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Warpy

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14. I had my surgery 7 years ago.

Mon May 20, 2013, 01:44 AM

May 2013

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I have a cousin who had it 53 years ago and says that the vision in the transplanted eye is better than through her own eyeball.

Without glasses, my vision in that eye is very poor. With glasses, it's 20/50 and I'll take it. It beats the hell out of "blind" and allows me good depth perception for driving.

ETA: Go for the contacts now. Get antihistimine drops for your eyes and do take frequent breaks from the computer screen. You will be wearing the contacts after surgery because if you think your astigmatism is bad now, wait until you're looking through somebody else's cornea!

I found the contacts to be surprisingly comfortable and they improved my vision to 20/20. Unfortunately once they're in, they don't come out of my eye unless the doc pries them out with a scalpel, not fun!

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I found out a few days ago that I'm quickly going Blind.... [View all] Up2Late May 2013 OP

So sorry this is happening to you. Take heart that having been in so many creative applegrove May 2013 #1

Thanks for the kind words Up2Late May 2013 #8

I love this forum. It's a great place to vent about being shit on NightWatcher May 2013 #2

Thanks... Up2Late May 2013 #9

K and R. No experience w. this condition but do what you can to keep a positive attitude. Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #3

I'll try, but it hasn't been easy... Up2Late May 2013 #10

Thanks for the post. The symptoms shown at the link Downwinder May 2013 #4

The link I posted above has a lot of good info... Up2Late May 2013 #7

Loss of vision should qualify. Talk to your Dr. Downwinder May 2013 #13

Yeah, I guess I better get that 2nd opinion soon. Up2Late May 2013 #15

I'm sorry KC May 2013 #5

Thanks, yeah, the 2nd opinion is my next step... Up2Late May 2013 #6

Keratoconus is fixable with a corneal transplant Warpy May 2013 #11

Yeah, I hope it won't come to that. Up2Late May 2013 #12

I had my surgery 7 years ago. Warpy May 2013 #14

RGP user here quadrature May 2013 #16

I've always been a bit afraid of hard lenses..., Up2Late May 2013 #19

I feel for you having flamingdem May 2013 #17

I'm going to go to get the 2nd opinion at KP Up2Late May 2013 #18

I am so sorry this is happening to you. LiberalLoner May 2013 #20