Quote Originally Posted by SuspectimusPrime View Post
That is a very early age to have a computer! I don't think I really got into mucking around with computers and DOS until I was 8. It was fun just typing stuff into a green/black screen and getting a response at that stage
Indeed it was , it helped though that my Uncle worked/owned his own I.T. firm and wrote off a machine for us once it'd become obsolete - That was our 1st Pentium 186DX, after having previously owned an Amiga (From Grace Bros & told we'd never need anything more than a 40Mb HDD ) & a Commodore 64 (Prior to my ability to remember things ).

The article mentions that its more severe if discovered during adolescence, so that's good news for you, Hursti! It seems like there is a good chance that the condition may degenerate to a level that requires a corneal transplant/graft, but on the bright side the surgery sounds safe and with vision being greatly improved after surgery. So in the uber-long term it looks like it will work out better again
Actually, it's better to of had it diagnosed as early as possible (Sadly, I was experiencing symptoms from the age of 12 but was none-the-wiser) as it only gets worse with time, oddly it stops at about 35-40y/o but by this time it is quite likely one would need a Cornea Transplant - Which said prospect freaks the hell out of me.

Being that I've been able to identify the affliction at age 27, it has made me an ideal candidate (apparently) for Collagen-Crosslinking - It's not a cure (As there isn't one) and the treatment is only 9y/o (So the long-term effects are unknown) but it has a very high success rate in halting the disease in its tracks & in 15% of cases has shown minor improvements to vision.

I hope that it doesn't get any worse, but now having to use glasses & being told that I'm medically unfit to ever hold a license or legally operate heavy equipment - I'm depressingly dependant on others (Or Public Transport) in order to get around (Apart from Push-bikes... or Horses), so yes things will hopefully be better in the end () but it still feels like I've had a degree of independence taken away.

Quote Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy View Post
Just clicked that link and the image there freaked me out a little bit. Cor, extreme cases must hurt! Yowsers!
Yeah, I really do not like the idea of a Cornea Transplant nor having my Corneas possibly tearing away from my eyes if the disease is left unattended.