Thank you Lynn for an excellent post and to eveyone else who has contributed to the discussion. Perhaps we should make this thread a sticky, so that people new to the board are likely to read it and can put things in context.
Anne
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- Sat 06 May 2006 2:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Thorny questions about expert advice...
- Replies: 76
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- Fri 05 May 2006 10:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: I have Keratoconus
- Replies: 43
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I have keratoconus
The trouble is, most of us who post here have had experience of KC progressing and tend to forget about all the people out there with mild KC in one or both eyes. A friend of mine was diagnosed more than 15yrs ago, prescribed contact lenses and has had virtually no change in prescription for all tho...
- Wed 26 Apr 2006 9:17 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Question about head injuries and KC
- Replies: 33
- Views: 15790
Question about head injuries and KC
Not a stupid question at all, and one that has been asked before on this forum when it produced several 'trauma' stories from members. But as KC is usually diagnosed in the teens or early 20s, it's hard to make any definite links. We had a talk at our 1st conference from the head of KC research in B...
- Mon 24 Apr 2006 4:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: To all members!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7791
To all members
OK - googling was much quicker than tackling my paperwork. http://www.payrollgiving.co.uk basically confirms the info I gave above. Employers with fewer than 500 employees can claim up to £500 for signing up to the scheme and the first £10 of any donations are then matched for the first 6 mont...
- Mon 24 Apr 2006 3:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: To all members!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7791
To all members
My problem is that I have temporarily (I hope) 'lost' the leaflet I had about this in my piles of KC stuff! Anyone good at filing?! But Payroll Giving is a way of giving to any charity of your choice by automatic deduction from your salary. And I'm pretty sure it's deducted before your taxable pay i...
- Sun 23 Apr 2006 11:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: To all members!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7791
To all members
Thanks for this Annmarie. A lot of people already Gift Aid their donations which means we get a tax refund on anything they give which provides extra income for us (you can download a Gift Aid form from the main site). Another painless way of donating is through Payroll Giving - most employers run t...
- Sat 22 Apr 2006 4:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Action for Blind People
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5217
Action for the Blind
Sorry, Rob, that wasn't supposed to sound like a rebuke! It's always good to hear of positive experiences, particularly when we have several members whose employers aren't very enlightened. So I hope your post will encourage others to try all avenues to get what they need for the workplace. Sounds a...
- Sat 22 Apr 2006 8:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: Action for Blind People
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5217
Action for Blind People
Rob, these are the people we invited to give a talk at our 2003 conference (written up in our 2003 Conference report) and our Keratoconus at Work leaflet draws on their advice. I know other people on this forum have benefited from their help. As you say, despite their name, they deal with all levels...
- Fri 14 Apr 2006 10:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: update
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5919
Update
If I've understood what was said in one of the conference talks last year, PMD is not a synonym for KC, but a type of KC where the thinning is at the periphery or margin of the cornea, rather than being somewhere near the middle of the cornea which is more usual in KC.
Anne
Anne
- Tue 11 Apr 2006 10:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion Forum
- Topic: bifocal contact lenses
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9735
Bifocal contact lenses
For some years now (since I started to get OLD) I've had a contact lens in one eye which gives me reading vision and a lens in the other eye which gives me distance vision. This works a treat - my brain just switches between eyes depending on whether I'm reading or looking at the scenery. The only d...