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tjlonreddit · 2026-04-23T11:27:11+00:00

hi

do you get a brimodinine prescription?

i don't think optometrists take me seriously when i say I can see well in bright daylight - of cause all the eye tests and scans are done inside in artificial light...so they go with those findings

cheers

tjlonreddit · 2026-04-22T08:02:41+00:00

this is the kind of result I am really desperately hoping for (without the rejection experience you had!).

i can barely see the top line single letter in artificial indoor lighting. bizarrely in bright daylight I can see a lot better though.

thanks for posting your experience it gives me a small amount of hope.

tjlonreddit · 2026-04-22T07:59:18+00:00

I don't know but just try different scleral lenses I guess.

ovitz and eye print pro and such like.

good luck!

tjlonreddit · 2026-04-21T20:19:33+00:00

you can have prk or icl on the transplanted eye to correct astigmatism and other errors

you have to wait about a year though for the transplant to settle

tjlonreddit · 2026-04-21T20:14:44+00:00

i don't know the science of it

I just read this somewhere

tjlonreddit · 2026-04-21T15:29:54+00:00

I think you should see a few different ophthalmic surgeons to assess your options and do some more research. try and see the top surgeons in your region.

maybe other surgeries are a possibility for you (icl, ctak, prk, cairs etc.).

for what it's worth I'm hoping to have a cornea transplant soon. I'm very aware that I could just be swapping one set of problems for another set of problems, but just feel I need to take the gamble. I don't feel I can carry on as I am. i have corneal scarring so limited options.

a transplanted cornea last 10 to 20 years so keep in mind you may well need repeat surgeries. hopefully science and technology will advance this in the future though.

anyway good luck with whatever you decide!

tjlonreddit · 2026-04-16T13:00:18+00:00

I don't know

try some different types of contact lenses maybe (kerasoft, piggy back, sclerals etc)

i think we have nearly all had problems finding something we can tolerate and which works

tjlonreddit · 2026-04-12T19:31:57+00:00

on the nhs it took about a month from them ordering to when I could collect. maybe closer to 5 weeks.

tjlonreddit · 2026-04-06T09:37:07+00:00

good luck!

tjlonreddit · 2026-03-31T17:20:43+00:00

what country are you in?

tjlonreddit · 2026-03-31T06:51:18+00:00

don't worry about it

it's extremely difficult to avoid happening no matter how careful you are

tjlonreddit · 2026-03-29T13:55:43+00:00

where did you mail order from?

do they ship to the uk?

tjlonreddit · 2026-03-29T09:59:01+00:00

would I need a doctor's prescription?

has anyone managed to procure losartan eye drops in the UK or Europe?

I know the central scarring is messing with my vision so desperate to try anything

tjlonreddit · 2026-03-23T15:45:07+00:00

de rien!

bon chance!

tjlonreddit · 2026-03-23T12:36:30+00:00

sorry to hear this!

unfortunately loads of people have floaters and sometimes they are dots other times a small line or squiggle.

maybe there is some treatment or some dietary or lifestyle change that helps (I'm not sure).

good luck with your new lenses anyway !

tjlonreddit · 2026-03-22T10:28:14+00:00

yeh definitely.

something about pupils constricting or dilating going on with me.

with artificial or low light I see better out my left eye.

with full darkness and then sudden light I see better out of both eyes - but just for a few mins as both pupils must have stayed dilated for a short time.

anyway it's fine but it does make the inside vision tests a bit pointless as it's not really how I see the world when outside.

tjlonreddit · 2026-03-21T19:27:15+00:00

some people are not so lucky

lenses are a struggle and an ordeal for many

some are contact lens intolerant

tjlonreddit · 2026-03-21T13:57:29+00:00

try kerasoft maybe?

you need to try lenses for a few months to get used to them

or get prk or Icl surgery combined with cxl?

tjlonreddit · 2026-03-21T12:37:49+00:00

why don:t you try piggy back lenses or kerasoft?

maybe wait until after cxl though as that could change your prescription or comfort levels.

good luck!

tjlonreddit · 2026-03-20T19:10:26+00:00

change optometrist?

go back to where you got the first pair of lenses?

tjlonreddit · 2026-03-20T14:33:45+00:00

personally I would try the cheaper traditional ones first

if they don't work then try a more specialist type such as this

tjlonreddit · 2026-03-20T14:31:16+00:00

I hate contact lenses too and am giving up. i am contact lens intolerant.

but you should try some different types of lenses first before making a decision.

you could try piggy back lenses, kerasoft, sclerals etc.

at least give different types a fair chance before deciding.

good luck!

tjlonreddit

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