Which Lens in Best and Where to get

[naveed]

Vey new to forum .. Must say a excellent place and effort.

I have used RGP for a few years .... Although I dont use them a lot

Not very comf.

What are other possible types (like kerasoft etc) as I have eyesight in left eye very low about -6.2 with pinhole

Can other types of lenses other than RGP can be taken from NHS

If not where can I get kerasoft cheapest ... I have spoken to a option and he is saying about 70 to fix and 40 pound a month ..

Thanks

[Andrew MacLean]

naveed

I am afraid that the answer to your question about which lens is best is that it depends on your eyes! This really is not an attempt to avoid the issue, but simply to acknowledge that keratoconus varies from patient to patient and so will the lens that suits us best.

For many people various sorts of RGP corneal lens will be best. In my time I used several different styles of RGP corneal, made from a variety of materials. I think that one of the most comfortable that I had was the RoseK.

Still in hard lens there is the Haptic or Scleral; I also had one of these and it was great.

Then there are the piggy back lenses where you wear a hard lens on top of a soft one.

Next there are hybrid lenses; these have a soft rim and hard centre.

Lots of people find kerasoft 3 a great help.

The range of lenses becomes greater and greater and so far as I am aware they are all available on the NHS in the UK on the standard NHS charge.

Do you see a hospital optometrist or is your optometrist in the private sector?

Yours aye

Andrew

[GarethB]

Unfortunatly I don't think there is a single place, hospital or otherwise that dispenses the full range of lenses available.

My experience is that due to cost the hospitals have the wider variety of lenses compare to a high street optician that is contracted by a hospital to fit us with lenses.

I know my hospital does the Kerasoft but not the newer type and I think for Sclerals I'd have to get reffered to the next City.

As Andrew says it is dependent on your eyes as to which solution is best.

If RGP's are uncomfortable and the fit is OK have you investigated any other reasons why lenses are uncomfortable?

For me it was down to poor quality tear production and once we adressed that my RGP's were comfortable for another 3 years. They became uncomforatble again this year and it has been identified as an allergy. We are unsure what the allergy is to, but antihistamines have gone a long way to making the RGP's comfortable again.