My Vision Story

One and a Half Years

August 29, 2011 Keratoconus 1 Comment(s)

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 [...] Continue reading →
One Year

January 26, 2011 Keratoconus 1 Comment(s)

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 [...] Continue reading →
Month 9

November 1, 2010 Keratoconus 0 Comment(s)

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 [...] Continue reading →
Month 7

September 1, 2010 Keratoconus 2 Comment(s)

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 [...] Continue reading →
Month 4

June 15, 2010 Keratoconus 3 Comment(s)

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 [...] Continue reading →
Week 9

April 6, 2010 Keratoconus 1 Comment(s)

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. [...] Continue reading →
Week 7

March 15, 2010 Keratoconus 0 Comment(s)

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 [...] Continue reading →
Eye Photos

February 20, 2010 Keratoconus 2 Comment(s)

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 [...] Continue reading →
Week 3

February 17, 2010 Keratoconus 0 Comment(s)

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 [...] Continue reading →
Week 2

February 11, 2010 Keratoconus 0 Comment(s)

Today was my first day back to work. My eyes are still a bit irritated and my vision is blurry, but things are definitely better with light sensitivity. I have no problems driving and getting around. I was able to [...] Continue reading →
Day 11

February 6, 2010 Keratoconus 0 Comment(s)

I’m doing a lot better today. The swelling in my eye is going down and I feel less irritated. I got out of the house for a while today. I went to visit my parents and went to an evening [...] Continue reading →
Day 8

February 3, 2010 Keratoconus 0 Comment(s)

I started noticing some swelling below my lower eyelid. There seems to be a lot of swelling and fluid on my eye… I call it the “gooey eye”. My eye doesn’t look round at the bottom; it looks almost like [...] Continue reading →
Day 7

February 2, 2010 Keratoconus 0 Comment(s)

Today was my one week follow-up appointment. The doctor said that everything is going as expected. My vision is still blurry, and will be for a while. My eyes are still red, but the eyelid swelling is going down. I [...] Continue reading →
Day 6

February 1, 2010 Keratoconus 0 Comment(s)

Things have been going well over the past couple of days. I am still dealing with the swollen upper eyelid, but the redness in the eye is going away and the light sensitivity is less severe. I can tell that [...] Continue reading →
Day 2

January 28, 2010 Keratoconus 0 Comment(s)

The second day after surgery has been a lot better than the first. Yesterday I tried to get by just wearing my glasses, but toward the end of the day I went back to wearing the metal shield. What a [...] Continue reading →
Day 1 Continued

January 27, 2010 Keratoconus 0 Comment(s)

I had my post-operative appointment the morning after my surgery. When my bandage was removed, my eye was gooey from the ointment and tears. I could tell immediately that my vision had improved. While it was still very blurry, my [...] Continue reading →
Day 1

January 27, 2010 Keratoconus 0 Comment(s)

According to the doctor the surgery was a success. I arrived at the hospital in time. It only took a few minutes for me to get checked in, and about 20 minutes later I was taken to the back. I [...] Continue reading →
Day 0

January 26, 2010 Keratoconus 1 Comment(s)

Today is the big day. I slept well, surprisingly. The hardest part for me this morning is not being able to eat anything. I will be heading to the hospital around 11:30 and the the surgery is scheduled to begin [...] Continue reading →
5 Days Before the Surgery

January 21, 2010 Keratoconus 0 Comment(s)

Tomorrow I start taking the Vigamox drops. These are antibacterial drops, I assume to clear up any possible infections. Today the family and I also attended the North American International Auto Show (Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI). I had a few [...] Continue reading →
My Vision Story

January 14, 2010 Featured, Keratoconus 0 Comment(s)

My story began when I was in elementary school. I was diagnosed as being nearsighted and started wearing glasses in the third or fourth grade. I tried soft contact lenses in high school and the first year or so of [...] Continue reading →