Reis Buckler diistraphy of the eye (My Experience of Reis-Bucklers Corneal Dystrophy)

Member Name: Karl

Product:	My Experience of Reis-Bucklers Corneal Dystrophy
Date:	27/08/08 (26 review reads)
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Advantages: hOW TO MAINTAIN IT

Disadvantages: May be carried on

Hi Linda,

My name is Karl. I was diagnosed with Reis Bucklers also. I had 15 eye accidents until finally I was diagnosed with the distraphy when i was four or five. Most of the cases were thought to have appeared as a result of parents somehow being distantly related but more recently they have discovered that thankfully it can be caused by a geneticly dificient chromsone when we were born but it does not mean that I will pass it on but yes there is a chance. For instance none of my parents were found to have the disease or any of my 4 siblings which were all screened....There is a more likely chance however that I will now pass it on to my kids but again its not a given...

How to find out more?
Firstly,I'm not a doctor so any advice I give should be re checked with a specialist but here I go....As the disease is very rare dont bother going to GP's etc, if you want to fix this problem you must start seeing eye professors from the top eye clinics, find out who the specialist are in London. Normal doctors could actually end up prescribing drops which are worse for you.

Regarding the drops which the previous reviewer mentioned they are a general lubricant which you should take daily, especially when the climate is very cold, changing say from summer to winter and when drinking or in a smokey atmos. One such drop is called vidisic gel! Also don't open your eyes so quickly in the morn when you first wake, try to open them graduaLLY or else as you know you can cause an abbrasion, never rub them and make sure to keep the surrounding area clean with moisturisers etc.

Lastly, your right about the cure I don't think there is a cure. Thankfully there is some more research being done now. Initially transplants were going to be our saviour but now there is a chance that we may be able to get a laser surgery which will take a section of the bowmans layer off the eye, allowing us to see better due to the fact that the surgery burns away a mm or so of the scar tissue which is left from all the cuts which normal people don't have. Essentially our eyes lack a good motabilism but there are much worse types of dystraphies out there. There is a deffinte chance of impaird vision but I think the blind thing can be avoided! As long as it is treated with care..

Lastly I noticed in your photo you are wearing glasses, do they actually help as my knowledge of the disease shows that normal eye wear wont assist in visual improvemnt... I hope this has helped you somewhat and especially for your child.

Please reply to let me know how you get on or indeed if anyone else has any knowledge on the disease, I would also appreciate some feedback...

Regards
Karl

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