As mentioned, Dr Gillespie at the Royal Eye Unit in Kingston
upon Thames, had finally been able to determine that my problem was a
degenerative eye disorder called Keratoconus,
but what does that mean?
What lies ahead? What can be done? Will I go blind?
Ok, to answer that last question, there is always a possibility
that that is the case, but that’s a long journey away before that happens,
having said that my right eye is apparently very close to being officially
classed as legally blind… but that doesn’t mean “darkness” blind, just no able
to see shit properly
So, what can be done?
Not a lot really…
Having said that, there are a couple of options, and it
depends on how severe your situation is.
The ultimate option is a Corneal transplant, but as I was explained,
this only will happen if your cornea is that damaged that there isn’t another
option (keep in mind, these are my findings, from what I was told by the experts
at that stage, opinions vary and change every week on this)
As KC only had been developing for a short while in me, my
cornea was still fine-ish, it was just my vision that was bust….
There are other options as well, and I’m afraid I’m going to
take the easy way out here, and refer you the plethora of other blogs out
there, as in my own experience I have found many other blogs and sites explaining
these options, far much better than I ever can… see some of the links I’ve
listed on the right side of the page.
For me, for now, it seems the only option forward was
contacts… well that’s easy you say… yeah, well hold on, no it isn’t…. its not
like you just walk into Specsavers or Boots opticians and ask for a couple of
dailies…. this is a bit more specialised.
In fact I ended up with contacts that cost approx. £500 a
set, and they need replacing every 8/9months… and better get back-ups, because if
you lose one, well…
Can it be cured?
Nope, it’s degenerative, and will only get worse…
Can I pass it on to
children?
Don’t know for sure, I’ve read different reports on this,
some say yes, some say no…rest assured, if the time is there for me to having
to look more closer into this, I will hopefully find a definite answer..
What Causes it?
Again, not really sure, there are different reports on that
as well, once that mention it just happens, others that suggest lack of certain
minerals in the body, other that suggest it’s down to rubbing your eyes early
on in life… (I personally don’t put much value in the last one…)
Will I be able to
enter back into a decent social and work life again?
Yes!!!
Well, I did..... Was it easy? No, it was a bit of a journey for
sure, but I did…..
In fact, keep an eye
out on posts of that journey itself… full of its ups and downs.. but those up
and downs are worth it.
Do I wake up every so often thinking, where did I get that
bruise from, for sure, but hey, they are worth it and tell a story….
Then again, I also wake up every so often think, "wow, a year ago, i was lying in bed depressed and not being able to walk around properly because i was bumping in to things or tripping over things all the time...and now i'm here...already. " WOW
I mean, there’s a reason the sub-header of this blog reads: "Stumbling
through life,(sometimes quite literally)"
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