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 the lens. I’m competent with mini-Sclerals but this one seems too tight. It’s nerve wracking to pull a “stuck” lens off a grafted cornea with…
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 leaves in the background. But this time, it was clear. The colors were distinct, and the ugly little birdlings were even more homely than I…
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 had clear vision in my left eye. My brain and eye muscles are not sure what to do with the new information so the crispness…
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 eye to be quite uneventful. We tried several diameters and shapes until one felt, well, like it wasn’t there. (*My choice for contact fitting in…