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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

My DALK graft checkup – Corrected to 20/15 and Next Appt in 1-year

  • RC
  • Posted on January 5, 2014

I just visited Dr. Holland again for a checkup.  I had a topography taken and the staff found that I was correctable to 20/15… yes… 15.   Dr. Holland said…

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Dr. Visits

A Boring Two Year Checkup (Boring is Good!)

  • RC
  • Posted on April 2, 2013

Well, had my two year checkup with Dr. Holland and it was a boring visit.  No changes, no sutures out.  Boring is GOOD. He says that we will leave the…

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Recovery

Tiny Update: Soft Lenses Rock

  • RC
  • Posted on July 30, 2012

My newest set of soft lenses are amazing.  Comfortable (16 hours+) and I can see pretty well.  Not quite as crisp as the RGP, but the comfort trade-off is worth…

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Diary Entries

Contact Lens after Corneal Transplant – Trying a Mini-Scleral

  • RC
  • Posted on April 12, 2012

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…

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Diary Entries

New – DALK Transplant Chronology

  • RC
  • Posted on March 12, 2012

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,…

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Dr. Visits

5-month DALK Follow Up – 20/30 Corrected Vision – 5 sutures out!

  • RC
  • Posted on August 5, 2011

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…

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Interesting Stuff

Post-DALK Transplant Topography – Graft

  • RC
  • Posted on July 2, 2011

This is what my corneal topography looked like after 2 sutures removed, and led to the removal of two more.

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Dr. Visits

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

  • RC
  • Posted on July 1, 2011

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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