Australia Immigration
Posted: Fri 05 Oct 2007 10:30 am
Hi Guys,
I've been diagnosed with KC for over 20 years and have managed with contact lenses for all that time. My left eye is the worse one and my vision is not great with a lens in that eye, and it does fall out quite a lot - but I can see well enough to drive with both eyes. My optician has said that there's nothing else they can do with contact lenses in my left eye - they can't improve the vision or the fit - it's a trade-off between these two things really. My consultant has told me that if I want to have a graft in that eye, then they are happy to do it - i'm in two minds as to whether it's better to wait till i *need* it, or it's better to have it done before i *need* it, if you know what i mean!
Anyway, that's not what this post is about!!!
I'm interested in applying for immigration into Australia at some point in the future, but i'm wondering how having KC would effect that. I know they do a medical and check for quite serious things as well as being overweight, and i can only guess that there'll be some kind of form where they ask if you have any medical conditions, and/or they will request a medical history from the GP so i'm sure the subject of KC would come up. What i'm not sure about is if this would be a reason for not accepting the application.
I know you guys aren't likely to be immigration experts, but I thought i'd ask as there seems to be a broad range of people on here.
Thanks in advance.
Wayne
I've been diagnosed with KC for over 20 years and have managed with contact lenses for all that time. My left eye is the worse one and my vision is not great with a lens in that eye, and it does fall out quite a lot - but I can see well enough to drive with both eyes. My optician has said that there's nothing else they can do with contact lenses in my left eye - they can't improve the vision or the fit - it's a trade-off between these two things really. My consultant has told me that if I want to have a graft in that eye, then they are happy to do it - i'm in two minds as to whether it's better to wait till i *need* it, or it's better to have it done before i *need* it, if you know what i mean!
Anyway, that's not what this post is about!!!
I'm interested in applying for immigration into Australia at some point in the future, but i'm wondering how having KC would effect that. I know they do a medical and check for quite serious things as well as being overweight, and i can only guess that there'll be some kind of form where they ask if you have any medical conditions, and/or they will request a medical history from the GP so i'm sure the subject of KC would come up. What i'm not sure about is if this would be a reason for not accepting the application.
I know you guys aren't likely to be immigration experts, but I thought i'd ask as there seems to be a broad range of people on here.
Thanks in advance.
Wayne