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Life expectancy

Postby miko » Sat 03 Apr 2004 10:46 am

Greetings.

Just recently diagnosed with KC, and I have a really straighforward question.

Does KC affect the duration of life ?

While browsing the web, I found some studies, but all of them were inconclusive(to me).
Another thing.. does anyone know people with KC, aged 60, 70 or more years?

Thanks.
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Postby Anna Mason » Sat 03 Apr 2004 12:12 pm

Good Grief your a cheerful person its not when it ends thats important it is how you fill it!
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Postby miko » Sat 03 Apr 2004 12:43 pm

Anna Mason wrote:Good Grief your a cheerful person its not when it ends thats important it is how you fill it!


Thanks for your encouraging words :)
, but do you happen to have any information
regarding my question ?
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Postby John Smith » Sun 04 Apr 2004 10:45 pm

Hello Miko,

I've certainly not heard anything about KC being an indicator of a less-than-average lifespan...

Unless of course you consider that we're probably more likely than average to be run over by the bus we didn't see or some other lack-of-sight related accident :lol:
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Postby R Eckwall » Fri 09 Apr 2004 1:06 pm

I too read that study so I don't think you are crazy! Further study said they had not found any evidence of KC shortening your life span. A bigger question would be...how do older folks get their lenses in to function?

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Postby Christine Wright » Sat 10 Apr 2004 2:20 pm

Hi there
I'm a Hospital Optometrist, and I can remember going to a lecture on KC quite a few years ago where Prof Geoff Woodward (of Moorfields and City University) raised the interesting question of why we have very few older contact lens patients with KC - what happens to them? You will pleased to know that he quoted a research study which concluded that people with KC did NOT have a shorter life expectancy! (sorry I can't remember the reference)
Presumably , some people have grafts, and others settle for inferior vision with glasses, but it's still a puzzle.
Incidentally, this week I supplied lenses for the first time to a 87 year old lady who'd just had a graft. I decided to go for a 14mm diameter lens so that she could see it and handle it more easily, but she managed to put it in and out with no problem at all. So - I can't see any time limit on experienced wearers managing their CLs!
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Postby sajeev nadarajan » Sat 10 Apr 2004 4:54 pm

Thanks for yor input, that was very interesting!
Regards

Sajeev
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