DVD of the 2005 Conference

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Postby GarethB » Sun 10 Dec 2006 12:28 pm

Pitty I could not see at all then :oops:

Had an allergic reaction to my lenses which is all you need when speaking about responsible lens wear! At least the problem did not come back this summer, so that is one extra thing under control.

Glad you like my presentation, I have been unable to bring myself to look at that part of the DVD :lol:
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Postby Louise Pembroke » Sun 10 Dec 2006 5:18 pm

Oh Gareth I'm gonna start the Gareth Fan Club now so next time you're have your own groupie!!

Thanks Committee for the dvd, just watched a bit. Did someone faint at the sight of the surgery?
I've seen a transplant done in the flesh when I did ODA training 20 years ago as I had a placement in the eye hospital. It was amazing to watch though the trephine did make my knees go weak for a few secs. When you can see it on the screen, the eye looks beautiful.

Did I hear right regarding long term survival that some eyes need to be re-grafted after 25 years? Hope not..
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Postby John Smith » Mon 11 Dec 2006 10:06 am

Hmmm... Yes, someone did faint during the conference. (It's the bit during John Dart's presentation where there's an obvious "spin" edit).

And yes, that person was me! :oops:

It was as John Dart was describing all the things that could go wrong post-graft. I'd just sufferred from my sixth rejection, the heat was stifling, and it all got a bit much for me :cry: .
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Postby Louise Pembroke » Mon 11 Dec 2006 2:29 pm

Poor John!!
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Postby Amarpal » Mon 11 Dec 2006 10:10 pm

Thanks to everyone involved with the DVD, very informative and interesting!
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Postby Susan Mason » Mon 11 Dec 2006 10:48 pm

Hi Guys

Mine arrived today. Haven't had time to watch it yet, hopefully will get to do so before Christmas :o

Thanks :)

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Postby James Colclough » Tue 12 Dec 2006 11:06 pm

Thanks for the dvd Anne.


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Postby Sajeev » Tue 12 Dec 2006 11:45 pm

I thought Ken (a marvel) was fluent in keratoconus!!
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Postby Emma J » Wed 13 Dec 2006 8:54 pm

I watched the dvd last night and can honestly say I learnt more from the dvd than I have in the 7 years since I was diagnosed with KC!! Big thanks to everyone involved with it.
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Postby Mandy » Wed 13 Dec 2006 10:56 pm

Hi
I also want to say thank you for sending the DVD of the conference. It was really informative.

I was particularly interestead in the discussion on accupuncture and how it can help prolong lens wearing time. Ken was a great speaker, and so were you Gareth.

Once agin thanks to everyone involved in putting the DVD together.

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