From: Gary Britt 

Yeah, that's why I've held off because of wrinkling caused by souchering on
the transplant they couldn't guarantee my post operative vision would be as
good as I get with the contacts.

I wear my hard contacts over a zero power soft contact lens.  That
cushioning helps extend wearing time and avoids blisters.  However, even
doing that you still have to have an eye doctor who is very experienced in
fitting contacts on keratoconus patients or you are just wasting your time
and money.  Most eye doctors can't even do a refraction on me and aren't
smart enough to know they should try (because the cornea keeps changing
shape during the test when I take my contacts off).  It also takes special
Cone lenses that have a cone vault to them that makes them unlike normal
contact lenses.  I have good luck with "KomfortKone" brand lenses
from a company called MetroSoft in Austin, Texas.

Gary

Glenn Meadows wrote:
> I tried hard contacts years ago, but there was also a blister right near the
> tip of the eyeball, which then generated multiple images, and I couldn't
> stand the hard contacts, so opted out, and just have a balance lens in the
> right side.  Back in 78 when this was diagnosed, the eye doctor said to hold
> off on the surgery (cornea transplant), as long as possible.  At that time,
> it was ultra expensive, not high success rate, and he said the special
> knives were in short supply.  That was enough for me....LOL.... (and he
> helped develop the surgery to do the transplants).
>
> Now, it's far easier, FAR higher success rate.  It doesn't seem as risky
> now, at this age anymore.
>

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