Welcome to Cornea News!
This chronicles my journey from diagnosis to one year post-surgery of a DALK corneal transplant due to keratoconus. In addition to a diary and updates, it also provides links to other resources and categories like keratoconus technology and recovery tips, aiming to inform and support individuals going through similar experiences
Back to Work!
Short diary entry – I’m back to work (5 hours today) and even bike commuted. The weather was glorious. The itchiness vanished as mysteriously as it came and I…
Corneal Transplant – 1 Week On
The big news here is ITCHINESS. I am not talking mosquito bite-level, but poison-ivy level. It’s distracting and keeping me awake. Benadryl did not help it… I’ve got high hopes…
DALK Transplant – A photo of my healing eye
There are some who would rather not see healing eye photos, but still want to read the blog, so I have placed the day-5-healing-eye photo behind this cute fuzzy kitten….
DALK Corneal Surgery – Four Days On
I continue to recover from my DALK corneal transplant/graft procedure on March 9th, and thought I’d bring my (growing) audience up to date on some highlights. My wife has been…
A Roller Coaster Ride – But Improving
Well yesterday and last night have been rough. My 20/50 pinhole eyechart performance was encouraging, but now the vision is all milky again and the swelling itches worse than anything….
My DALK Corneal Surgery Day
Around 10:30 AM yesterday, we arrived at the St. Elizabeth SurgiCenter for my DALK procedure. After a brief wait I was taken back to the prep area where the nurses…