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2014 - A "Change" in my Vision

8/18/2016

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​In 2014, after a massive infection that required steroid drops, my ophthalmologist in the Cayman Islands suggested I seek treatment overseas. He said I might qualify for the new cross-linking treatment that they had in the US. 

Excited about the thought of being able to hinder the progression of my disease, I started vigorously researching cross-linking. But right around that same time, I noticed that I increased the zoom on the computer when I was working. I thought my vision was the same, but somehow it felt "uncomfortable". 

I didn’t mention this to many people because after having been through so much personal trauma, including unemployment, the last thing I wanted to do was infer that I was having difficulties with my vison that would impact my job. But when I decided to move to the UK in the summer of 2014, my ophthalmologist in the Cayman Islands informed me that I could also seek cross-linking treatment there.
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    I'm an author, speaker, entrepreneur, illustrator, performance poet, master storyteller, and an advocate for women and BME eye health. I'm also severely visually impaired from advanced Keratoconus, a progressive corneal disease.

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