Bearing in mind that before joining here I've never spoken with anyone else who had KC I've been a bit confused by the apparent reluctance for people to have grafts. For me, after many painful years struggling with contact lenses agreeing to the first one was the easiest decision I have ever had to make (after the amount of pain I had with the first agreeing to the second was one of the hardest, but that's another story). Surely my two very successful grafts don't make me anything unusual do they? I can't imagine choosing to carry on with contact lenses when the option is there to have a graft. What am I missing?

Secondly, what is the general experience when it comes to how long grafts last? It took me back when I read somewhere on the 'net that they have a ten year life span. One of mine is coming up on fourteen years old and the other will be ten years old on Saturday. I'm probably going to jinx myself by saying this but they are both fine. I almost feel like I am wasting my consultant's time when I go for my annual check-up. Again, surely that doesn't make me anything unusual does it?

A perplexed Alison