Re: Robert's cornea (fwd)

[Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>]

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:59:45 -0700
From: http://www.cox.net/~d8
To: http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg
Subject: Re: Robert's cornea

Keratoconus is a progressive bulging of the cornea that leads to refractive 
problems- frequent changes of the needed glasses or contact lenses according

to the Merck Manual.
Dad

-----Original Message----- 
From: Noelle
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 6:16 PM
To: http://www.cox.net/~d8
Subject: Re: Robert's cornea

keratoconus?
rule out diabetic retinopathy?

On Fri, 7 Oct 2011, http://www.cox.net/~d8 wrote:

> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 23:12:10 -0700
> From: http://www.cox.net/~d8
> To: http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg
> Subject: Re: Robert's cornea
>
> I don't know what that is all about.  Corneas have no cell nuclei so I 
> don't
>
> think it can be a cancer.  Maybe it means the cornea has an abnormal shape

> and needs to have to be reshaped by laser.  Keep me informed.
>
> Dad
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Noelle
> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 5:28 PM
> To: Don
> Subject: Robert's cornea
>
> He went to the ophthalmologist again, who said he had an unusual cornea 
> and he
> refered him to another ophthalmologist to rule out anything bad.
> He had the Humphrey Visual Field Analyser test and they gave him a cool 
> computer
> print out of his corneas to give to the other ophthalmologist.
> NG