Hi everyone I'm a 30 year old male from Massachusetts i have been fighting a disease call kerocotunos in both eyes for the pas 6 years i just got certify from the commission of the blind i also been fighting to get disability for that time with this certificate will help me out i have a court date for DEC 7 2007 now no glasses or contact lenses or surgery will help me out .please help with this anser and yes i do have a lawyer for this matter
2007-10-31 01:00:04 · 5 answers · asked by jun j 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
yes i had a cornea transplant
2007-10-31 05:05:29 · update #1
I don't see your question here but if you have a lawyer, then you are proceeding in the right direction. But I do have a problem here.. if you are blind how did you type this question/statement and how do you plan to read the answers?
2007-10-31 01:05:06 · answer #1 · answered by Really ? 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It took me a total of frustratingly 7 months and a lot of Dr's consultations before I was approved for total disability from the state and federal for visual impairment. I was termed visually impaired .
I didn't get nor need for a lawyer because he would have gotten a big chunk off my well deserved benefits.
After I was approved, all back payments were given to me in a lump sum.
My claims were well documented and supported . I have had 3 unsuccesful eye surgeries. I have been poked, probed; tested ; dissected in every way to try to determine the cause and appropriate treatment. Some of the Drs' consultation
were required by the state; so they paid for the consultation and the taxicab fare to and from the Dr.
The best advice I can give you is to try to get an optometrist or ophthalmologist to give you a peripheral eye field test. Hopefully, it's some Dr you have been examined and tested prior to your vision problems. In my case; the optometrist was the one who helped my case a lot because the test was performed several times ( I passed with flying colors) before my disability.
I also got testimonial letters from my co-workers, family members, friends; and my job. This was crucial ; because I was forced to take extended LOA when my sick time ran out. I refused to listen to them to quit my job or decrease the hours to work.
During the court hearing, I brought my daughter to do the reading as I wasn't able to adequatley see to be able to read.
Anyways, I hope this helps. Good Luck!
Congrats!. It's a burden off your shoulders.
Oh BTW; I also went for psychological counselling to rule out that it's all in my head.
Keratoconus (emphasis on the correct spelling) is a degenerative disease of the cornea that causes it to gradually thin and bulge into a cone-like shape.
Didn't your doctors consider the below tx.? You know corneas can be obtained from cadavers so they easily available unlike heart or kidney transplant. .
Treatment
Although there are no medicines known which will prevent progression of the disease, mild cases of keratoconus can be successfully treated with glasses or specially designed contact lenses. When vision is no longer satisfactory with glasses or contact lenses, a corneal transplant may be recommended. In addition, intracorneal rings have been approved by the FDA for the treatment of keratoconus. These crescent-shaped plastic rings are surgically placed on the outer edge of the cornea
2007-10-31 01:38:15 · answer #2 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried medicinal marijuana? There are some good studies online about the possible benefits for your eyes.
2007-10-31 01:07:50 · answer #3 · answered by larrydean09 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get really drunk one night and ask your buddy to hit you in the side of the head with a shovel. You will gain sight again I promise!
2007-10-31 01:03:13 · answer #4 · answered by Sexy Bear 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
if you can see the computer screen, you're not that blind.
2007-10-31 01:07:16 · answer #5 · answered by KJ 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋