Corneal transplantBefore the surgery I couldn’t go out in daylight without dark black glasses – the pain from my eye would throb – but now it is only in severe sunshine that I need glasses. My vision also has improved. While I am still on some drops I am off most of my medication and [...]

I’m not sure if I will ever get used to waking up in the morning and being able to see. For the previous six years the first thing I did every morning was insert my large rigid skeral contact lenses, without these I couldn’t even see what time it was even when holding my alarm [...]

Four years ago I lost the sight totally in my right eye following an infection. The sight in my left eye was deteriorating quickly. Six months ago sight was restored in my right. Two months ago sight was restored in my left eye and is still improving. Now my joy is seeing my 6 months [...]

I started wearing glasses because of shortsightedness when at school studying for my A-levels. I managed with glasses quite well, but was then diagnosed with keratoconus in 1995, and since then have been wearing hard contact lenses. I took to wearing lenses like a duck to water, but after about 5 years the coning in [...]