Deteriorating eyesight and cxl in second eye
Posted: Mon 29 Apr 2019 9:16 pm
Hi,
I’m looking for some advice. I was diagnosed with kerataconus when I was 15. Since then my prescription has changed around every 6-10 months. My vision progressively got worse (although never terrible I can cope without glasses I just get headaches).
I had cross linking done in my left eye which is my worse eye in 2017. The whole experience was a shambles (poor explanation of the procedure and poor after care I had blurred vision for along time post) and so have been left very anxious from it.
Fast forward to now, my kerataconus has reportedly stabilised (as the KMax has change less then 1.0d in the last 9-12 months) however my prescription keeps changing especially in this eye.
So my first question
should this occur after cross linking even with a stabilisation of the kerataconus?
Every ophthalmologist has dodged the question.
Secondly. Now they want to do the procedure in my right eye the KMax has changed my 1.9 in 18 months I think (is this a lot?)
However my right eye is my ‘good’ eye, my prescription does not change hugely though it does change again every 6-10months.
I am an intensive care nurse so my vision has to be good to make up infusion etc. I am nervous to have it done in case my vision blurs and I won’t be safe to do my job
However I want to get it done before my vision gets to bad if the cross linking will indeed stabilise it.
In summary.
Should glasses prescription still change even after stabilisation?
Is my KMax changing quickly?
Sorry for the long post.
Thanks.
I’m looking for some advice. I was diagnosed with kerataconus when I was 15. Since then my prescription has changed around every 6-10 months. My vision progressively got worse (although never terrible I can cope without glasses I just get headaches).
I had cross linking done in my left eye which is my worse eye in 2017. The whole experience was a shambles (poor explanation of the procedure and poor after care I had blurred vision for along time post) and so have been left very anxious from it.
Fast forward to now, my kerataconus has reportedly stabilised (as the KMax has change less then 1.0d in the last 9-12 months) however my prescription keeps changing especially in this eye.
So my first question
should this occur after cross linking even with a stabilisation of the kerataconus?
Every ophthalmologist has dodged the question.
Secondly. Now they want to do the procedure in my right eye the KMax has changed my 1.9 in 18 months I think (is this a lot?)
However my right eye is my ‘good’ eye, my prescription does not change hugely though it does change again every 6-10months.
I am an intensive care nurse so my vision has to be good to make up infusion etc. I am nervous to have it done in case my vision blurs and I won’t be safe to do my job
However I want to get it done before my vision gets to bad if the cross linking will indeed stabilise it.
In summary.
Should glasses prescription still change even after stabilisation?
Is my KMax changing quickly?
Sorry for the long post.
Thanks.