Anne Shares Her Cornea Transplant Experience
As a teacher and artist, Anne was diagnosed with Fuchs’ corneal dystrophy, which, if left untreated, would have blinded her in the left eye. Her vision deteriorated to the extent that she required the transplantation of corneal tissue from a generous eye donor. Today,...
Corneal Transplant Enables Local Artist to Continue Making Art
Anne is an artist who resides in Gladstone, Missouri, a municipality in the Kansas City area. Now retired, she focuses on creating artwork for her friends and acquaintances, and she is active in her community as the planning commissioner. In 1980, however, Anne was...
Corneal Transplants Bring Color and Light to a Grandview Woman’s Vision
“Five or six years ago, when I renewed my driver’s license, I almost failed the vision test. They told me I wouldn’t pass the next time,” said Sue of Grandview, Missouri. “So I decided to see an ophthalmologist for an eye exam before my next driver’s test.” However,...
Corneal Transplants Help Veteran Nurse Enjoy His Retirement and His Motorcycle
Bill, a retired operating room RN from Topeka, Kansas, knew he was at-risk to develop Fuchs’ corneal dystrophy. Causing an inner layer of the cornea to blister and cloud, Fuchs’ dystrophy is a hereditary disease, and it ran in his family. Bill’s mother and grandmother...
Cornea Recipient Able to Work and Enjoy Active Lifestyle after Transplantation
Cheryl is an active 64-year-old from Frankfort, Michigan who grew up on a farm, has been married for 44 years, and has one daughter and three grandchildren. She’s proud of her degree from University of Michigan, and since 1970 she has worked off and on for the Social...
Chris’ Cornea Transplant Story
Chris shares his experience as a corneal transplant recipient. Before the surgery, he was losing his sight to keratoconus. Eye donors change lives. You can join the donor registry online at donatelife.net or at your local Department of Motor Vehicles office. And be...
Bonnie and Charlotte: Correspondence After Transplantation
Correspondence after donation and transplantation can be a positive part of the healing process for many people. Saving Sight offers donor families and cornea transplant recipients the opportunity to write to each other in a safe, positive environment. Acting as an...
Brad Achieves Healthier Vision and a Healthier Life
Brad from Mason City, Illinois describes himself as a computer guy. He worked on computers, worked in a computer store, and played computer games for much of his life. About seven years ago, though, he noticed that he was having trouble seeing the computer screens. “I...
Pilot Receives Cornea Transplant and the Sight he Needs to Fly
Pilots undergo regular medical exams to retain their eligibility to fly, and a major component of that exam is the vision test. They must be able to see 20/20 with correction. Laren from Loose Creek, Missouri was told by his optometrist that he would someday need...
Veteran from Illinois Will Enjoy Her Retirement Thanks to Corneal Transplants
Patricia, a veteran from Fairview Heights, Illinois, has experienced serious vision problems her entire life, including glaucoma, cataracts, and keratoconus. Keratoconus, according to the National Keratoconus Foundation, “is a non-inflammatory eye condition in which...