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| This is when I first noticed the start of the pterygium growth back 2006. |
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| It started growing at a very slow pace, but steadily until in reached my iris. My eye specialist from Beach Eye Care Dr. Jain stated if it started creeping onto my cornea and distorting my vision. It must be surgically removed. |
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| The pterygium kept growing every day...every year, this was in 2010. |
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| The pterygium finally covered my entire left eye on the nasal side, right up against my iris in 2011. This is when I started noticing the pterygium to start growing onto my iris. This was at the point where I started getting people to notice all the time. "Hey your eye is red. Is everything okay?" People would stare and I could read their faces, "damn...what the hell is that?" |
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| Beach Self Photo August 2011 |
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| This was in 2011, my eye was so irritating, swollen, red, especially at night time. Eye drops would help, especially Systane drops for lubrication, it would help the feeling to have to rub my eye, and some of the redness. |
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| One of my first days at work in September 2011, the plan was set by my doctor to have Surgery by the end of the year. |
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| September 2011 |
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| My vision was still 20/15 in both eyes, eye drops did help during the day. However my peripheral vision in my left eye became blurry. |
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| December 2011 |
This eye disease called pterygium is caused by UV rays from the sun, years of living in tropical environments like Hawaii and Guam, plus many years living on the beach growing up in Virginia Beach. I have family members who also have symptoms of pterygium. Some of them have also gone through surgeries.
ReplyDeleteDoctors also informed me it comes from dirt,sand, and sun environments...ahhhh I played baseball from 5 years old into college. On top of that I lived my life on the beaches of Hawaii, Guam, and Virginia Beach.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for posting your story... I too am ready for surgery. I would love to get an update from ya and some pics if possible. Thanks in advance!!
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