Final 4 Sutures Removed
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…
Broken Suture on Cornea Transplant Graft – How I Handled It
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…
Graft Looks Great – 2 More Sutures Out (and they were stubborn.)
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* ...…
Quick Update: No News is Good News
Hello to everyone. I've been getting email asking how things are going so I thought I'd post a quick update and catch everyone up. The site is seeing quite a…
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,…
Tip for Corneal Suture Removal Antibiotics – Saving a few bucks
When you are in recovery from corneal transplant, your doctor will begin removing sutures - a few at a time each visit (providing everything is going well.) Each time you…
Corneal Transplant Surgery – 8-month Follow Up – Steroids to Stop in 6 Weeks.
Today I went in to Cincinnati Eye Institute for my 8-month follow up with Doctor Edward Holland. The visit followed the same routine as before - corneal surface scan, vision check, pressure check,…
5-month DALK Follow Up – 20/30 Corrected Vision – 5 sutures out!
Had a very good 5-month visit today where 5 sutures were removed. We're playing "suture roulette" now, chasing the astigmatism around my cornea. My astigmatism went from 9 diopters to…