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TomSlick

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2. Not to worry. I have every intention of going to Houston.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:40 PM

Apr 2025

However, it's a soldier's right to bitch - even an old retired one.

If all goes well, I will be relieved of the remaining hard contact lens currently in my left eye. That's the only nonsurgical correction for keratoconus. I've worn hard contacts since I was a teenager. (The Army docs never figured out why I was in hard lenses.) Hard contacts are a hassle on a good day.

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I had a cornea transplant years ago in my right eye. It's a long PAINFUL story [View all] TomSlick Apr 2025 OP

Tom please listen to me. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #1

Not to worry. I have every intention of going to Houston. TomSlick Apr 2025 #2

You are lucky there is someone who can do the surgery and do it well. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #3

"keratoconus - cone shaped cornea."... I have that too, but not as severe as you... Had Radial keratotomy years ago mitch96 Apr 2025 #4

My doc in Little Rock is supposed to be the best. TomSlick Apr 2025 #5

New procedure means better Figarosmom Apr 2025 #6

That's what my doc assures me. TomSlick Apr 2025 #7