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Last week I had a corneal transplant in my left eye. Stayed in hospital overnight then home. The next day I had to go back to see the surgeon and he pronounced it 'perfect'. At the moment though the sight in that eye is terrible, I can just see light. I know it's supposed to improve over the next 3 months or so but thought it should have started to clear a bit by now. I see the surgeon again on Tuesday, when it will be 2 weeks since the graft, so perhaps I'll be reassured then.
In the meantime I have poor vision in one eye (the right, as yet untreated eye) with which to use my computer, so I've been rationing my visits here. Hope I'm not missing much.
Hi Chris! I too hope it works out well for you. Give it time, but not too much! I hope to goodness that your man CAN reassure you.
Good luck!
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Son had a corneal graft 6 years ago, took about a year for it to settle down, fortunately at the moment his other eye does not require treatment.
He has to wear a contact though but perhaps his was done for a different reason, he has kerataconus.
Hope all goes well with you.
Thanks for your good wishes, SilverF1, UncleNorm and Sue.
It's interesting to hear about your son, Sue. By coincidence my daughter also had a corneal transplant 2 years ago for a totally different reason from me. She developed an infection / ulcer in her eye after a long flight during which she probably left her contact lenses in for too long. This damaged her cornea.
My condition is Fuch's Endothelial Dystrophy, the same condition as the man in this link. I also had the same partial graft called a DSEK, in which only one layer of the cornea is replaced. My daughter had the full thickness corneal graft in which stitches are used. This is said to take a year or so for the eye to settle down from but the DSEK should be quicker both to repair from surgery and to gain good vision. We shall see! No pun intended.
I do look a bit like this at the moment. Over-sensitivity to light is is one of the symptoms of my condition and it's particularly affecting the grafted eye at the moment so I'm tending to hold it closed. I've been shopping in Lidl and Morisons today wearing wraparound sunglasses over my own glasses to protect me from the glare of the strip lighting. Sometimes I'll wear a peaked cap as well!
Just remember, Chris, Rome wasn't built in a day... it took at least two!! Be patient and judge your progress in a couple of months' time!!
______________________________________________________________ ........... Best wishes from UncleNorm x
........... Yesterday is history; tomorrow is a mystery; today is a gift!
Letīs keep fighting with Mavis, Ray and all those in need!!
.......... http://rayandmave.wordpress.com/
All the very best Chris. There are few of our senses that we treasure more than sight so I can appreciate your concern over the slow improvement but were you able to go back and compare how it was just after the operation, you should, I hope, be able to detect some hopeful signs.
Please keep us in touch with your results.
A Happy Christmas and an even better New Year
Alan
Thanks for your encouragement, Rowley, Norm and Alan.
On Tuesday, when I see the surgeon again, I'll really check what kind of progress I can expect. When I last saw him it was only 2 days after the operation and I asked what normal progress would be. He mentioned 3 months and I took that to mean that by then I'll be getting the better vision that I had the operation for. At the moment there is a long way to go before it gets as good as it was immediately before the operation!
So far there doesn't seem to be any improvement from the day the dressing was taken off. It does appear to be slightly better in the afternoon and evening, but by the next morning it's back to square one. If this is all I can expect at the moment then that's fine, I can be patient, my fear is that it isn't working as it should. I should get a clearer idea of what to expect on Tuesday.
Isn't it amazing what they can do for your eyes now.
I don't think most of us realise just how much we take our sight for granted when it's working properly.
Hope thing's improve for you Chris.
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Letīs keep fighting with Mavis, Ray and all those in need!! 
at the moment. Over-sensitivity to light is is one of the symptoms of my condition and it's particularly affecting the grafted eye at the moment so I'm tending to hold it closed. I've been shopping in Lidl and Morisons today wearing wraparound sunglasses over my own glasses to protect me from the glare of the strip lighting. Sometimes I'll wear a peaked cap as well! 
