So this
seems simple right?! Sadly for me this has not been so easy; hence someone set
it for me! Now please don’t think it’s because I’m scared or poking my eye, or
think I somehow pull off the ‘sexy teacher’ look when wearing my glasses (I don’t!).
Instead the truth is far more boring. I have keratoconus.
‘Keratoconus (from Greek:
kerato- horn, cornea; and konos cone) is a degenerative disorder of the eye
in which structural changes within the cornea cause it
to thin and change to a more conical
shape than its normal gradual curve.’ (Wikipedia 2012)
So due to
this, over the past 10 years several hospitals have struggled to create lenses
that can properly sit in my eyes. I have tried various styles of lenses, many
of which have been made to measure, but sadly with little success. However,
thanks to a locum optician I saw in TESCO last year I was informed of a new
brand of lenses (Kerasoft) which are designed with my condition in mind.
Privately these would have been out of my reach (£300 for the initial consultation
alone), however, thanks to a helpful receptionist at an alternative opticians I
was informed that if I could get referred to specific hospital they outsource
their contact lenses to this optician and I could then get them on the NHS. To
cut a long story short I now have Kerasoft lenses! Are they really comfy? No, but
they do fit and so I have FINALLY been able to wear lenses to work. I wore them
when teaching at the end of last term and today I wore them for an INSET day so
I truthfully feel I can cross of number 26. Let’s just hope I can keep wearing
them.
