I’ve recently undergone a tonsillectomy - the process of removing the lymph node tissue hanging idly at the back of your throat. I know I write mainly technology articles, but I thought a departure was warranted from the usual faire.
My main takeaway from having it done is twofold: it’s not as bad as you think and it’s as bad as you think. They seem like contradictory statements, so I’ll need to explain myself right? Okay.
Well this is
not a technology related post, but I get asked about it alot and people have
sketchy details about what it is (ie. they know my vision is messed up).
Keratoconus (from Greek: kerato- horn, cornea; and konos cone), is a
degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes
within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its
normal gradual curve. In plain English, light bends in a distorted way to make
vision ghosted, blurry and less sharp. Glasses cannot fix this problem as they
fix issues with your natural lense behind the cornea, as usually it has improper
focus.