Keratoconus Support Group

So I don't want to sound pessimistic because I am sure they work- my eye might have just been too far gone- but I had INTACS put in my left eye Dec 2007 and less than a year later I was told I needed a transplant... I had the transplant done in May 2008. Again, my cornea may have been too far gone, but I saw no improvement with them. If I could do it again, I would have just done the transplant (though I still have not seen a huge difference it would have been one less surgery). Good luck!!!

I had intacts done on both my eyes about two years ago. When we finshed everything for the left eye the Dr turned around and told me that I need to do the transplant. I did seek another opinon and still today I have the intacs and no transplant. I also wear soft contacts in both eyes now. Before the intacts I wore gas perm lenses.

It really does depend on how bad and how thin your cornea are. Good luck with what ever you decide.

Fran

i had intacs put in in 12/2004 in my right eye. The results were actually the same vision-wise but the plus is that the contact lens is now staying put. Unfortunately as i type this I am going in for Cornea transplant tomorrow morning on my left eye