How do they select people to test new medications on? I've always been curious. I'd love to participate, because I understand that time flies, and I can't do anything to stop the progression of glaucoma. It's terrifying to think about the risk of not keeping the optic nerve alive until all this is available to everyone. My only chance is micropulse, as it has the lowest risk of corneal rejection, but it's very expensive and not available in all countries.
I can't stop thinking about this, also understanding the whole situation: when there's hope, but no chance, when you know how to save your eye, but no matter how hard you try, you simply don't have the money. It's deeply depressing when you want to work, but to get started, you need money, and without a job, you'll never be able to earn enough for the surgery, which is currently the only one in the world that can save your eye until there's a chance to begin restoring the optic nerve.🤯
This circle is the toughest, thinking about it 24/7, you sometimes go crazy, fear, hopelessness, no work, the understanding that you need it, otherwise you lose an eye and at the same moment the understanding that you cannot take advantage of this chance, because it is expensive🤯
The feelings inside at this moment are like inside a volcano, everything is burning, everything is boiling, you are angry at everything, you are constantly having a nervous breakdown, anxiety, you are looking for a way out and there is none or you don’t know where it is, when you know that you need to hold your eye open for another 2-4 years to get a chance at sight, but you cannot get this chance.
None of you will understand this; it's impossible to feel or mentally comprehend when you can have either sight in one eye or a glass eye. All of this is devastating to the entire body, and damn, I still just can't get a chance to just start working. No one needs ART here, that's a fact. People might just give you hope to show the masses that they support you (I'm talking about the small minority of people who tell you they'll put your art together, but then pretend they've forgotten all about it). For me, it's not just about giving hope. At that moment, I thought I could move forward, I had hope because I believed in these few people, but then I realized it was all a show for the public, a show of "how good I am and how I support everyone." Yes, no one owes me anything, I know that, but also, don't lie and give false hope; that's even worse than being ignored. Just say no, and everything's fine.
Okay, we're getting off topic. These are just my emotions. I think if someone were in my shoes, yours would probably be much worse. Well, that's how it is. These are just the thoughts I live with (*survive with).
Headline: My eyes are waiting for 2026 to change everything.
While I fight daily for every % of my vision with Stage 4 Glaucoma, a revolution is happening. Life Biosciences’ ER-100 has entered human clinical trials. This isn't just medicine; it’s epigenetic reprogramming using Yamanaka factors (OSK) to reverse cellular aging in the optic nerve.
I spend my days capturing the world’s beauty in my backyard, losing my visual fields (MD -28.3 dB), but keeping my hope alive. For me, this FDA-cleared trial isn't just "science news" — it’s a finish line I MUST reach.
We are the first generation that might actually turn the "biological clock" back. My camera is ready for the day the fog finally clears. 📸🤞
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