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Light at the end of the Tunnel- Found Experienced Keratoconus Lens Fitter

Whew.. what a relief!
My friend had her sister email me. The sister is finishing up her thesis in Contact Lenses! And she emailed a colleague at Waterloo University, Dr. Gina Sobara who specializes in fitting people with Keratoconus. She heads up the contact lens clinic and the University and will see me next week. it [...]

Need to Find Another Contact Lens Fitter in Ontario

I have been increasingly frustrated by my optometrist. She is very nice and capable but does not have much experience with fitting people with Keratoconus. I am starting to think what has happened is newer optometrist and lens fitters just have no experience with hard RGP lenses. It is just so cheap and soft cont [...]

Wore My SynergEyes Contact Lens Trials

Well, I am back from my optometrist. Some good news- the Synergeyes feel very comfortable and she will try wearing one of the Synergeyes Lenses in my bad eye ( the left) and try and regular soft toric contact lens in the right.
This may sound nuts but I think I may be one of the [...]

RGP’s stll not fitting and Looking at Getting Hybrid/SynergEyes Contacts Lenses

I was diagnosed with KT in late August and I still do not have a pair of lenses that work.
I have now had 4 fittings with RAP lenses.
I have been going back weekly and went today to get yet another pair.
The last couple of weeks have been fine tuning the fit, and this week [...]

My RGP Lenses to be re-fitted

Had yet another appt. with optometrist to check fit on my RGP lenses ( rigid gas permeable contact lenses). The ye both dropped a little bit so she has ordered new ones. She is going to see if she can get some made from different material. The manufacturer has said these don’t; have latex in [...]