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Fight for Sight / Keratoconus Group Small Grant Award

We are pleased to announce that we have entered in to an agreement with Fight for Sight to support an award up to the value of £15,000 to fund research into the condition Keratoconus.

The Award will be funded as to 50% by Keratoconus Group and 50% by Fight for Sight.

Latest Update

We can now announce that the funding has been awarded to a team led by Dr Mouhamed Al-Aqaba at Nottingham University .  The project is titled – “The involvement of corneal nerves in the pathogenesis and progression of keratoconus”.  The research team has already identified that corneal nerves are dramatically altered in KC and will now be looking at whether these changes have a relation to the severity and progression of KC and identifying the types of nerves involved. This promises to increase the understanding of the condition, and may eventually lead to new interventions.

This is an exciting adventure made possible by the generous sponsorship of Barbican Insurance.

For full details are on the the Fight for Sight website – Here

Concert in aid of KC research


What a wonderful evening.  An intimate setting with a glass of wine.  Perfect lighting bringing her sisters paintings to life.
Australian viola player  Michelle Urquhart and her friend Marco van Pagee gave a delightful solo viola and viola duet recital.
Michelle is the NSW representative for Keratoconus Australia and all proceeds from tickets/donations will come to the KC Group to be used for research into KC to benefit those with KC worldwide.
It is worth quoting this from the programme:
“It was whilst studying music at the Sydney Conservatorium that Michelle’s eyesight started to fail.  She underwent her first corneal graft.  It failed, and for four and a half years she was legally blind.  Following serious eye infections and rejection she underwent an emergency graft.
Sight restored, Michelle threw herself back into her music.  ‘Having my sight taken away and then having a second chance at music with my successful transplants has been a miracle and the great gift of my life.  I want to make the most of every moment and share my music with the world, and support others with Keratoconus.’ “