Two Years
It’s been a little more than two years since my surgery. Things are going really well. I have a new pair of glasses and my surgical eye is now correctable to 20/25. Not a sharp 20/25, but so much better than before. I am able to use my eye for the first time in a long time. I can read computer screens and street signs with my “good” eye closed. Although things aren’t as sharp as my other eye, the two work together pretty well. The only problem that I have is that I still have irritated eyes from time to time, and my...
read moreOne and a Half Years
It has now been almost 20 months since my surgery. Things are still going well. I took a plane trip to California without any incidents. I’ve heard about some people have problems because of the cabin pressure. My vision improvement seems to be pretty stable now. I haven’t had any more stitches removed since the first few months after surgery. My doctor said that he wanted to keep them in since I haven’t had any problems with broken stitches or infection. I am seeing him now about every three months. He says that everything...
read moreOne Year
It has been a while since I’ve posted. Everything has been going well. It’s amazing to think that it’s been a year since my surgery. Here’s an update since my last post way back in Month 9. I’ve had no more incidents since the issue in November. I noticed my vision, especially the under 3-foot distance, improving. One thing that I use as a reference point is the logo in the center of my car’s steering wheel. Initially it was difficult for me to see the logo clearly, but over time I have been able to see the...
read moreMonth 9
Things have been going well since my last post. I’ve noticed slow, but steady improvement in my vision. Things have stabilized with my eye pressure. At my eye appointment a few weeks ago they were able to correct my vision to 20/40… a blurry 20/40, but definitely better than the 20/300 I was getting before. I was scheduled to visit my optometrist this week to get fitted for new eyeglasses, but had a minor setback last weekend. I woke up last Sunday with pain, redness and severe light sensitivity, which are all symptoms of...
read moreMonth 7
It has been a while since my last post. I’m still healthy and my vision is still improving, albeit a lot slower than I had hoped. The last couple of months has been very busy, with work and a couple of trips and great weather. During my July appointment I was able to read the 20/60 line on the eye chart. Even though I’m still seeing the multiple images, which affects the sharpness of my vision, I have noticed things getting a little better. Something that amazes me some days is that I’m able to see depth, especially objects...
read moreMonth 4
It’s been a while since my last post at Week 9. I had just had my first two stitches removed. I had two more stitches removed in May, and two more removed last Thursday. My vision is pretty much unchanged since last month. My health has been excellent, and I haven’t had any problems with pain, infections or (much) light-sensitivity. I am looking forward to the day when I can get fitted for a new eyeglass prescription so that I can see if going through this procedure was worth it. Without having clear vision outside of 6″...
read moreWeek 9
Last week I had my 2-month follow-up with my doctor. He said that everything looks good. A topography was taken of my eye, and my first two stitches were removed – one near the top and one near the bottom-right. I wasn’t sure what to expect going in, but it was surprisingly easy. He asked me to open my eye wide, then he used a q-tip to hold open my top lid while he removed each stitch with a pair of tweezers. I felt a small tug, but other than that there was no pain or discomfort and he was done in less than a minute. I had a...
read moreWeek 7
I has been about a month since my last post, and almost seven weeks since my surgery. The swelling is pretty much gone, and I don’t have as much sensitivity to light. Up until about a week ago I was still having problems with light during my morning commute. The sun was right at eye level, so it felt like a flashlight (a really bright, hot one) was being shined in my eyes, even with sunglasses on. I still need to wear sunglasses when the sun is out, but driving is a lot better now. My vision is still very blurry, but I can see things...
read moreEye Photos
Here are some photos of my eye before and after the surgery: Pre-surgery Day of Surgery (eye shield) Day 1 (red and swollen) Day 2 Day 4 (less red but still swollen) Day 5 One Week Post-surgery Two Weeks Post-surgery Three Weeks...
read moreWeek 3
This week was an interesting week. The redness and swelling in my eye is going down and it is starting to look normal again. My vision is still blurry, and when I look at a bright light source I see multiple instances of the image slightly off center from one another. I probably notice 15 or 20 if those images. I’ve been told that this will go away over time as the eye heals and as stitches are removed. Even with the double-double-double vision, I’ve noticed many positive improvements in my overall vision. While at work today, I...
read more