Thomas Hernandez, Cornea Recipient The teen years for 33-year-old Thomas Hernandez, of Stockton, were particularly trying. When he was 13, he was diagnosed with Keratoconus, a degenerative disorder which causes the cornea to change shape. “My vision was 20/400. I...
Rochelle Franco, Cornea Recipient When Rochelle Franco, of Shingle Springs, was 4 years old, a virus caused severe scarring on her left eye, leaving her legally blind in that eye. At 16 years old, she received a cornea transplant. Twenty-five years later, she is still...
Patricia Kolberg, Cornea Recipient From the time she was a little girl, Patricia Kolberg of El Dorado says she fought to see. At age 49, she was diagnosed with Fuch’s Dystrophy, a degenerative disease of the cornea. “When the glare of bright lights would hit my eyes,...
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