I was diagnosed in my early 20’s with Keratoconus. Keratoconus is a vision disorder that occurs when the normally round cornea (the front part of the eye) becomes thin and irregular (cone) shaped. This abnormal shape prevents the light entering the eye from being focused correctly on the retina and causes distortion of vision. In my case, I noticed that something was wrong during an eye exam when my vision couldn’t be corrected. “Is 1 better or 2?” the doctor asked, but everything looked blurry.
I lived with the condition until I was in my late 30’s. By that time, I had difficulty driving at night due to glare, and I could barely recognize people in passing. I tried rigid contact lenses and different eyeglass prescriptions, but nothing helped. I decided to have a cornea transplant in 2010. Here is my journey through that process.
Tomorrow I start taking the Vigamox drops. These are antibacterial drops, I assume to clear up any possible infections. Today the family and I attended the North American International Auto…
Today is the big day. I slept well, surprisingly. The hardest part for me this morning is not being able to eat anything. I will be heading to the hospital…
According to the doctor the surgery was a success. I arrived at the hospital in time. It only took a few minutes for me to get checked in, and about…
I had my post-operative appointment the morning after my surgery. When my bandage was removed, my eye was gooey from the ointment and tears. I could tell immediately that my…
The second day after surgery has been a lot better than the first. Yesterday I tried to get by just wearing my glasses, but toward the end of the day…
Things have been going well over the past couple of days. I am still dealing with the swollen upper eyelid, but the redness in the eye is going away and…
Today was my one week follow-up appointment. The doctor said that everything is going as expected. My vision is still blurry, and will be for a while. My eyes are…
I started noticing some swelling below my lower eyelid. There seems to be a lot of swelling and fluid on my eye… I call it the “gooey eye”. My eye…
I’m doing a lot better today. The swelling in my eye is going down and I feel less irritated. I got out of the house for a while today. I…
Today was my first day back to work. My eyes are still a bit irritated and my vision is blurry, but things are definitely better with light sensitivity. I have…
This week was an interesting week. The redness and swelling in my eye is going down and it is starting to look normal again. My vision is still blurry, and…
Here are some photos of my eye before and after the surgery: Pre-surgery Day of Surgery (eye shield) Day 1 (red and swollen) Day 2 Day 4 (less red but…
I has been about a month since my last post, and almost seven weeks since my surgery. The swelling is pretty much gone, and I don’t have as much sensitivity…
Last week I had my 2-month follow-up with my doctor. He said that everything looks good. A topography was taken of my eye, and my first two stitches were removed…
It’s been a while since my last post at Week 9. I had just had my first two stitches removed. I had two more stitches removed in May, and two…
It has been a while since my last post. I’m still healthy and my vision is still improving, albeit a lot slower than I had hoped. The last couple of…
Things have been going well since my last post. I’ve noticed slow, but steady improvement in my vision. Things have stabilized with my eye pressure. At my eye appointment a…
It has been a while since I’ve posted. Everything has been going well. It’s amazing to think that it’s been a year since my surgery. Here’s an update since my…
It has now been almost 20 months since my surgery. Things are still going well. I took a plane trip to California without any incidents. I’ve heard about some people…
It’s been a little more than two years since my surgery. Things are going really well. I have a new pair of glasses and my surgical eye is now correctable…
I haven’t written a post in while. As they say, no news is good news. Everything had been going well for the most part. My vision has been pretty stable…
A few days after my sutures were removed I was feeling a lot better. I was able to play a round of golf that Saturday and had a very busy…
It’s been a while since I provided an update. As the saying goes… no news is good news. Things have been going very well with my eyes. I just got…