I do a bit of business travel, and I always ask for the isle seat. I also carry a small overnight bag and laptop bag, checking anything else. Since my corneal transplant, I have become acutely aware of the hazard to my eye/graft caused by inconsiderate passengers coming through the isle or packing their luggage…
Article: Things I learned by pretending to be blind for a week
I’ve been so busy at work lately that I’ve not been able to breathe…. but when I saw this article, I just had to share it with my readers especially since I work in this industry (user interface.) I’m sure the low vision audience already knows this – but the others may find it very…
New – DALK Transplant Chronology
Quick post to let you know that I just made a new page which covers the chronology from my first Dr. appt to one year after the surgery. Same posts, but in chronological order. http://corneanews.com/about-kerataconus/chronology/
Anime, Manga, Pop-Star Contact Lenses – A great way to damage your cornea
My daughter is totally into Anime and Manga characters, so I’m going to pass this through to my readers… Please share this with those you know with tweens or teens. Postscript: Apparently these lenses are now making their way into the child pageant circuit. Unbelievable!!! FDA issues warning about decorative contact lenses Silver Spring, MD…
NPR Covers Keratoconus
National Public Radio gives Keratoconus some much-needed publicity today in the US. Sadly, they didn’t mention some of the most important points of the disease, such as DALK vs. PK, advances in contact lenses, or encouragement of organ donation. Still, it’s great to have such a big increase in awareness.
Post-DALK Transplant Topography – Graft
This is what my corneal topography looked like after 2 sutures removed, and led to the removal of two more.
Cornea Day in San Diego – DALK Practice Expansion Recommended
I saw on the web today that Cornea Day in San Diego happened yesterday. Edward J. Holland, MD and W. Barry Lee, MD did a panel on surgical techniques. Dr. Holland had told me that he planned to do this, specifically that there was a section about how more corneal surgeons need to master the…
Keratoconus Contact Lens Archeology
Check out all the contact lenses I’ve tried in my journey with keratoconus. This is probably 1/3 the actual count.
DALK Transplant – A photo of my healing eye
There are some who would rather not see healing eye photos, but still want to read the blog, so I have placed the day-5-healing-eye photo behind this cute fuzzy kitten. The photo shows my eye, and the medical contact lens on it, still red from the surgery. Compared to a perfect eye it looks rough,…
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 are the creator/artist/photographer and I have used an image you would like removed, please make contact with me.