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I am a recipient of a dual cornea transplant because of a condition called: Fuch's Cornea Dystrophy. In 5-20 years I'll need it again. I'm not in as bad of
by UI_at_80x24 6y ago
I am a recipient of a dual cornea transplant because of a condition called: Fuch's Cornea Dystrophy.
In 5-20 years I'll need it again.
I'm not in as bad of shape as the person in TFA. I'm damn lucky, but to be honest, I'm miserable. I remember what it was like to have lazer-sharp vision. Now I can't work with electronics anymore. My soldering iron is gathering dust. I can't do 30% of my job. Hell I have to assemble PC's by feel. I can't see the writing on jumper connections, and spend a lot of time taking a picture of a thing and then magnifying the image just trying to figure out what goes where.
It's a shame I am not a mechanic, bolts are much bigger then jumpers. Working by feel is a fucking bitch.
- wiiittttt 6y agoI'm sorry to hear that. My sister has Fuch's Dystrophy as well and also had a double cornea transplant, but it seems to have mostly fixed all of her vision issues. Time will tell if I'm in the same boat, but so far have no signs of it.
- gdebel 6y agoI sympathize. I don't know what kind of procedure you underwent. If the blurry vision comes form an irregular anterior corneal surface, scleral lenses can be a game-changer. Also, cellular therapy could be an option in a few years, you're not condemned to another surgery with a little bit of luck. Don't hesitate to write me if you need an informal, general advice.
- spitfire 6y agoWhat is your contact information?
- gdebel 6y agoSorry, I thought it was public. I updated my profile.
- jasonpbecker 6y agoI just wanted to jump in and say as a sufferer of KC with pretty nasty scarring, scleral lenses were a life changer.