Stories
Kathleen: Always Grateful for Her Restored Vision
Kathleen loved to read, travel, and work at her church. A very active lady, she became increasingly worried as failing vision made activities more and more difficult. The day Kathleen failed her driver’s license vision test she feared she was facing a lifetime of dependence on others.
Kathleen had Fuchs’ dystrophy, a progressive eye condition that distorts vision and causes corneas to become painful and swollen. About 1 percent of the population suffers from this inherited eye disease.
Fortunately for Kathleen, Fuchs’ dystrophy can be cured by cornea transplants. She received her transplants and now reports that everything looks much brighter! She is driving again and can easily read for pleasure.
Kathleen still gets teary-eyed when she thinks about the two cornea donors who made her transplants possible. They gave her back her vision and independence, and she will always be grateful to them.
Kathleen still gets teary-eyed when she thinks about her two cornea donors.