Save Amanda Marie’s Eyes

I have a genetic eye disease called Keratoconus. In order to treat my genetic eye disease I need to get the only surgery available for Keratoconus called Corneal Cross-linking. 

I have had horrible vision since I was a teenager. I have spent many years wearing contacts and glasses, yet my vision gets progressively worse each year. Earlier this year I went to Gordon Schanzlin New Vision Institute, a TLC Laser Eye Center to see if I was a candidate for Lasix. After going through copious amounts of testing they determined I am not a candidate due to the fact I have a genetic eye disease called Keratoconus. They informed me that I need to have a surgery to strengthen my weak corneas as soon as possible. In order to treat my genetic eye disease I need to get the only surgery available for Keratoconus called Corneal Cross-linking. This surgery is not currently covered by insurance plans, yet it is necessary and very expensive.  I am doing a fundraiser to help me afford my treatment so I can be able to strength and stabilize my corneas before they get worse and I require corneal transplants. 

“Corneal cross-linking is a treatment for an eye problem called keratoconus.

In this condition, the front part of your eye, called the cornea, thins out and gets weaker over time. This makes it bulge into a cone shape, which can distort your vision and make it hard to see. If the symptoms of keratoconus get severe, you will need a corneal transplant.

In corneal cross-linking, doctors use eyedrop medicationand ultraviolet (UV) light from a special machine to make the tissues in your cornea stronger. The goal is to keep the cornea from bulging more.

It’s called “cross-linking” because it adds bonds between the collagen fibers in your eye. They work like support beams to help the cornea stay stable.

Corneal cross-linking is the only treatment that can stop progressive keratoconus from getting worse. And it may help you avoid a corneal transplant, which is major surgery.”

https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/corneal-cross-linking-for-keratoconus