You're welcome and good luck!

Good luck, you will be ok

You're gonna dig the scleral lens. I know my doctor took her time making sure the lens really fit. Once she was really happy with the fit on my eye, I hardly realize it's there most of the time. Occasionally it gets dry if it is really dry, or windy outside, but nothing a re-wetting drop doesn't fix. Glad to hear you are recovering well and good luck!

You’re lucky you had the Epi-on procedure. My doctor says it’s not as effective and I have to do Epi-off so I’m very nervous about the pain that comes with Eli-off.

You're welcome, I hope that you are healing well from your procedure!

You're welcome, I'm glad that this may help you. Good luck with the procedure!

I'm happy that these videos are able to help! Good luck with your treatments!

Good luck! If your doctor is willing to give you numbing drops I have heard from some others that have gone through this that it does help to keep applying the numbing the first day. Otherwise, the ice/cold packs, and try to sleep as much as you can to get through it. I hope all goes well for you!

Thanks for the message, I hope all is going well in your recovery!

You're welcome, I hope that this video series can help you prepare for the procedure, mentally, physically and even financially! I found too many places willing charge far more for this procedure than you should pay. Good luck!

Good luck with the procedure, I do hope all goes well for you.

Thank you for watching and I am glad to hear that these help!

​@@bionic_band_director We have been watching with some horror, the current American administrations neglect towards the health crisis, which has caused us deep concern as we have been to America many times and this shakes world cofidence in the office of US President. Some re-establishment will be necessary. We are in Aberdeen, Scotland and the health service here is fully / 100% government tax funded. My nephew had the kerataconus cross linking procedure last monday and has been back twice since then for checkups. There is no money or insurance involved. You just turn up. Plenty of research has been done both in the USA and around the world that shows that fully tax funded health changes life outcomes allowing people to thrive without undue financial pressures. We have a strong culture here in Scotland of protecting and cherishing our 100% fully tax funded National Health Service. I wish this for America too. It's so much better than the "scam" / profiteering system of insurances USA has. Your 9 or so videos gave us a very good insight into what my nephew experienced with the cross linking proceedure. For these we are grateful. Thank you. We hope your eye health is holding up and were very happy to hear the scleral lens is a big sucess. tc and thank you :)

@@ksmith7122 You're welcome, and you are fortunate to have funded health insurance. I've often joked with my wife about needing to move to Canada, heck, maybe we'll need to check out Scotland!

I hope that a procedure like this could help. It sounds like your vision is pretty bad, have they talked about a cornea transplant to you? I was told that if I didn't get the Cross Linking that eventually I'd need the cornea transplant. I wonder if your vision is too far gone for the X-link... If your doctor thinks it is, you could always seek a second opinion. I don't know how close you are to Kansas City, but Dr. Wongs was amazing in helping me, heck the whole team of doctors at Grin Eye Care were great to work with.

Talk with your doctor about the health insurance options. I was able to use my normal health insurance to cover it as it was considered medically necessary. I completely understand the issues related to cost, as even with insurance it took me a bit to pay it off. Good luck to you, and I hope all goes well.

I had this same issue, and didn't catch it on time because the first doctor didn't explain it well enough for me. It is actually considered a health issue! I still had to pay my deductible for the year which of course was maxed out because the surgery was like 8-9k for both eyes, but it was a huge discount and I would have done it years ago had I known it was considered a health issue.

Good luck with the procedure!

@@bionic_band_director it went great and ur videos helped me relax next month is cross linking thanks again bruh

@@Beardedmane901 You're very welcome!

You’re welcome, I’m happy to help

I haven't had the chance to talk about the laser eye surgery just yet, but I will likely go see him next year and I will ask that then. I can say too, I have not had any issues with the scleral lens, its quite comfortable and most times I forget it's there. I'm guessing there have been some sort of changes to them over the years, and hopefully they will be as comfortable for you as it is for me.

Yeah, I went to three different doctors as the first wanted an astrological amount, the second was better, and the third worked with insurance. My doctors all said if you don’t get it you’d end up possibly needing a transplant if it keeps progressing. It’s possibly that it’s not bad enough yet to consider. I have it in my left eye too, but they don’t feel I need it yet.

Good luck with that, I hope that it is able to help you as much as it has for me.

Good luck, take it easy.

FYI epi on cross-linking only has 5 day recovery

@@cujo229 I had the epi-off which made for a much longer recovery, but good tip on the dry eye shop! I’ll have to take a look at that as I hadn’t heard of it.

I hope that they are able to help you out!

My right eye was pretty far gone with astigmatism before I was diagnosed, unfortunately. I had almost 5 points of astigmatism, and triple vision in my right eye. At least I know that it won't degenerate further, and that's another reason I wanted to put out these videos.

Raven McClaw I went in two different times and when they did my fitting, they had be try on several different fitting lenses to check for the fit. They had two doctors check that it was a quality fit, When I came back a few weeks later, they double checked that it was the right fit. Once the actual prescription lens arrived they had me wear it and then rechecked again. They made one adjustment to the strength and now it’s golden. If you are not happy, I’d talk to your doctor. Good luck, I hope you are able to resolve that soon!

Unfortunately, I don't think I have that info...

Cool! I am glad that it didn't hurt that badly! Did they give you numbing drops to take home? Also, did they do the epi-off or epi-on procedure?

wwwoody4 they did not give any numbing drops

How old are u?

Warhammer066 14

Ramzan Ahmed oh ok thx

Have not needed the better eye yet as it’s still holding strong. One day I will though. I’m happy that my videos could help you.

wwwoody4 thank you so much. So eventually you will need to do the other eye as well your doctor said??? Sometimes I heard glasses could fix the problem if you catch it early in one eye. Not sure tho

Aneil Jaisingh My doc said that if the eye starts to show a decline then I would need the procedure. He told me to avoid rubbing my eye as that speeds up the process, I guess. So far, everything is still holding strong!

wwwoody4 thanks for the info dude. I greatly appreciate it! 🙏🏾👍🏾

My understanding is that I shouldn't need it again now that I have had it done. I hope that is correct.

I only paid $2500 for one eye, and my doctor (in Kansas City, KS) works with insurance FIRST. Defiantly worth shopping around. My first eye doctor wanted $7500 and wouldn't consider looking at insurance. As far as both at the same time, I don't know how I would have functioned with both eyes compromised during the recovery process. It takes a few months for the eyes to "settle" so I would opt for one, wait a few months, then the second. I know some have both done at the same time, but I guess it depends on the severity of your current eye degradation.

Pikush. It seemed to take about 3 months before my eyes seemed to “settle” and stop fluctuating. I know my doctor told me that it had to do with the healing process. If you feel there is something wrong, it’s never a bad idea to visit your doctor to get that professional opinion.

You know, that's a good question. For me, my topography imagery of my cornea before the procedure and after did improve, less hills and valley. However, it only stops the progression of the disease. I was told if I didn't have the procedure my eye would continue to deteriorate and that I'd need a corneal transplant. My eye was bad, and getting worse. It's been almost three years sense and I've not noticed the eye getting worse. Now, it is still almost as blurry as it was before the procedure, but that is to be expected. However, it hasn't gotten worse. The scleral is the best thing ever!

I think I waited about 4 days to drive if I remember correctly. Luckily I only had one eye done. I remember the first 3 days were the worst of it.

@@bionic_band_director thanks woody, after watching your videos I now know what to expect tomorrow!

Very painful the night of the treatment, then slowly gets better

Yes, it hurts when the medication wears off. Ice packs helped before I was able to get some more meds. I have seen that some have been given more numbing drops to take home, and I believe that would help.

I'm sorry to hear that. :(

The cross linking only stops the degeneration, and may have given a very, very minor correction. The scleral contact lens has restored my eye to 20/20.

@@bionic_band_director thanks can cornal transplant bring vison back ? I’ve never worn glasses or contact lens until now because I have keratoconus ... are you still sensitive to light and see burly after cross linking without lens thanks

@@DJ-JAY-Q I’m not sure about a corneal transplant, unfortunately. I know someone that had one, but I can’t speak to how well he can see now. When it comes to a transplant, I just don’t know and would recommend you talk to your eye surgeon.

No, I don't think so. It seems to me that the cross linking only stops the eye from degenerating further.

After a year, the shape of my cornea did improve, but not enough to not need the lens, unfortunately.

Thanks for the comment. I am a weeeeeee bit older than 15... So, I would say you would need to talk to your folks and your doctors. I will say from what I know, I have been told that once you have the procedure, your eye "freezes" at the eye quality you currently have. Meaning that if you catch it early enough, perhaps you can salvage decent eye sight. However, my doctor did not want to do the procedure on my good eye that still currently sees at 20/20. Really, every case is going to be a bit different, and I would say trust your eye doctors opinion on what you should do moving forward. If your eyes are still good enough to see now, perhaps you can wait. Again, I don't really know what conditions your eyes are in at the moment, so I wish I could tell you more.

wwwoody4 yea that’s what I was thinking but as you know you see a gosht under the image you are looking at and now it is getting bad and getting in the other eye so I’m going to book another session and tell my doctor but thanks for ur opinion it means a lot to see what someone thinks especially someone who had went through it. And I nerves that it won’t work.

I still had to pay for my co-pay, but it covered the rest.