Just wondered after reading various posts over the last few weeks - Are we prone to cataracts because we have KC or is it just a co-incidence. Just seemed as though a lot of people were posting stating that they had developed cataracts.
Libby
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Libby
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Hi everyone,
Just wondered after reading various posts over the last few weeks - Are we prone to cataracts because we have KC or is it just a co-incidence. Just seemed as though a lot of people were posting stating that they had developed cataracts.
Libby
Just wondered after reading various posts over the last few weeks - Are we prone to cataracts because we have KC or is it just a co-incidence. Just seemed as though a lot of people were posting stating that they had developed cataracts.
Libby
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Libby,
We have neary 1500 registerd users and I know not many post, but only about 5 have had cataracts and not all those have had grafts.
So can not say it is related to the drops used for grafts.
I have no idea what age all these people are, but it could be age related.
From being involved at a local group level and on the committee I have not seen any evidence so far to say we are more prone than anyone else to cataracts.
We have neary 1500 registerd users and I know not many post, but only about 5 have had cataracts and not all those have had grafts.
So can not say it is related to the drops used for grafts.
I have no idea what age all these people are, but it could be age related.
From being involved at a local group level and on the committee I have not seen any evidence so far to say we are more prone than anyone else to cataracts.
Gareth
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Libby
Maybe we should put your question the other way round: does having KC make us immune to cataracts?
The answer is "no".
I have had one cataract operation, and there are signs of a cataract growing in my other eye, but I am also a very old man, wizened and decrepit
No surprise therefore that I have cataracts
Andrew
Maybe we should put your question the other way round: does having KC make us immune to cataracts?
The answer is "no".
I have had one cataract operation, and there are signs of a cataract growing in my other eye, but I am also a very old man, wizened and decrepit
No surprise therefore that I have cataracts
Andrew
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