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Keratoconus and my DALK Corneal Transplant

Keratoconus and my DALK Corneal Transplant

My Journey from Diagnosis to Corneal Graft and Beyond

Keratoconus and my DALK Corneal Transplant

Keratoconus and my DALK Corneal Transplant

My Journey from Diagnosis to Corneal Graft and Beyond

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Diary Entries

A Mild Corneal Abrasion Caused By Trying New Contacts

  • RC
  • Posted on December 10, 2013
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Well the question as to whether my grafted cornea has fully regrown its nerves has been answered with a resounding “YES” I have been hoping to make the transition to…

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Final 4 Sutures Removed

  • RC
  • Posted on July 12, 2013
  • 1 Comment

This morning I went back to Cincinnati Eye Institute and met with Dr. Holland and had the usual run through of tests. I was there 1.5 months earlier than planned…

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Broken Suture on Cornea Transplant Graft – How I Handled It

  • RC
  • Posted on May 22, 2013
  • 2 Comments

  Had a bit of an issue last night.  After taking out my contacts, my grafted eye started to sting like a really, really bad eyelash.  I immediately knew what…

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Graft Looks Great – 2 More Sutures Out (and they were stubborn.)

  • RC
  • Posted on November 16, 2012
  • 11 Comments

Well, 4 months elapsed since my last visit to Dr. Holland, so I had an appointment today.  I had the usual check ups and topology.  Their office was a *zoo* ……

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Trying Different RGPs – My lens tolerance is only a few hours.

  • RC
  • Posted on May 24, 2012
  • 3 Comments

Well, as usual, this is going to take some trial and error! I have tried three different RGPs (Essilor Perimeter Lens) and cannot tolerate any of them – the mini-scleral was pushing…

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Managing Intraocular Eye Pressure Issues with my Corneal Transplant (and… 2 more sutures out!)

  • RC
  • Posted on July 1, 2011
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Well, I just returned from anther follow up with Dr. Holland post-corneal transplant.  The graft and optic nerve look good, but my eye pressure is still too high – a…

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Corneal Transplant – 2nd Follow Up with Dr. Holland

  • RC
  • Posted on March 18, 2011
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It’s now been 8 days since the surgery. I worked half a day and went, with Heather, to Edgewood to see Dr. Holland for my “1 week” follow up appointment. …

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Diary Entries

DALK Corneal Surgery – Four Days On

  • RC
  • Posted on March 13, 2011
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I continue to recover from my DALK corneal transplant/graft procedure on March 9th, and thought I’d bring my (growing) audience up to date on some highlights.  My wife has been…

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