UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

I am in the process of being fitted with bifocal (gas permeable) contact lenses, and wondered whether anyone else with keratoconus has experience of these sort of lenses.

I never even knew they existed for KC!....I learnt something today!....

I did ask about them some time ago and was told that I wasn't a suitable candidate: something to do with the gradient being too steep.)

they seem a good idea. The centre is ground to your distance prescription and the rim seems to be ground to your reading prescription. Let us know how things go.

I was told that I'd have to wear reading glasses. i objected that I shouldn't need glasses as I already wore lenses and the retort was "Well, what do you expect at your age?"

I answered. 'A bit of civility from opticians!'

Andrew

Yes i have heard of them but as i can just about read without lenses wouldn't have looked into it.

Hoping it all goes well with you, and Andrew glad that you sorted that one out!!!

Sweet X x X

Hehe Sweet... you are too young for bifocals.. and yes we optoms are sometimes a bit up front about talking about the dreaded age thing. I often say, when patients sit in my chair detailing that they have to hold things further away and under stronger lights and so on.. "Yes, I know.. its called getting older!"

If your KC is such that your contact lenses are within fairly reasonable parameters, then bifocal contacts both soft and RGP are an option. Its only when the fitting starts to get a bit more adventurous that it can be a problem.

As RGP's move around quite a bit it can be a challenge getting the right bit of lens in front of the right bit of pupil at the right time - especially with with the sort of odd corneal shapes that KC patients have.

However, Michele, if you are OK to be fitted with them, then really you are just in the same sort of boat as any "normal" person who needs a reading correction.. it can take a few days for you to adjust to the bifocal system but then it works a treat:)

Lynn

That's it lynns now caloing us odd

Whats the adress of the optom professional body we complain to

Odd???

ODD???

Hmm well if you insist Gareth!

Gareth You be odd, I'll be adventurous

Thanks Lynn, not least for your apology on behalf of optometrists everywhere.

Andrew

Lynn,

Next time I visit Southwold, I will be sure to look you up

Now there's a threat

Hehe you keep threatening me with that Gareth - so when IS your next visit ??