Ken Pullum gave an interesting talk to the Keratoconus Group outlining his ideas for addressing the increasing problem of waiting times for appointments. Not only is this obviously disruptive to patients, it’s a false economy. Ken explained that keratoconus is not regarded as clinically urgent because a delay in fitting a contact lens is not…
By Peter Field HERTFORD UK, APRIL / MAY 2025 at The BEAM theatre complex There is something quite magical when you arrive at Hertford on a warm, sunny, sky blue spring day. With it’s well preserved Georgian buildings and picturesque views from bridges across the River Lea It’s almost as if time has stood still…
By Daniel Morgan-Williams, Founding Director of Visualise Training and Consultancy Working in the workplace adjustment space, we see this quite often. An employee requests an adjustment to remove a barrier, and instead of a constructive conversation, the request is blocked. The justification usually sounds familiar: “It’s not reasonable,” or “If we do it for you,…
At our AGM and Speaker meeting both Dr Abass and optometrist Lynn White, carefully explained the progress of their work to find a solution for those of us who have to cope with not wearing contact lenses for a period of time; yet still need better vision for dealing with basic tasks. Both Ahmed and…
We are pleased to report that Dr Ahmed Abass has published his paper which we are proud to have co-sponsored with Fight for Sight. Dr Abass has kindly provided the following simplified abstract. The full paper can be read here. You can also view his other papers on his University Page here Purpose The study…
At our AGM we were treated to a talk by Emma McVeigh about a new project led by Dan Ehrlich (retired Head of Optometry at Moorfields). Moorfields is funding an innovation grant harnessing advanced imaging technology and clinical data to improve the fitting of contact lenses for patients with keratoconus. You can read the full…
As you can see from the Government website (Eye conditions and driving), Keratoconus has been removed from the list of notifiable conditons. This change was made after consultation with the Association of Optometrists. You can read their announcement – Here However, it remains sensible for drivers with KC to let their insurance company know they…
Recently a number of our members have experienced problems when supplied with new scleral contact lenses. Such was the concern that we asked members for feedback in our Spring 2022 Newsletter. We recently hosted one of our occasional KC Coffee mornings and were fortunately joined by one of the leading optometrists in the Moorfields Contact…
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At our November Coffee Morning, we were treated to a very thought-provoking talk from Tracy Long-Sutehall. Tracy has been very concerned by the shortage of available corneas for transplant surgery. She realised a major opportunity is being missed in hospice care due to the lack of consultation with family members. The talk was recorded and…