And I am sitting at the eye doc's waiting for my eyes to dilate.
So far it seems my left eye has worsened, and that's my dominant eye. It's also the eye that had the problem last February. Doc thinks it's more likely "internal" rather than a prescription issue. I don't yet know what that means.
While I do have cataracts, they are not yet in my field of vision. However, the issue I had with my eye last February has left a large amount of floating material in my left eye, which has now migrated almost to center. This is causing my to have blurred vision in my left eye, with or without glasses. And nothing can be done about it. There's a chance the material will migrate more, and were it to drop down it could exit my line of sight. Experimental work is underway to break up floaters with a laser, but that's years away at best. Getting old is not for sissies!
Now I think I understand what the doc meant. He was talking about an eyeglass prescription, not a medication.
I do not recommend blurry vision. But I am a firm believer in the adage, "Getting old isn't so bad when you consider the alternative."
And as for not being a sissy, I just told the proposed 2020 New Zealand World Science Fiction Convention that in a modest way I would help run their con. I'll be 84.
Dean is First.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am sitting at the eye doc's waiting for my eyes to dilate.
So far it seems my left eye has worsened, and that's my dominant eye. It's also the eye that had the problem last February. Doc thinks it's more likely "internal" rather than a prescription issue. I don't yet know what that means.
I suspect it's cataract related.
Good luck.
DeleteI don't know what the doc means either. But if it's cataract, the good news is that they can be fixed these days.
And the verdict is:
DeleteWhile I do have cataracts, they are not yet in my field of vision. However, the issue I had with my eye last February has left a large amount of floating material in my left eye, which has now migrated almost to center. This is causing my to have blurred vision in my left eye, with or without glasses. And nothing can be done about it. There's a chance the material will migrate more, and were it to drop down it could exit my line of sight. Experimental work is underway to break up floaters with a laser, but that's years away at best.
Getting old is not for sissies!
Now I think I understand what the doc meant. He was talking about an eyeglass prescription, not a medication.
DeleteI do not recommend blurry vision. But I am a firm believer in the adage, "Getting old isn't so bad when you consider the alternative."
And as for not being a sissy, I just told the proposed 2020 New Zealand World Science Fiction Convention that in a modest way I would help run their con. I'll be 84.
It was snowing heavily for a while. Stopped now but will probably resume. We've gotten about a half inch of the predicted "up to 3 inches."
ReplyDeleteWell done, Bill. I'd love to have your pluck when I'm 84.
ReplyDeleteWhere's Catreona lately? Hope all is well.
ReplyDeleteRe the Provincial Pullet recipe, one word I did not recognize immediately gave me a bit of a chuckle when I thought of the analogous verb in English:
ReplyDeleteFrench: hachée
English: chopped
Analogous verb, invented by Carrie Nation: to hatchetize, as in "A mob of women hatchetized three saloons on Front Street last night."
--Alan
And here's hoping those floaters float on over to the side and out of the way!