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Hundreds lose Vision Each Year to Fireworks in the USA

The 4th of July is tomorrow in the USA, and with it comes neighborhood and community fireworks displays.  Most of the people setting off fireworks have little to no training, and there are many...

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Final 4 Sutures Removed

This morning I went back to Cincinnati Eye Institute and met with Dr. Holland and had the usual run through of tests. I was there 1.5 months earlier than planned because a month ago I had a suture...

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Have a Graft? In the Aisle Seat? Cover Your Eyes While Passengers...

I do a bit of business travel, and I always ask for the isle seat.  I also carry a small overnight bag and laptop bag, checking anything else. Since my corneal transplant, I have become acutely aware...

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Little Things: Glasses after Corneal Transplant (That Work!)

A short post today.  With the sutures coming out slowly over time, it’s always been my choice to put off getting a new eyeglasses prescription. With lenses being so expensive, and insurance...

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3-D Movies after Corneal Transplant

With Keratoconus in my left eye, I had pseudo-3d vision.  My right eye was doing the lions share of sharp vision, while my left eye was trying hard to give a blurry depth to it all.  But for the most...

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A Mild Corneal Abrasion Caused By Trying New Contacts

Well the question as to whether my grafted cornea has fully regrown its nerves has been answered with a resounding “YES” I have been hoping to make the transition to “regular” contacts and so have been...

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My DALK graft checkup – Corrected to 20/15 and Next Appt in 1-year

I just visited Dr. Holland again for a checkup.  I had a topography taken and the staff found that I was correctable to 20/15… yes… 15.   Dr. Holland said that cases like mine put to rest that vision...

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Kindle Paperwhite for Limited Vision Persons

I’ve received several notes asking how things are going. All is well! Eye and vision are fine, but I’m having to use readers more often for small text. I recently got a Kindle paperwhite…and I’d highly...

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Allergies and DALK Transplant – 2014 Season

Well, I’m following in my Dad’s footsteps and my ragweed allergy has increase a lot since last year. Luckily this year it has been mostly nasal, coughing, throat irritation and not as much on the eyes....

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New Sub-lingual Ragwitek medicine therapy started for 2015 season

I’ve started using the daily Ragweed therapy that you put under your tongue, called Ragwitek.  The medicine is powerful – my tougue and gums near the site I put it swelled up and such for the first...

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CDC: Contact Lens Wearers are Taking Chances with Their Eyes

Nearly all of the 41 million Americans who use contact lenses admit they engage in at least one type of risky behavior that can lead to eye infections, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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Corneal Transplant Recipient Getting Flu Shot? Ask Your Dr. This Question

Should you protect your cornea from flu shot immunization rejection? If you’re a corneal transplant recipient who gets flu shots, you may want to ask your corneal surgeon if you should use Tobradex (or...

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I’m considering taking down this site. Why? No help from readers on hosting...

I’m considering taking down CorneaNews because despite the good traffic, nobody is donating anything towards its operation in the menu above. Click here to: Donate $2.00 towards this site’s hosting...

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2019 is here and all is well!

I did a bit of adjustment to the site’s hosting (Cloudflare) so thought I’d post a quick update. Several have asked me how I’m doing.  The graft and my vision are great as of Jan 2019.   I have my...

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Blurring and Dry Eyes – Not Kerataconus Related

Just made a special appointment today due to a few blurry days in my diary.  This blur, which was kind of like that blur you get after being given an eye anesthetic, was both eyes, so I suspected it...

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Blurring and Double Vision Again Attributed to Dry Eyes

As a cornea graft recipient, I don’t think I’ll ever totally relax when I have blurring, be it from allergies, medicines or dry eyes. I’m having more dry eyes than before now, so am keeping Systane...

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Shingles Vaccine and Corneal Graft – Preventative Tobradex Protocol Questions

Finally, the Shingles / Shingrix parts 1 & 2 vaccine are now available, and I plan to get that this week at the same time as my Influenza vaccine. I asked Dr. Koffler what care I needed to take...

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