election of committee
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3144
Re: 2018 AGM - 17 March - election of committee
The AGM is indeed carried out according to our constitution which is approved by the Charity Commission. Basically, there are no positions available for election. Those present at the AGM who are entitled to a vote (members who are on our mailing list) get a chance to elect a committee. Each year fo...
- Mon 16 Oct 2017 11:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Is there anyone with KC who childdren have not got it.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8923
Re: Is there anyone with KC who childdren have not got it.
Hi Lola,
From the talk that we had a couple of years ago by Mr. Tuft, the stats are something like:
If a parent has KC, then there is a 7% chance of a child developing KC.
If both parents have KC, then (depending on which genes each parent have) the odds are between 7-49%.
From the talk that we had a couple of years ago by Mr. Tuft, the stats are something like:
If a parent has KC, then there is a 7% chance of a child developing KC.
If both parents have KC, then (depending on which genes each parent have) the odds are between 7-49%.
- Tue 15 Aug 2017 9:46 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Newsletters
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3388
Re: Newsletters
Indeed.
- Fri 11 Aug 2017 11:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Bi annual KC Group conferences on the website
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3530
Re: Bi annual KC Group conferences on the website
Oops - that's my fault - sorry. I've corrected that link now. We currently only have the 2016 conference online (plus one or two other videos), but as we re-process those old files, we plan to make more videos available; and certainly we will be continuing to promote the videos online rather than vi...
- Fri 11 Aug 2017 11:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Newsletters
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3388
Re: Newsletters
I think we've had one so far in 2017, with another soon to appear. I'll check why the latest one isn't online.
- Fri 11 Aug 2017 11:21 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Any positive outcomes from this?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4007
Re: Any positive outcomes from this?
I wasn't involved with this at the time, but I don't see such a thing at Moorfields when I visit.
- Fri 11 Aug 2017 11:19 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Member of the UK KC self help & support group
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2806
Re: Member of the UK KC self help & support group
No, you're not automatically a member if you are posting on the forum.
Members receive our newsletters, and we need to have full postal addresses for that, so the charity membership registration is different to the forum one.
Members receive our newsletters, and we need to have full postal addresses for that, so the charity membership registration is different to the forum one.