Keratoconus and dry eye – symptoms causes and treatments No more tears Dry eye syndrome – which affects nearly five million Britons over the age of 45 and, despite its name, leads to more tears. Dry eye can be at best annoying and at worst, painful and irritating. Dry eye syndrome has several varied underlying … Continue reading Keratoconus & Dry eye- symptoms, causes & treatments
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Keratoconus my story by Corrina Taylor, UK
I have been an anxious person for as long as I can remember… No, sorry, let me rephrase that, I have had anxiety for as long as I can remember. The difference is that in the core of who I am, I don’t believe I am an anxious person, but that anxiety is a habit … Continue reading Keratoconus my story by Corrina Taylor, UK
Keratoconus & CXL my story by Odai, USA
Hi my name is Odai and I am sharing my story with everyone. At the time of writing, I am 21 years old and I will be 22 next month. I live in the state of Illinois in the United States of America. I want to start off saying I never had contacts or glasses in my … Continue reading Keratoconus & CXL my story by Odai, USA
Keratoconus my story – by Simba, 21
Hello I am Simba from South Africa, I am 21 and this is my keratoconus story. That's me with the eye patch in the photo (left) I started wearing hard contact lenses when I was in Grade 9 (15 years old) and the reason my optometrist gave was that my cornea was ‘rigid’. I … Continue reading Keratoconus my story – by Simba, 21
Keratoconus – my story by Beth
I was diagnosed with keratoconus when I was approx 21 and I am now 41. I had what was diagnosed as "lazy eye" growing up and my vision in my right eye slowly deteriorated through adolescence until it became really poor, so I went to an optician and was told that I had ‘keratoconus’. I … Continue reading Keratoconus – my story by Beth
keratoconus – a mum’s view
It’s just how a mum feels..... I don't unfortunately have Keratoconus, I guess you wonder why I am saying that, the reason is simple....perhaps if I had it my beautiful gorgeous son wouldn’t or at least I would then know how he feels. I know the link isn’t proven to be hereditary but it makes you … Continue reading keratoconus – a mum’s view
Keratoconus my story- by Rae- the end of the KC journey
The day of the cataract op was bright and sunny. I did wonder how much I would be able to see afterwards. I mean, I was so used to poor vision in my grafted eye unless I had a hybrid lens in, I knew I had nothing to lose. This was the end of a … Continue reading Keratoconus my story- by Rae- the end of the KC journey
Keratoconus my story – Getting Married! by Mary-Anna
Getting married and having KC – an inspirational tale from Mary Anna For those of you who have organised a wedding, you know how stressful it can be. Of those people, if you decided to decorate yourself and pretty much make it your own, you know that there is a lot of added stress. Now … Continue reading Keratoconus my story – Getting Married! by Mary-Anna
Keratoconus GB Living with Keratoconus 