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I Believe In Miracles - written
by Betty Denham, CK patient
There comes a time in life when you have
to admit that all body parts and features don't
work like they once did. This has been somewhat
of a difficult process for me as I have always
thought I could do anything I wanted to. I really
think that out of all the natural disasters associated
with the aging process, the one that bothered
me most was not being able to SEE.
About ten years ago my arms began to get shorter,
and it wasn't long before I had to have glasses
just to read -- and forget threading a needle.
I just simply hate wearing glasses; they make
me dizzy and I can't walk with them on. Eventually
I graduated to wearing a contact -- that was much
better until something irritated that contact.
It sometimes took super human restraint to keep
from clawing my eyes out.
Now the miracle... On January 26th I had elective
eye surgery. The surgery is called Conductive
Keratoplasty (CK) and was performed by Dr. Schanzer
at Southern Eye Associates. A tiny probe is used
to apply radiofrequency energy to the cornea.
This reshaped the cornea back into a curved position
resulting in improved near vision. The surgery
lasted three minutes. Of course there were hours
of tests and preparation, but nothing painful.
Immediately after surgery I could see better.
I had to rest and keep my eyes closed as much
as possible for a couple of days, but I could
see better. The next day I read the newspaper
without glasses or contacts. In fact, I have not
put those glasses back on and I threw my contacts
in the garbage.
Every day I thank God for having my sight back.
One of the first things I do when I get up in
the morning is look at print to see if I can still
see without glasses. The old adage that you don't
appreciate what you have until you lose it is
true.
On the other hand -- I didn't realize I had wrinkles
and blond hair.
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