I went to the eye doctor last Friday for my yearly checkup. As usual, my left eye has deteriated a bit more, but now there is an added complication. I have a lot of floaters in that eye and they have congregated into a large black mass that likes to sit near the middle of my visual field. It is like I have a fly that is constantly hovering about 5" in front of my face. It has slowly been breaking up, in the last couple of weeks, and I am hopeful that it will continue to do so. There is a type of laser surgery that can be done, but the risk is high for complications that are worse than the problem, so for now, nothing will be done.
The perscription on my left eye has not been increased because I always end up seeing triple or quadruple when we try that. So now the vision in that eye is around 20/60. NOne of this is particularly new to me, so it was business as usual.
However, my right eye might be developing a problem. As my "good" eye that has been stable for several years, and the one that can be corrected to 20/30, this is of more concern. Apparently I have elevated pressure in that eye.
Of course, at this stage, no one can say why. I could be developing galucoma or a cataract - or it could just be a temporary elevation for no real reason. Even the temporary elevation of pressure is not good for people with keratoconus. The part of the eye with the "cone" (the defect caused by KC) is stretched thinner and under more pressure to begin with - elevated pressure can cause the cone to enlarge. I have to go back in 6 months have the pressure checked again.
All I can do is wait - oh yeah, patience is my middle noame (NOT).
That is worrisome. You have it all, don't you? I know that Mom S took drops to control her glaucoma; but, that's about all I know of it. Please keep us posted (as if we could do something helpful!)
Posted by: Cop Car | April 01, 2006 at 08:23 AM
Happy Birthday, Bogie!!
Posted by: Cop Car | April 03, 2006 at 11:11 AM
Thanks for the BD wishes!
Posted by: bogie | April 04, 2006 at 03:56 AM
I just was diagnosed with KC and am looking for more information. It is in the early stages so I can continue to wear soft disposible lenses. The whole "transplant" idea sounds horrible... hopefully there will be some advances in the technologies. Any good websites you can share?
Posted by: Nathan | August 09, 2006 at 01:04 PM
The one really good forum that I found is no longer around. NKFC is a good website for starters.
Posted by: bogie | August 12, 2006 at 06:35 AM
Hi,
I have been following your blog for some time now. I also have Keratoconus and am very interested in how different people deal with this 'lovely' little problem.
I had not heard of laser being used to treat floaters... I must see if I can find out more about this. Do you know if the procedure has a name?
I have just set up a website and forum with the intention of covering all the treatment options (both traditional and evolving)... its a work in progress but you are very welcome to check it out. Its totally non profit and is owned and run from a patient point of view.
Link:
http://www.keratoconusinternational.com/
Regards,
Hari Navarro
Posted by: Hari Navarro | September 14, 2006 at 05:18 AM
I will certainly be looking into this further!
Posted by: bogie | September 15, 2006 at 03:50 AM
Here is a link on methods of
treating floaters
Posted by: bogie | September 15, 2006 at 03:58 AM