UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Hi all,
Yesterday I had four stitches removed 7 months post op. The thing is my vision is much worse than it was yesterday, is this normal? I`m a little worried that this has made things worse.

Also found out while disscussing other eye that because my KC is different ,not a peak at the centre but very low down That I can expect longer recovery from grafts and not such good results, because they cant cut all the KC out by doing the graft.

Anybody else know of this?

Hi Denner - the vision does change each time any stitches are removed and it could be that your graft is still 'settling down' after yesterday. But the advice to all post-graft people is always - if you're worried about a change, don't wait for replies to posts here, but ring the hospital or go and get things checked out. Hopefully it's nothing, but better safe than sorry is always the best strategy. Good luck
Anne

Thanks Anne, will do.

On my second graft my vision got worse a couple times post stich removal.

The first time was because a stitch was hard to remove so my eye was quite tender for a couple of days and then the vision came back to wehat it was pre-stich removal.

The second time was unexplained, but after another month or so a few more were removed and the viskion improved quite dramtically for the best.

As Anne says, if you are worried, contact the specialist.

Hi Denner,

I had a graft in November and i have superior KC which means it is at the top of my eye.
My surgeon has told me that he managed to cut away all of the KC, but i did have a large graft it also made the opp a little bit harder to do.
He has never said that the end result won't be as good or that i will take longer to heal.
at the moment everything is going very well
Hope all is ok with your grafted eye, you should get it checked out.
I went to casualty last week and even though there was no problem with the graft the doctor told me that i had done the right thing by going in and to always come back if i was worried about anything.

Anne

Denner,

What you have sounds like quite a common KC presentation where the KC is at the very bottom of the cornea and droops down.

It takes a long time for the cornea to heal and the vision to get better and this changes when every stitch is removed.

Hoping that it gets better soon.

Totally agree with Sweet on this one, you are in the majority whose KC has been referred to as a "saggy bosom"

Every time a stitch is removed, the shape of the cornea changes. Each change could be for the better or worse; it's a bit of a lottery. What really matters though is not the time now, but the eventual result once all the stitches are out.

That being said, if you are concerned, please do contact your consultant.

Thanks everyone for all the advice. I'm off to hospital today for my seventh millionth contact lens appointment in the last year. They'll try a piggyback in my right eye (the one still with the KC not the op one) with an extra large RGP. Tried this before but i was told it could damage he cornea. But nothing else seems to ive me a decent vision. I'll ask about my loss of vision in my op eye today.
Thanks for your replies,
Denner

denner

I hope all went well at the hospital.

Andrew

Well, Not really, I have to go back today to see how the piggyback is working after 6 or so hours. I asked the Optom about my lost of n my graft eye since my stitch removal, and after having a look he said that my astigmatism was a lot worse and that the stitches may need to go back in. to say that deflated me is a big understatment.I thought maybe that the loss of vision was due to the trauma of the stiches being removed , but the optom says that this is how my vision will stay until either stitches are removed or put back in, So im back to being blind again.

I also had a weird loss of breath dizzy incident in Bristol centre waiting for my bus home.

Im going again today so will let you all know the outcome.