How long before the fog disappears....
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The world obviously looks clearer and clearer these days! It is of course far too soon to say anything about the future. But behind a light dim i can now this very evening read a sharp subtext on my telly, on 6 meters distance. If this continues I bellieve I have won a nice prize in the big KC-lottery. Had a visit to my clnic today and the surgeant was happy. Did no test of my vision, and the cornea topograhy could not be measured due to the stitches. But it was remarkably brighter than 14 days ago. The best Christmas present I could get.
Hi
A little update.
Today the fog was back again, thicker than in 2 weeks. Woke up 3 hours later than usual though. But it felt dramatic since during the last couple of days, especially the evenings, the vision has been amazingly clear. It seems a little better now. But I will give my clinic a call tomorrow.
Gone down to 4 times a day with drops. Now only spersadex without kloramfeningkol. Nothing during the night and 10 mg prenincilon after breakfast.
Seems ok 5 weeks post op ?
A little update.
Today the fog was back again, thicker than in 2 weeks. Woke up 3 hours later than usual though. But it felt dramatic since during the last couple of days, especially the evenings, the vision has been amazingly clear. It seems a little better now. But I will give my clinic a call tomorrow.
Gone down to 4 times a day with drops. Now only spersadex without kloramfeningkol. Nothing during the night and 10 mg prenincilon after breakfast.
Seems ok 5 weeks post op ?
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John Smith
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Hello Per,
That makes some sense, as it's a little like my own (failed graft) condition.
When you're awake, your cornea gets the oxygen it needs from the atmosphere. When you're asleep though, the oxygen comes from water. The endothelial cells at the back of the cornea "pump out" the water that's drawn in. The longer you're asleep, the harder the endothelial cells need to work.
If they're working well, you'll wake up with clear vision. If they're not, vision will be foggy as the cornea is waterlogged.
It may be that your cornea is still settling in, but please do mention this to your surgeon just in case.
All the best,
That makes some sense, as it's a little like my own (failed graft) condition.
When you're awake, your cornea gets the oxygen it needs from the atmosphere. When you're asleep though, the oxygen comes from water. The endothelial cells at the back of the cornea "pump out" the water that's drawn in. The longer you're asleep, the harder the endothelial cells need to work.
If they're working well, you'll wake up with clear vision. If they're not, vision will be foggy as the cornea is waterlogged.
It may be that your cornea is still settling in, but please do mention this to your surgeon just in case.
All the best,
John
Hi, John.
Thanks. Always helps with a few words from others than your surgeon. I wait until tomorrow and then we´ll see.
How about yourself John. Are you in soon for another graft or do they try to get the one you have alive ? I have been thinking about this since your last update. It seems strange to me that they don´t hurry up if they consider the graft as failed.
Anyway, all the best for you too.
Per
Thanks. Always helps with a few words from others than your surgeon. I wait until tomorrow and then we´ll see.
How about yourself John. Are you in soon for another graft or do they try to get the one you have alive ? I have been thinking about this since your last update. It seems strange to me that they don´t hurry up if they consider the graft as failed.
Anyway, all the best for you too.
Per
Christmas update, foggy cornea:
Still rather foggy in the morning, clearing up throughout the day and seems quite clear late at night. Any others with that same expedrience ? I wonder when it will start to become more clear from the morning...
This picture, from 23.12.05, shows that the cornea is still foggy. Easier to see on the parts where the light reflect. What do you think ? I am impressed by the stitchwork, looks and feels like art to me. Art symbolizing the "gift of sight".
Still rather foggy in the morning, clearing up throughout the day and seems quite clear late at night. Any others with that same expedrience ? I wonder when it will start to become more clear from the morning...
This picture, from 23.12.05, shows that the cornea is still foggy. Easier to see on the parts where the light reflect. What do you think ? I am impressed by the stitchwork, looks and feels like art to me. Art symbolizing the "gift of sight".
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John Smith
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Excellent photo, Per. Thanks for posting it.
Yes, that's an example of a running stitch; mine was just like that. Everyone who looked into my eye whilst it was still there commented on how wonderful and neat it was. When I complemented my consultant on the good job everyone else seemed to think she'd done she explained that when she was in medical school she had no idea of what to specialise in. One day, one of her lecturers saw her whiling away the time doing some very fine stitching on some dressmaking she was doing and suggested that she took up eye surgery!
Sorry to hear that you're still foggy though, Per. Is the fog lifting sooner in the day now, or is there no change?
Yes, that's an example of a running stitch; mine was just like that. Everyone who looked into my eye whilst it was still there commented on how wonderful and neat it was. When I complemented my consultant on the good job everyone else seemed to think she'd done she explained that when she was in medical school she had no idea of what to specialise in. One day, one of her lecturers saw her whiling away the time doing some very fine stitching on some dressmaking she was doing and suggested that she took up eye surgery!
Sorry to hear that you're still foggy though, Per. Is the fog lifting sooner in the day now, or is there no change?
John
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Per
Love the photo it's fab. I've got one somewhere of my first graft, not as close up as yours but my continuous sutures showed up to the naked eye as little lights in my eye, great for sci-fi conventions!
Didn't have my little lights in the 2nd graft though but they were interrupted sutures.
My fogginess took a while to clear up, I guess we must all vary on this.
I have seen a corneal transplant operation, 20 years ago whilst I was doing my operating dept assistant training. The tv screen was set up so we could see it close up on the screen, it was strangely quite beautiful to watch, and the suture really is like a strand of hair. It was awesome.
Didn't have my little lights in the 2nd graft though but they were interrupted sutures.
My fogginess took a while to clear up, I guess we must all vary on this.
I have seen a corneal transplant operation, 20 years ago whilst I was doing my operating dept assistant training. The tv screen was set up so we could see it close up on the screen, it was strangely quite beautiful to watch, and the suture really is like a strand of hair. It was awesome.
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