UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Good afternoon, I've been trialling scleral lenses (soft contact lens with RGP center, I think they're called scleral lenses from the description my apologises if they aren't) for the past month or so and whilst I've only been wearing them at weekends the one thing that is a bit annoying (and what's...

Nigel, It is very important to be patient, especially as the lens has yet to be tweaked for the correct fit. A KC cornea is very sensitive and a wandering lens and excessive movement can cause damage. The short term you may feel fine, but it is the long term you need to be thinking about. Many of t...

First off an apology for not replying, I forgot the URL of the board and nothing much was happening at the time anyway. I've been to the optometric's now a few times and currently have a pair of test lenses (they still need to tweak the fit and prescription a bit) at home to try and get use to them,...

Just a newbie saying hello, had an appointment with an eye specialist last week (after being nagged for a year by my parents, friends). The doctor recomended seeing an Optometrist for a contact lens trial (IIRC the optometrist said they would be RGP lenses) so will be getting an appointment with the...