Can't decide if I should get Cross Linking. Advice?!?

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Re: Can't decide if I should get Cross Linking. Advice?!?

Postby NorthernStar » Mon 05 Jan 2015 8:43 pm

Procedure: pain free, took about an hour. epi-off.
Day 0: on way back from hospital was very sensitive to light and very blurry - I had someone take me home otherwise would not have managed. Once I got home the anaesthetic drops had worn off and the pain started. I knew it was going to be bad and it was. More anaesthetic, analgesic drops and tablets took the edge off it. Tried to get some sleep through the pain.
Day 1: woke up and worst of pain had gone. Didn't need tablets any more but continued with painkilling drops. Vision very blurry and light sensitive - couldn't read packaging on eye drops for example so needed help. Slept most of day.
Days 2 & 3: steadily less blurry but still not good enough to read. Again just slept most of it.
Day 4: bandage lens out. Still very blurry. Some halo/statburst/glare
Day 5: improvement. Can read although get sore eyes after short period. Night vision still messed up.
Day 5-10: steady improvement every day. I can now read ok (well similar to pre op without glasses) but my prescription has definetly changed. Night vision still not perfect but ok.
Day 11-14: steady improvement every day. Night vision better but still a little starburst. Am comfortable driving now
Day 15 to now: back at work. Going to get an eye test next week to see what my prescription is now.

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Re: Can't decide if I should get Cross Linking. Advice?!?

Postby CrippsCorner » Thu 08 Jan 2015 9:27 pm

Way too early to get a prescription change imo, I was told to wait 3 months... and to be fair I did see a huge improvement.

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Re: Can't decide if I should get Cross Linking. Advice?!?

Postby NorthernStar » Sat 10 Jan 2015 11:33 pm

The eye test (at 4 weeks) is just out of curiosity! I've been told do one at 2 months and one at 3 and if it's stable to go with that


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