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March 12th, 2010

Finally, A Corneal Transplant For My Mom!

For the last two years my mom has been through several procedures to restore her sight. Started with cataract and glaucoma surgery (Aug ’08),  YAG laser capsulotomy her POC treatment (May ’09), Lucentis Injection for AMD treatment (Sept ’09), and Intravitreal triamcinolone (IVT) injection for her CME treatment (Jan ’10). All of the procedures were done on one eye only, her left eye.

eyesHer right eye, on the other hand, was already damage. The cloudy cornea had caused blindness and the only available treatment for her was a corneal transplant. The procedure includes removing the cloudy cornea and replacing it with a clear cornea donated through an eye bank. And because of the complexity of this procedure, her doctors advised us to focus on her left eye first before proceed to her right eye.

Until last week when she had her regular checkup, the option of corneal transplant was discussed again and yesterday we were informed that an eye donation was available for her. The doctor then asked if my mom wanted to proceed with the transplantation.  She agreed, so yesterday evening she had a complete examination prior the surgery. She had an ultrasound scan on her right eye, hematology test and EKG monitor. We went home late last night.