immunizations – Keratoconus and my DALK Corneal Transplant https://corneanews.com My Journey from Diagnosis to Corneal Graft and Beyond Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:46:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Shingles Vaccine and Corneal Graft – Preventative Tobradex Protocol Questions https://corneanews.com/2020/10/25/singles-vaccine-and-corneal-graft-preventative-tobradex-protocol-questions/ https://corneanews.com/2020/10/25/singles-vaccine-and-corneal-graft-preventative-tobradex-protocol-questions/#respond Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:21:28 +0000 /?p=999 Finally, the Shingles / Shingrix parts 1 & 2 vaccine are now available, and I plan to get that this week at the same time as my Influenza vaccine.

I asked Dr. Koffler what care I needed to take related to my graft and the Shingrix shot.  They suggested that Tobradex – same as I use for Influenza vaccines – would be fine and would cover both.

 

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Corneal Transplant Recipient Getting Flu Shot? Ask Your Dr. This Question https://corneanews.com/2015/09/13/corneal-transplant-recipient-getting-flu-shot-ask-your-dr-this-question/ https://corneanews.com/2015/09/13/corneal-transplant-recipient-getting-flu-shot-ask-your-dr-this-question/#respond Sun, 13 Sep 2015 22:26:48 +0000 /2015/09/13/corneal-transplant-recipient-getting-flu-shot-ask-your-dr-this-question/index.html Should you protect your cornea from flu shot immunization rejection?

If you’re a corneal transplant recipient who gets flu shots, you may want to ask your corneal surgeon if you should use Tobradex (or equivalent) to avoid potential rejection due to the flu vaccine.  My particular instructions involve taking some drops a few day before my flu shot, and then for several times per day for a month afterward.  My doctor also recommended that I continue with Restasis as it provides some measure of rejection prevention.

This is done in an abundance of caution, I think.  But it’s worth a quick call to see if it might reduce your own chances for rejection.

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