Hello,
Is there any paramedics on here that have KC? I'm interested in becoming a paramedic (which would first involve me going to college, then University) but I'm unsure whether my KC would cause too many issues for me. I wear contact lenses which correct the vision quite well, however, I quite regularly have issues with them and I feel that I wouldn't be able to rely on them. Would be great to hear from someone in that field of work and how much of an impact KC has on them.
thanks,
Regards,
Matt
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Re: Got Keratoconus, What field do you work in??
I'm registered as blind due to my KC and studying for a Masters Degree, don't allow KC to limit your goals for life, you can succeed and have KC!
May09 Diagnosed with KC, March 2010 after a failed transplant it has left me legally blind a long cane user (since 2010) who is blind in a once sighted world
Re: Got Keratoconus, What field do you work in??
I have just successfully completed an army selection at Glencorse assessment centre Edinburgh. I want to join the Royal Logistics Corps as an officer specialising in driving . I was given a certificate congratulations me however, I was told I have been medically deferred until there is more information from GP and Optician.
I was diagnosed with KC in 2014 and had cornea crosslinking and laser treatment in 2015. My left eye which has KC hasn’t improved but remains stable.
I feel the army won’t enlist me as a result of KC in the left eye. I am worried, devastated and feels like a failure . I just don’t know what to do.
Thank you
I was diagnosed with KC in 2014 and had cornea crosslinking and laser treatment in 2015. My left eye which has KC hasn’t improved but remains stable.
I feel the army won’t enlist me as a result of KC in the left eye. I am worried, devastated and feels like a failure . I just don’t know what to do.
Thank you
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Re: Got Keratoconus, What field do you work in??
My niece who has been diagnosed with KC recently is studying foreign languages, I don't think it will be too much of a bother if she is to become an interpreter, but will treatment allow her to read a lot if she becomes a journalist, a translator or something like that?
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Re: Got Keratoconus, What field do you work in??
Evening all I see the gap between posts is quite large which says to me that most people maybe join for a while air concerns with others and then just get on with life which is great.
Well I have PMD which was not diagnosed very quickly and I am sure it started whilst working in Afghanistan in 2012. I woke up one morning and everything was blurry lots or disiness and I didn’t like bright lights. It took the Army a long time to diagnose the condition and I spent months rubbing my eyes as I now know you shouldn’t. I left the Regular Army last year and I now work a few days a week for the Army reserve. It has been great reading some posts and nice sharing info with fellow peeps who have similar conditions.
Well I have PMD which was not diagnosed very quickly and I am sure it started whilst working in Afghanistan in 2012. I woke up one morning and everything was blurry lots or disiness and I didn’t like bright lights. It took the Army a long time to diagnose the condition and I spent months rubbing my eyes as I now know you shouldn’t. I left the Regular Army last year and I now work a few days a week for the Army reserve. It has been great reading some posts and nice sharing info with fellow peeps who have similar conditions.
Re: Got Keratoconus, What field do you work in??
Hello,
I'm an Optical Consultant in an opticians. The aircon means at the moment i can manage 3 hours in rgps and drops.
I'm an Optical Consultant in an opticians. The aircon means at the moment i can manage 3 hours in rgps and drops.
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