Introduction/Sclerals/Travel

[brian-ire]

Hi,

I just came across this board recently. I've had KC for the past 10 years and am currently wearing a scleral lens in my right eye. My left eye is Amblyopic so my eye sight is limited to just the one eye. I had quite a lot of problems finding a long-term solution over the years but this period of wearing the scleral lens has been the most successful and stable year of all the years I've dealt with my KC.

Now that I'm in a somewhat stable condition I've decided to do a bit of travelling (which was never an option before) and am heading to Thailand in the next month. I'll be bringing a very large supply of Amidose and Miraflow with me as I wouldn't be too comfortable using other solutions. I'm hoping that cheaper Saline solution is readily available over there that I can buy for lens rinsing. Does anyone know if this is the case?

[rosemary johnson]

Hi Brian, and welcome.
I don't know anything about Thailand and contacts.
How long are you going for? - was about to suggest the large bottles of saline, then thought you'd have difficulties getting it there....! We live in a mad world.
Rosemary

[brian-ire]

Thanks for the reply Rosemary, I'm going for possibly 2 - 6 months so I'm hoping I'll be able to get my hands on some solution while over there. I'm pretty sure there is perfectly suitable saline over there but since I was first diagnosed with KC I've always stuck with the solutions and cleaners my specialist first gave me. Never risked other brands/options but looks like I'm going to have to now.