Shingles Vaccine and Corneal Graft – Preventative Tobradex Protocol Questions
Finally, the Shingles / Shingrix parts 1 & 2 vaccine are now available, and I plan to get that this week at the same time as my Influenza vaccine. I…
Corneal Transplant Recipient Getting Flu Shot? Ask Your Dr. This Question
Should you protect your cornea from flu shot immunization rejection? If you’re a corneal transplant recipient who gets flu shots, you may want to ask your corneal surgeon if you…
CDC: Contact Lens Wearers are Taking Chances with Their Eyes
Nearly all of the 41 million Americans who use contact lenses admit they engage in at least one type of risky behavior that can lead to eye infections, U.S. Centers…
Kindle Paperwhite for Limited Vision Persons
I’ve received several notes asking how things are going. All is well! Eye and vision are fine, but I’m having to use readers more often for small text. I recently…
Have a Graft? In the Aisle Seat? Cover Your Eyes While Passengers Seating/Deplaneing!
I do a bit of business travel, and I always ask for the isle seat. I also carry a small overnight bag and laptop bag, checking anything else. Since my…
Hundreds lose Vision Each Year to Fireworks in the USA
The 4th of July is tomorrow in the USA, and with it comes neighborhood and community fireworks displays. Most of the people setting off fireworks have little to no training,…
Pre Holiday Update – New Contacts Prescription
Okay this will be a short one as I’m heading home to be with family for the holiday. After having the most recent set of sutures out, the shape of…
New – DALK Transplant Chronology
Quick post to let you know that I just made a new page which covers the chronology from my first Dr. appt to one year after the surgery. Same posts,…