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As someone who has undergone keratoplasty (corneal graft) to treat fairly progressed Keratoconus, news like this fills me with the hope that the disease will ev
by nness 8y ago
As someone who has undergone keratoplasty (corneal graft) to treat fairly progressed Keratoconus, news like this fills me with the hope that the disease will eventually disappear and no one will need to go through the same physical and emotional discomfort.
- andrewingram 8y agoHow was the graft? I had CXL last year, and the pain was pretty excruciating. But i'm now scheduled in for a graft and the consultant said that in terms of pain and discomfort, it's nowhere near as bad.
- tnjm 8y agoI had a deep lamellar graft 15 years ago, for keratoconus, and it wasn't painful, just uncomfortable for a while. The followup appointments also involved some discomfort, but were fine. As with any transplant, I'd say it might be helpful to prepare yourself for the fact you'll have someone else's body part (I'll be celebrating my cornea's centenary before that long). And don't have huge expectations for the result -- I can't comfortably read a book with my operated eye, though no doubt the vision would be acceptable with contacts. They're such a pain and the vision in my unoperated eye is still good enough that it's better to rely mostly on that eye than bother with them. I still won't drive in the dark, won't play contact sports and my eyes get tired fairly easily, but overall it was a big win and I'd go for it again in a heartbeat. Good luck!
- andrewingram 8y agoThanks, I hadn't given the whole "someone else's body part" aspect much consideration, but I imagine it does feel a bit odd. They're going to be aiming for a partial thickness graft, which is apparently much harder to do, but if they pull it off there's much lower risk of complications. Surgeon says his rate of achieving noticeable improvement in vision is 95% compared to the average of 50%.