Met with Dr. Alex Davis at UNM Indian School Rd eye clinic.
He diagnosed a hole in my left cornea, prescribed a regimen of antibiotic and gel drops.
He said there isn't anything that relieves eye pain and had seen Navy SEALS who had broken down from the pain. (I've since been advised there ARE drugs available for pain relief, but this country's obsession with drug-abuse use is so virulent one has to DEMAND pain killers.)
He said if bacteria enters the eye and works its way to the brain the pain can be beyond excruciating. And once that occurs, there's not much to be done and it is often fatal.
I asked about having the eye removed. He said they don't like to operate on people (like me) with heart issues as administering the anesthetic is tricky and the patients frequently die...which is upsetting. (You'd think they'd be inured. Hey! It happens.)
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