Help give Tara the gift of sight:
Tara is a member of the VAWBN (Stellla Licous Soap) and needs our help:
This project is a GIFT OF SIGHT. At the young age of 12, Tara was diagnosed with Keratoconus. Keratoconus is a debilitating, progressive eye disease. The normally round, dome shaped cornea (the clear outer front portion of the eye) thins and begins to bulge into a cone-like shape. This cone shape is irregular, bending light as it enters the eye, causing distortion, light sensitivity, halos and pain. The disease can eventually lead to blindness if not treated properly. Glasses are not an option for most patients as vision cannot be corrected; only hard contact lenses can be worn and eventually a cornea transplant is required when the cornea has morphed into pyramid shape due to the progression of the eye disease.
https://www.crowdfundinginternational.eu/user/TaraHeinbuch
Tara struggled through her teenage years working on a tobacco farm to pay for hard contact lenses to correct her vision. In the end, these very same lenses caused over 28 abrasions to her left eye as the disease progressed. Tara underwent a cornea transplant on her left eye in 2001. Her surgeon deemed it a success as her body did not reject the transplant. Sadly, the transplant did not provide better vision and the eye felt like there were a 1000 eyelashes floating around. Tara could not be fitted with new contacts due to the pain and was declared legally blind. CNIB taught her to walk with a cane. For three years she remained a prisoner in her home, wearing dark glasses and a baseball cap and keeping all blinds closed. The Boston MORE
Tara is a member of the VAWBN (Stellla Licous Soap) and needs our help:
This project is a GIFT OF SIGHT. At the young age of 12, Tara was diagnosed with Keratoconus. Keratoconus is a debilitating, progressive eye disease. The normally round, dome shaped cornea (the clear outer front portion of the eye) thins and begins to bulge into a cone-like shape. This cone shape is irregular, bending light as it enters the eye, causing distortion, light sensitivity, halos and pain. The disease can eventually lead to blindness if not treated properly. Glasses are not an option for most patients as vision cannot be corrected; only hard contact lenses can be worn and eventually a cornea transplant is required when the cornea has morphed into pyramid shape due to the progression of the eye disease.
https://www.crowdfundinginternational.eu/user/TaraHeinbuch
Tara struggled through her teenage years working on a tobacco farm to pay for hard contact lenses to correct her vision. In the end, these very same lenses caused over 28 abrasions to her left eye as the disease progressed. Tara underwent a cornea transplant on her left eye in 2001. Her surgeon deemed it a success as her body did not reject the transplant. Sadly, the transplant did not provide better vision and the eye felt like there were a 1000 eyelashes floating around. Tara could not be fitted with new contacts due to the pain and was declared legally blind. CNIB taught her to walk with a cane. For three years she remained a prisoner in her home, wearing dark glasses and a baseball cap and keeping all blinds closed. The Boston MORE
