@rwinney it was nice hearing from you. Sounds like you have been through a lot yourself regarding the health of your eyes. Glad your transplanted cells will be good more than 10 years. I am sure you took proper care of your eyes giving them good nutrition. Do you have to do the surgery again after 10 years? What caused your double vision? I know with mine the nerves controlling the eye muscles responsible for looking inward and downward did not work well. The muscle is too weak on one eye; therefore, each eye has a different image creating the double vision. In the beginning, as recommended through my research, I did eye muscle strengthening exercises to correct my double vision. I believe it helped slowly over time. My doctors provided little information, only to give it time. I was told I could either wear an eye patch or just leave the eye alone. It may correct on its own. I tried the patch for about a month but it bothered me when I took it off. The eye image that had the patch was much darker. So I decided to stop the patch and concluded how would my bad eye know to adjust itself when it is not being used. I placed frosty tape on my glasses which allowed light in and at the same time stopped the double vision. It worked well for a while, plus I did my eye exercises. A few months later I slowly started to develop photophobia. Next, I recently went for an eye exam and learned about the surgical procedure for the optical torsion since a prism offered no relief. My eyes now had settled to make that determination.
I have a friend who told me about the eye therapy. For her it has helped along with the prism. All cases are different. I am glad some people can find a solution. I believe it takes research along with trial and error. She is a believer like me. We contact each other to see what works or doesn’t work and feed each other information through our experiences.
Wearing the mask for dilation is a great idea. There are many good uses for the mask. Another is the dentist office as you mentioned. I am looking forward to my glasses. They come with the sun visor clip ons. I hope to get some relief at least until I decide on the surgery. Thanks again for your input.