Well that sucks....

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:30 am

Well, I went to my eye doctor yesterday and he told me that my cornia was starting to shape in a "cone" shape as supossed to form as the ussual round shape. The doctor refered me to a cornia expert so he can shed some light on what courses I can go with this but apparently at the end it could(should) end up with me having to do a cornia transplant.
 
 When I heard the "transplant" word, I totally lost all words, I dont even want to look up in the internet how such a procedure will work or how risky it is. As you guys now my right eye is a prosthesis so of course this porblem is in my only good eye(left eye). That´s why I´m kinda worried about this. Anyways just wanted to share it with you guys. Wish me luck, my appointment is in 2 weeks. <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_wink.gif">

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:56 am

Man, Javi, all the best, dude. I´ll offer one up to the Big House upstairs for you.
 
 Take care,
 PK

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 12:57 pm

So your pirate has the patch on the wrong eye then?
 
 All kidding aside man, I wish you all the best. I´m thinking of getting laser surgery on my eyes and that has me a little nervouse...I can´t imagine getting my freaking cornia replaced. Wow...good luck man.

davet010 · Post by **davet010** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 3:21 pm

Javi
 
 Very best wishes. I had a bit of a search, and according to the website of the University of Michigan Medical School, corneal transplants are the safest of all, and have the highest success rate.
 
 Fingers crossed for you, my man.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:00 pm

Javi, best of luck to you man. I can only imagine what you must be feeling. I´ve had a few problems with my eyes, but nothing like what you´re going through.
 Here´s hoping it all goes well.

Jackdog · Post by **Jackdog** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 7:35 pm

Javi...Hang in there brother! I hope it works out well for you. Keep us posted.

Gman33 · Post by **Gman33** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:47 pm

Javi, I have that disease, it´s called kerataconus. I had a cornea transplant in my left eye three years ago. Can see much better now. That first year is tough with all of the healing, and of course with the threat of rejection. I´m on a topical steroid every other day now and will be for the rest of my life, (to combat the rejection). Basically, they cut out the center portion of my cornea, where the cone was and replaced it with a cadaver´s cornea, then stitched it up. I don´t want to jinx myself, but I´ve been relatively problem free the past three years. You really have to be meticulus in caring for your eye after the surgery, but it comes a part of your daily routine. If you have any more questions please e-mail me, I´d be glad to share my experience and answer all of your questions. [ This message was edited by: Gman33 on 12-09-2003 19:57 ]

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:02 pm

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 On 2003-09-12 19:47, Gman33 wrote:
 Javi, I have that disease, it´s called kerataconus. I had a cornea transplant in my left eye three years ago. Can see much better now. That first year is tough with all of the healing, and of course with the threat of rejection. I´m on a topical steroid every other day now and will be for the rest of my life, (to combat the rejection). Basically, they cut out the center portion of my cornea, where the cone was and replaced it with a cadaver´s cornea, then stitched it up. I don´t want to jinx myself, but I´ve been relatively problem free the past three years. You really have to be meticulus in caring for your eye after the surgery, but it comes a part of your daily routine. If you have any more questions please e-mail me, I´d be glad to share my experience and answer all of your questions.
 
 [ This message was edited by: Gman33 on 12-09-2003 19:57 ]
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 wow, i´m totally shocked. The world IS small.
 My doctor told me this disease forms primarly cause of scratching the eye. Is this why you got it?
 Gman33@wideopenwest.com
 Is this your email?

Gman33 · Post by **Gman33** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:08 pm

Yeah, that´s my email. I was told that they don´t really know the cause, that it was probably genetic. i never really scratched my eys excessively, so that´s a new one. Funny thing, if it´s genetic, why am I the only one in my family who has it, lol.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 12:36 pm

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 On 2003-09-12 20:08, Gman33 wrote:
 Yeah, that´s my email. I was told that they don´t really know the cause, that it was probably genetic. i never really scratched my eys excessively, so that´s a new one. Funny thing, if it´s genetic, why am I the only one in my family who has it, lol.
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 *Update*
 
 Gman:
 
 I want to the cornea specialist. It´s supossed to be a predetermined condition you and I where borned with, so basically it was something that eventually was gonna happen to us. The Dr. told me that I basically have 2 choices,
 1. Get Solidshaped Eye contact wich would basically control the cornea from afecting my vision even more or
 2. Cornea transplant.
 
 The eye contact was her recomendation since my vision is still not considered "poor", but the "astigmatism" I have is not considered regular and thats why eye glasses help me but don´t totally clear up my vision. Of course the eye contact isn´t 100& save, like anyother contact, there is always a chance for infection or that simply that the contacts could feel unconfrotable.
 
 She told me the transplant should be my last choice and only considered if down the line my vision can´t be helped by the contacts or by anyother methods science can come up with. She also said that doctors are working on eliminating kerataconus by simple lazer surgery but it´s still hasn´t been approved.
 
 G,
 I am leaning towards giving the eye contact a shot. Any tips or comments you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
 
 To the others who wished me the best, THANX!
 
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Gman33 · Post by **Gman33** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:11 am

Javi, I´d go with the lens. I´m assuming that it is a Toric lens, which is a lot bigger circumference wise, and is a lot harder than a regular lens. I unfortunately had no choice, as my cone was so steep that it was going to detach from my eye. No lens would have helped me at the time. My vision was 20/200 and neither glasses or my contact lens helped. I am fitted with a Toric lens now on my "repaired" eye and I´m doing fine. The lens is not cheap, but the surgery is worse. You will have to watch your eye for infection, as the rigid lens on your eye will form a cut or abrasion on your cornea at first, which could cause infection, as it tries to curtail the cone from worsening. Hope you can see enough to get some good gaming in lol. Keep me posted.