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Keratoconus and my DALK Corneal Transplant

Keratoconus and my DALK Corneal Transplant

My Journey from Diagnosis to Corneal Graft and Beyond

Keratoconus and my DALK Corneal Transplant

Keratoconus and my DALK Corneal Transplant

My Journey from Diagnosis to Corneal Graft and Beyond

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Dr. Visits

DALK Transplant – Stellar Follow Up + New Soft Lens Trial

  • RC
  • Posted on June 8, 2012

Well, it’s been a good week for my DALK recovery.  I went back to Dr. Holland for my graft checkup and he said it was perfect.  I also corrected to…

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Diary Entries

Trying Different RGPs – My lens tolerance is only a few hours.

  • RC
  • Posted on May 24, 2012

Well, as usual, this is going to take some trial and error! I have tried three different RGPs (Essilor Perimeter Lens) and cannot tolerate any of them – the mini-scleral was pushing…

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Diary Entries

Lens Difficulties (New lens ordered with different edge profile.)

  • RC
  • Posted on April 30, 2012

Well, my first post-graft contact lens is wonderful, but I think the fit needs adjusted. The insertion and vision have been just fine, but I’ve been having difficulties with removing…

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Recovery

New Lens In!!!! Binocular Vision! The World is in 3D Now!

  • RC
  • Posted on April 24, 2012

A very big day on this long journey.  Today, I inserted the mini-scleral lenses in my grafted eye at Dr. Koffler’s office…and, for the first time in 15+ years, I…

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Diary Entries

Contact Lens after Corneal Transplant – Trying a Mini-Scleral

  • RC
  • Posted on April 12, 2012

Well, after a fair bit of anxiety and dread, I found my visit to Koffler Vision Group* for the fitting of a new mini-scleral RGP contact lens on my grafted…

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Diary Entries

New – DALK Transplant Chronology

  • RC
  • Posted on March 12, 2012

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,…

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Interesting Stuff

Anime, Manga, Pop-Star Contact Lenses – A great way to damage your cornea

  • RC
  • Posted on October 22, 2011

My daughter is totally into Anime and Manga characters, so I’m going to pass this through to my readers…  Please share this with those you know with tweens or teens.…

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Interesting Stuff

NPR Covers Keratoconus

  • RC
  • Posted on July 11, 2011

National Public Radio gives Keratoconus some much-needed publicity today in the US.  Sadly, they didn’t mention some of the most important points of the disease, such as DALK vs. PK,…

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