UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Re: Corneal Oversensitivity following transplant rosemary johnson » Sun 07 Jun, 2009 04:16 Hallo, and sorry to hear of your son's problems. How long is it since he had his graft? - is it possible that sensitivity may reduce as the eye "settles down" more, with more time elapsed since the o...

Re: Corneal Oversensitivity following transplant rosemary johnson » Sun 07 Jun, 2009 04:16 Hallo, and sorry to hear of your son's problems. How long is it since he had his graft? - is it possible that sensitivity may reduce as the eye "settles down" more, with more time elapsed since the o...

My son had a corneal transplant for a left-eye keratoconus hydrop. His specially ground lenses hurt his eye so much, however, even with corticosteroid drops, that he can only tolerate the contact lens on his left eye for 5 or 6 hours, then the eye becomes inflammed and he can't use the eye for 3 day...

Thank you Jayuk, John and Janet for your wisdom, likely born of suffering. As you know, teenagers only give you a few windows when they are receptive to what we say. When the next windows present themselves and he is still feeling he is mostly on his own, I will remind him of these threads. Thanks J...

Well, thank you Janet, Bull and Jayuk, Yes, Janet, it looks like scleral lenses are available in Miami and the explanation of how they work makes sense. I found a Miami-based website at http://www.eyefreedom.com/slenses.asp so they are likely up in Canada, too. That may be another solution, somethin...

Thanks Andrew, that will encourage him a bit. I'll pass along the message to him as well as the message board info.

Troy

Yes, John, not all the stitches have come out which may account for the severe astigmatism he has developed. Could the donor lens have been astigmatic? Apparently, according to one website, in a study of 2200 regular children, one-quarter were found to have some degree of astigmatism. And, as you sa...

My 19 year old son has keratoconus. It began when he was 12 and he is now 19. His left eye developed a hydrop which necessitated a corneal transplant. The transplant however is showing astigmatism, at level 14. Is there anyone else who has experienced something similar? He is feeling a bit alone in ...