Well 11 months after the operation and my cornea continues to change and this increasingly is a mystery. Last time I saw my surgeon he told me that it would be best to leave the sticthes in for the full 18 months. Now however he seems to think they should be removed 6 months early - or in about 1 month.

He must be hoping that the changes in my cornea are due to the stitches though I don't think there is really any evidence for this. Already my astigmatism is worse then what before my operation the surgeon claimed was the worst outcome for one of his patients so maybe he's getting desperate. It is likely that the astigamtisnm will change a lot (maybe for the better) after the stiches are removes they tell me optimistically. Today he seemed to have gone away from the collagen cross linking idea at least for now.

My attempt to wear the contacts didn't get very far due to discomfort and I don't think there is much point in continuing with that for now as after the stitches come out I just may be able to wear glasses and my contacts would very likely have to be changed. I could not see as well with contacts as I could before the operation which I hope will not always be the case. I was lead to believe it would be easier to fit me with contacts after the operation - if that is true it must be along time after the operation.

edit: BTW my astigmatism which I was so happy with after the operation when it was 2.0 is now well over 5. Because of this and maybe other factors my vision with glasses could only be corrected to 6/15 - far from the 9/9 I was promised!