Mr D had minor surgery on his eye last week. It was an out patient procedure but we went to the clinic every day for 3 days, skipped a few days and back to the clinic.
It's been rough on him, not too much pain but a lot of discomfort, which is getting better each day.
Eye drops, eye drops and more eye drops. He was on 4 different drops, two of them 4 times a day.
I just hope they fixed his problem and he will have better vision.
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Early morning traffic on our way to surgery! We're not early birds anymore, this was way too early! :) |
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We finally made it! Because they don't want a lot of people in the waiting room (Covid) I waited in the car. The nurse came out and gave me an update so I would know how things were going. I thought that was very nice, and I appreciated it very much. |
He was diagnosed with Map Dot Fingerprint Dystrophy many years ago, it finally got so bad surgery was needed.
I am happy to report, it's been a long week but he's recovering nicely.
On our way home yesterday he felt well enough to stop for breakfast. We were in Pasadena so we stopped at our favorite cafe and enjoyed a late breakfast with some very good coffee.
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Mr D and I both enjoy the coffee they serve here. |
Also known as epithelial basement membrane dystrophy, map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy gets its name from the unusual appearance of the cornea during an eye examination.Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy, which usually develops in both eyes, usually affects adults between the ages of 40 and 70, although it can develop earlier in life.
Most often, the affected epithelium will have a map-like appearance: large, slightly gray outlines that look like a continent on a map. There may also be clusters of opaque dots underneath or close to the map-like patches. Less frequently, the irregular basement membrane will form concentric lines in the central cornea that resemble small fingerprints.
In Mr D's procedure they used a laser to burn off the 'fingerprints'
Hope to get by for a visit later today.
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Until Next Time