Sadly, our president passed away on Wednesday 12th October 2022 Mr Buckley has been a keen supporter of our charity. His involvement started in the first year of our inception and his encouragement and involvement have helped us grow to where we are today. For many years he led the corneal service at Moorfields. His…
A Moorfields and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology team led by Daniel Gore have developed a ‘prediction calculator’ to give keratoconus patients a personalised risk calculation to make informed decisions about treatment. Keratoconus is a condition that causes the cornea to thin and impair vision. It is one of the most common reasons for corneal transplants…
Members will remember the talk given by Professor Alison Hardcastle at our AGM in 2019, updating us on her work as part of the Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS). The talk was summarised in our Summer 2019 newsletter. The authors from UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospitaland many other institutions from around the world, have…
At our previous Zoom coffee morning, we were treated to an excellent talk by Howard Mailes, a PhD candidate at UCL. He was talking about his research into using artificial intelligence to assist with the initial diagnosis of Keratoconus, and detecting progression. Here is a recording of that talk. The talk is also available on our…
For the past few years our group has been working with health professionals in Wales where until now, apart from very exceptional cases, it has not been possible to have Cross Linking (CXL) performed by the National Health Service. However, at last we have some good news to report. Crosslinking cross-linking CXL Health Technology Wales…
A clinical trial in 60 keratoconus patients aged 10-16 years old, most of which were based at the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at Moorfields Eye Hospital, found that a treatment for keratoconus, known as corneal cross linking, was effective at stopping its progression in young patients. We shall be hosting a presentation of the results of this trial…
Many of our members have been following this study. It has been carried out University College London (UCL), Moorfields, Kings College London and other national and international collaborators and is aimed to investigate the key unsolved questions surrounding keratoconus. Indeed quite a few of our members took part in the genetic study and Stephen Tuft…
We would like to thank Sight and Sound for hosting the following webinar for us specifically tailored towards keratoconus. The webinar looks at four scenarios taking people at different stages of their lives and demonstrates how technology can support them. The webinar is a mix of real time demonstrations and presentations showing the technology in…
Reflections from lockdown by Caroline Condillac Contemplating the new working environment from a Keratoconus perspective has been interesting Positives We are good at washing our hands and being resilient For many of us we have to adapt to situations at both home and work and know the importance of trying to protect ourselves from infection…