Day: November 22, 2023

I had my follow-ups yesterday for my eyes.

For those of you who do not know, I have keratoconus.

Not good news, but not horrible news, either from each visit …

So, my right eye is getting progressively worse; the focus will be to move forward with a non-invasive procedure called Corneal Collagen Cross-linking for it and reassess my left eye over time.

I go in for another follow-up in March and on that date, we’ll start preparing to get scheduled for the procedure.

The procedure will not cure me of my disease (it is lifelong), but it is supposed to stop my right eye from getting much worse.

I went to my optometrist afterward so she could go over what my ophthalmologist reviewed and had more testing done, and she confirms my right eye is an issue. I had another prescription done for my glasses and another set of scleral contacts ordered.

I’m tired from it all, but there’s no need for me to not do the procedure. I am terrified because of course, these are my eyes we’re talking about, but I don’t want my right eye to get much worse over time, either.

I’m not happy about having to have this procedure, but I’d rather it be this one than a cornea transplant (Yes, it is exactly what it sounds like!).

I am taking all of this in stride as best as I can and I am hopeful that next year will render better results for me. I will keep you all updated as to when the procedure date will be and how everything goes afterward (after the recovery and my eye heals up enough to do so, of course).

I still have some time before one last recheck, so I am going to bask in that fact and try not to make myself insane thinking about it all. Lol!

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And now, a poem. A Tanka, to be precise: