My cataract is confirmed and will be having surgery

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As of today the existence of my cataract is confirmed. I am surprised that it isn’t effecting my vision any worse than it is being that the cataract is right in the center of my lens.

My left eye’s cornea graft is still in great shape and thanks for the DALK transplant my Endothelium (the lower layer of the cornea) of which wasn’t transplanted survived the transplant unscathed thus eliminating the additional risks of having cataract surgery.

My right eye is still perfectly clear. No indication that my keratoconus is getting worse.

Surgery is currently scheduled April 8, 2020

My cataract is confirmed and will be having surgery

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As of today the existence of my cataract is confirmed. I am surprised that it isn’t effecting my vision any worse than it is being that the cataract is right in the center of my lens.

My left eye’s cornea graft is still in great shape and thanks for the DALK transplant my Endothelium (the lower layer of the cornea) of which wasn’t transplanted survived the transplant unscathed thus eliminating the additional risks of having cataract surgery.

My right eye is still perfectly clear. No indication that my keratoconus is getting worse.

Surgery is currently scheduled April 8, 2020

Today Marks 3 years anniversary of my Cornea Transplant

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Janurary 23 2017 was the day of my cornea transplant at Mercy Medical Center performed by Wolfe Eye Clinic.

This makes today my 3 year anniversary. So far things are going strong still as there are no signs of rejection thus far.

I would like to thank everyone who are generous enough to make things like this possible by donating their organs/corneas to those in need after an unimaginable tragedy that has happened to them.

I will always be grateful for such gracious generosity despite such hard times for them.

Now I have a cataract

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Recently it hit me while I was regularly going to my vision appointments for my contacts that it didn’t necessarily mean that I was getting regular full comprehensive eye exams.

So after determining that Wolfe Eye Clinic being a specialty clinic and not a general clinic I made an appointment at Miller’s Family Eye Care where my keratoconus journey started.

Today I had the appointment and was rather shocked to see that I have a sizable cataract in my left eye.

I got really nervous to the point that I went to the receptionist asking for a referral to the Cataract specialist at Wolfe Eye Clinic when I was supposed to do it at the checkout area without thinking.

After doing some reading on cataract development post cornea transplant. I have discovered that there has been evidence linking to the procedure and the drops used being linked to the development of cataracts.

I just wish that I was informed of the possibility of developing a cataract so that I would be on the lookout for such a development. I still would have consented to the procedure.

Today marks another milestone

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Three years ago today was the day that I had the appointment at the cornea specialist at Wolfe Eye Clinic and got the diagnosis of keratoconus confirmed.

It was at this point I learned my left eye would need a cornea transplant and I got my first pair of glasses set up.

Today is another milestone

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Three years ago was the day that I was diagnosed with keratoconus. Although it wasn’t the time that my specialist at Wolfe eye clinic it was the day that I had the appointment at Millers Family Eye Care that lead the diagnosis and referral to Wolfe eye clinic to confirm.

Today Marks Yet Another Milestone

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As of today it has been my first year of wearing contacts. These are specialty RGP contacts as opposed to traditional Soft Contacts.

Things are going great despite hitting a roadblock but a simple switch of solution overcame it. I am able to get by without any additional rewetting drops most days with general comfort.

While the stability of my left contact has been successfully managed for the most part. My changing careers from the IT field to Manufacturing has me a bit concerned about the need to switch to scleral contacts but I will deal with that when the time comes.

The Day Has Finally Arrived!

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Today is the day where I can stop using my anti rejection eye drops! As of today I can consider myself fully recovered from my cornea transplant!

I am also past the period where the majority of the cornea graft rejections occur which should mean that this cornea transplant should last me for a long time. This also means that there wont likely be much activity on my blog unless things change will still be keeping this blog up for archival purposes.