UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Does anyone have the same problem as me ? wind causing severe pain due to dust particles getting stuck behind lens in this windy weather ? what with intolerance to sunlight , KC is not taken serious enough by society ive always felt .!

I'm sure lots of us do! My solution is to wear wrap around sunglasses (whether the sun is shining or not) which prevent most of the dust particles getting through, though there's always the odd one that seems to be able to get round corners whatever I do. I've also learnt to ignore the funny looks people give you when you're wearing sunglasses in the middle of winter.
Anne

this has been a problem for me too. i can recomend oakley wrap around sunglasses, but only as a sumer solution.
I do remember Edgar Davids the dutch footballer wore oackley racing jackets wrap arounds all the time as he had glacoma. I believe they had clear lenses.

would be good if they kept pollen out too

Hello

And me. Dust and dirt in the air is a major problem for me. A good pair of sun glasses in summer, plus i also carry my case and a small bottle of solution in wind, just in case I need to pop out my lenses.

The bottle's I bought from ebay are, "Vallejo - Empty 35ml Paint Mixing Bottles ". Instant relief!!!

Hard lesson learnt on a windy beach one day.

I agree with all the replies , especially Anne's comment , about peoples attitude when we wear sunglasses in the winter and rain , many times i feel like saying something , i wear as others have said wrap rounds all year round i find them essential aids in the outdoors , thanks for the posts everybody , i did feel i was the only one wearing sunglasses come rain or shine , i know different know .

Now that is sorry .

wind is mayhem drive me Well i have a pair of rap around sunglasses too use them also for cycling so what the hell funny looks because i look super well that is what i tell myself have a second pair as well that just look like small glass that interact with light.

i can't handle wind in my eyes-- but love sailing, which accentuates the wind in the eye problem- because you naturally are looking into the apparent wind all the time... i have a pair of Oakley prescription sunglasses- wraparound in the darkest lens they offered.... and a pair of Adidas 'sports glasses' which also wrap-around, but are made with the Transitions lens- so that i still get some light protection out of them when i need it. i normally wear the oakleys in full sun, and the Adidas transitions in cloudy conditions and dusk and dawn- and at night.
it works for me.

This used to be a problem for me when I wore RGP lenses.

Now I am using soft lenses for KC, this is a thing of the past and 2009 was the first year that I went on holiday and was able to see my daughter play on the beach. I would still get the odd bit of sand in my eye when the wind got up but no worse than anyone else on the beach.

A few blinks and the grit had gone.

I have also found that since going over to soft lenses, light sensitivity has completly gone.