Eye lid stitching
Posted: Thu 20 Aug 2015 2:17 pm
Hi all,
Hope you are all well?
It's been a long time since I have used this site, but I have returned as I need your friendly help and advice!!
I recently had my right eye regrafted after a run of infection left my previous transplant cloudy (although we speant 7 happy years together!!).
Since having the re graft I have been left with a part of the epithelium that has not healed over. We have tried many things such as lubricant,increased steriod drops and a bandage lens but have had no joy.
I go back to moorfields on Monday with the hope that it has healed but if it hasn't the plan is to remove a stitch and put two more in (as there is a part of my own cornea that is sitting proud of the donors) and the put some sitches in my eye lid to keep it shut. this is booked for Wednesday. I have not had the chance to ask any questions (just recieved a text alert telling me of my planned admission) which I will do on Monday, but I was wondering if anyone else here had been through the same thing?
As you can imagine I'm feeling rather anxious about the whole thing!!
Hope you are all well?
It's been a long time since I have used this site, but I have returned as I need your friendly help and advice!!
I recently had my right eye regrafted after a run of infection left my previous transplant cloudy (although we speant 7 happy years together!!).
Since having the re graft I have been left with a part of the epithelium that has not healed over. We have tried many things such as lubricant,increased steriod drops and a bandage lens but have had no joy.
I go back to moorfields on Monday with the hope that it has healed but if it hasn't the plan is to remove a stitch and put two more in (as there is a part of my own cornea that is sitting proud of the donors) and the put some sitches in my eye lid to keep it shut. this is booked for Wednesday. I have not had the chance to ask any questions (just recieved a text alert telling me of my planned admission) which I will do on Monday, but I was wondering if anyone else here had been through the same thing?
As you can imagine I'm feeling rather anxious about the whole thing!!