I've just been told i have a corneal dystrophy?!


Question: I've just been told i have a corneal dystrophy!?
yesterday i could see fine, this morning i woke up, nothing seemed unusual then i put my glasses on and my right eye was blurry, i rubbed my eye a bit thinkng it was just what everyone sometimes gets but it was still the same so i went to the bathroom and rinsed out my eye a couple of times but it was still the same, so i went to the dr who had a look and said it looked ok but i should see the optician as soon as possible, so i made an appointment for today, they took a picture of the inside of my eye which they said was perfect then he got the thing with a light and got close having a look all round the eye and said he could see something on the cornea so he got some dye and then got a better light thing and had another look and said i have a corneal dystrophy, he said it was strange that it had just happened over night, but said my vision shouldnt get any worse, and i have to see a specialist, i'm really worried now that it is something really very bad, i have had no other symptoms, last night before i went to bed i could see perfectly fine through my glasses, its just all of a sudden!.!.!. has anyone else got a corneal dystrophy!? what is the prognosis!? i also see slight ghosting through the affected eye even with my glasses on!. please anyone with experience i'd appreciate some assurance that im not gonna go blind or anything!! i;m ony 29!Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
well there's more than 1 type of corneal dystrophy!.!.!.but basically corneal dystrophy is a group of inherited corneal degenerative processes that cause corneal clouding!. something is wrong with your cornea and its not inflammatory related (in other words it doesnt turn your eye red, its not "pink eye", its not contagious, etc)!. some common ones:

epithelial basement membrane dystropohy: top layer (epithelium) repeatedly comes off or is not well adhered to the next layer

fuch's endothelial dystrophy: back layer (endothelium) stops functioning and causes corneal swelling

there are many others but those are probably the most common 2!.

the usual initial treatment for all corneal dystrophies is "hypertonic" eyedrops, or concentrated salt drops!. they sting, but they temporarily clear some of the corneal clouding!. they're over-the-counter ("muro 128 5%" is a really comon brand)

if/when that doesnt clear the cornea enough or doesnt provide relief from the symptoms, surgical options are usually next!.!.!.DSEK, PK, etc:

http://www!.dlek-dsek!.com/dsekprocedure!.h!.!.!.

http://www!.allaboutvision!.com/conditions!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

optometrist
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