UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Never seem to read much about how KC affects those who are relatively older, i.e. in their 70's or 80's. Is anyone on here an elder statesman or woman, or know a KC sufferer who is?

Perhaps by this age, the condition will have stabilised, but it would be useful to know what life has in store for us in later years.

At the AGM and the confrence last year there were some members of the retired work force who had KC.

Not many on the web though, but they are definitly part of the support group.

I suspect that there may be an older person and the internet efect in operation here. Many of the older people in the town in which I work are still a bit shy of computers.

As the rest of us get older, the effect ought to be ironed out.

Andrew

It does concern me a bit about having KC when I'm really old. It is alright now pulling down my supple eyelids to put in a lens, but what about when your eyelids are saggy and puffy?! And what if you have the shakes?

craigthornton wrote:It does concern me a bit about having KC when I'm really old. It is alright now pulling down my supple eyelids to put in a lens, but what about when your eyelids are saggy and puffy?! And what if you have the shakes?

This has often crossed my mind too. I suspect most of us have given this some thought from time to time

I'm not old yet, but due to finger, wrist and lower arm disorder from working on oil rigs and down the mines I do periodically get a sudden short burst of uncontrollable shaking in my fingers very much like Parkinsons in later life.

When this happens it is a case of real concentration to will my hand/fingers to stay still other wise the lens falls off ebfore you get it near your eye or the lens goeas in the wrong part of the eye!

Sometimes I just give up and have another go 15 minutes later and then all is well.

know there are older people out there who do not post here, but they may be watchers that cope fine with lenses.

I was jus thiniking, if you can wait fourteen years I'll tell you how KC impacts on the life of a 70 year old!

Now there's a scary thought.

Andrew

but Andrew, in 14 years will you be a 70 year old using lenses or a 70 year old that has had two grafts and only needs glasses like many other 70 year olds?

Remeber to reply to this post in 14 years time when you have the answer.

The best thing about the future is that we don't know what it will bring! I shall put a note in my diary to respond on February 1, 2020.

Andrew

Andrew MacLean wrote:The best thing about the future is that we don't know what it will bring! I shall put a note in my diary to respond on February 1, 2020.

Andrew

COuld this be a new definition of "2020 vision"??!
Rosemary