DALK Transplant – Stellar Follow Up + New Soft Lens Trial
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…
Lens Difficulties (New lens ordered with different edge profile.)
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…
Little Things: A Robin Feeding Her Young
Today I watched a robin working her nest. My depth perception was, well, deep. With keratoconus, I would previously have been less able to pick out the nest against the…
New Lens In!!!! Binocular Vision! The World is in 3D Now!
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…
Contact Lens after Corneal Transplant – Trying a Mini-Scleral
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…
Tip for Corneal Suture Removal Antibiotics – Saving a few bucks
When you are in recovery from corneal transplant, your doctor will begin removing sutures – a few at a time each visit (providing everything is going well.) Each time you…
DALK Checkup – A Few New Nuggets of Info
Well, today was a routine checkup. Topography, pressure check, eye test. Pretty much the same as the last time. Dr. Holland removed two sutures as we continue “suture roulette.” …
5-month DALK Follow Up – 20/30 Corrected Vision – 5 sutures out!
Had a very good 5-month visit today where 5 sutures were removed. We’re playing “suture roulette” now, chasing the astigmatism around my cornea. My astigmatism went from 9 diopters to…