For those who are just starting, this advise about "Dry Eye". When I had my first surgery in 1990, I was not given (or maybe I just didn't hear) any warning about the consequences of Dry Eye. As a result of the craniotomy, I lost significant sensation in the left side of my face, including the eye. After a relatvely brief period, my vision became hazy in the eye.ÂÂ
At first, after lubricating the eye with very heavy, thick ointment -- which made vision virtually impossible, the doctors tried a small gold weight in the eyelid. Next came the tarrasorphy ( stitching the upper and lower lid together). Then an eximer laser treatment to try to clear-up the vision. When that didn't work, it was back to the tarrsorphy. Then to ointment and drops.ÂÂ
Things got a little better after a papibral sping was inserted in the eye lid, to assist it in opening and closing. By then, it was time to try to improve the clarity, which was very poor. That's when I had the corneal transplant, followed by cataract surgery. Today they say I have 20/60 vision, but it is still like looking through the bottom of a soda bottle.ÂÂ
So listen up, when they warn you about "Dry Eye". ÂÂ