A Long Recovery

October 6, 2006. Looks like this will be a long recovery from this big surgery of removing the diseased parts of the eye and the corneal graft. Ed is not having pain and the fungus has not returned. He sees the specialist every month right now. Last visit was Sept. 12. Ed is sometimes 'down' about the loss of vision in the affected eye. His vision has improved a little, but he still cannot see 5 feet across the room. All is blurry. Funny thing, though, he can see clearly through the binoculars. We think that the corneal patch is blurring everything due to the uneveness of the patch and the pull of the stitches. That's what the specialist said was causing it. Ed has to wait until the eye is really healed before any more surgery is done to correct the vision. First, the stitches must come out; a few at a time.
Ed is driving, but only in the daytime for long drives. The bright lights at night are difficult. He's back curling, though, and we'll see what one eye sight will do to improve his game!