My Keratoconus Updates
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Yes, its been almost 8 months and I still don’t have a properly fitting contact lens for my keratonic eye.
I was diagnosed late August this year and have jumped though a zillion hoops to get help.
I go to a teaching hospital and care is excellent- just the process takes a long time.
If you are diagnosed [...]
Do Ultrasonic Contact Lens Cleaners Work?
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
I was looking at one on Amazon, the SHINING IMAGE Ultrasonic Contact Lens Cleaner (blue) and it says it cleans hard lenses as well as soft and that it used saline or purified water to clean.
I am wondering about the general safety of these as well as if they remove protein build up on contact [...]
Light at the end of the Tunnel- Found Experienced Keratoconus Lens Fitter
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Whew.. 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
Monday, November 3rd, 2008I 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
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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 [...]