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…
Surgery update.
A full report will come soon with photos and lots of info, but this is just to let all know that things went very well.
Pre-Op Activity, Weekend Stuff
Somewhat boring entry today…I had conversations with two staff at CEI Thursday, received directions and instructions for surgery day. Also filled one of my prescriptions at the pharmacy, and…
Corneal Transplant Countdown – 1 week to go
It’s been a good week. The signs of Spring are all around Kentucky. If there is a more beautiful place to be in the Spring than Kentucky, I’ve not found…
Examples of Keratoconic Vision Simulations
I did a bit of searching for good examples of how life looks when you have Keratoconus… Here are the images I found. Some images weren’t credited… so if you…
2 Weeks To Go – Pre-surgery Physical
Had my pre-surgical physical today in Lexington at Baptist Family Medicine Clinic – with my long-time family MD. No surprises. I am healthy and should be good to go. Blood…
Finally… Some Good Pictures of my Cone
Well, I set out today to take a good quality picture of my cone, and managed to do it (after 20-30 tries) with my iPhone4. It’s not easy getting the…
Keratoconus can make the cornea ultra-sensitive
Yesterday, I had a bad “removal” event with my lens. When taking out my semi-sclarel lens, something didn’t go right. Either I didn’t pre-lube it enough or just had a…