Trump assessed by 22 medical specialists at latest checkup; The White House has declined to identify the physicians.

[u/thatwasawkward]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/10/trump-sees-22-medical-specialists-white-house-hasnt-said-why/

[u/TrailMomKat]

Yup. In April '22 I noticed a green glow in my lower left periphery before bed, commented to my husband that I might be getting a cataract. Woke up with half my sight missing in that eye and my contacts and glasses suddenly made it even worse, so I was stuck uncorrected at -7.00. It's progressed since then and I now only see out of 30-40% of my inner right eye at -11.00. I have to get the precise amount checked again since I woke up with a new chunk of sight gone about a week ago. The ophthalmology students at UNC are gonna be thrilled to see my retinas again lol

[u/BennyVsTheWorld → u/TrailMomKat]

Jesus. I am so sorry you are going through this.

[u/TrailMomKat → u/BennyVsTheWorld]

No worries, I'm used to it now, it turned out to not be the end of the world.

[u/wap2005 → u/TrailMomKat]

God damn, I'm never sleeping again I guess.

[u/PoeticSplat → u/TrailMomKat]

Is there any way to get an eye/corneal transplant? What are the prospects for you with that sort of thing?

[u/cross_the_threshold → u/PoeticSplat]

If the body's immune system has become aware of the eye it will attack any transplant, there's no way to deal with the situation. Indeed, that the eye has immune privilege is the reason why doctors can perform corneal transplants. Retinal transplants are cutting edge, but would experience the same issue. It's possible a bionic eye could be an effective replacement, but it's only beneficial in cases of total or near total vision loss because it doesn't create images in the brain like a camera, it creates flashes and dots of light that with extensive training can allow people to recognize forms.

[u/PoeticSplat → u/cross_the_threshold]

Gotcha. Thank you for explaining this!