I was called to see the eye consultant yesterday and he put me on the waiting list to have my left eye done. He said he could help with the long sight, but that would cause a problem with the balance with the other eye so that will have to be done sooner than it might otherwise have. The waiting list is about three months. Needless to say, I'm delighted. He did say I'd need new glasses after everything is healed but hey ho, I'd need them anyway most likely. If by a miracle it means I can have thinner lenses, I'll be dancing for joy. These babies are heavy.
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I had my annual retinal screening done the other day. The cataract on the left eye showed up clearly across the front of the eye. I just have to keep waiting until *they* say it's ready to remove. The one on the right eye is at the side so isn't such a problem.
I do find that I look through the bottom part of my glasses to read lately. Some days my vision is fine and other days I feel like my glasses are smudged all day long. Today was one of those days. Walking around Tesco when you can't see clearly is no fun at all. Trust me on that one.
Trying to read labels ----let's just say it isn't going to happen. Not on one of these days it isn't.
But my eyes seldom hurt, unless the light is too bright and there is a quick solution to that...sunglasses. And I can see well enough to do what I need to do. Whether or not I'm one of those old folk who leave cups and dishes less than pristine because they can't see is for someone else to worry about. Hey, I guess I could use that as an excuse not to dust. Winner.
I'm now finding that when I'm tired I can't see well at all, it all gets very blurry. That limits what I can do very much. Thank heaven that I can knit okay, especially if it's all knit or an easy repeat that I don't need to read clearly to keep up with (like 8 lines of pattern).
Further, it is painful to be in the car at night without my sunglasses. The headlights from the oncoming cars hurts a lot. Didn't know your eyes can hurt.......they can. Wearing shades helps a great deal. And I'd have been better off if I'd worn them in a brightly lit restaurant where the light was painful. It just seemed rude to leave them on, though the people I was with would not have objected (too much anyway).
The over the counter eye-drops are magic.
that the artificial tears drops really do soothe my eyes and help. The are hypromellose0.3% for dry eyes. The optician said last summer that I had dry eyes. The doctor prescribed some eyedrops that are more for hay fever symptoms, but you can use both kinds along side each other, the prescription ones in the morning and evening and the others the rest of the time.
Just thought this might help someone else.
My vision has deteriorated a lot over the past few months. I'm not worried about it because I understand that it has to get worse before it can get better but it's annoying. I feel so sorry for those whose vision is worse than mine. I can still read most of the time, especailly using the Kindle. It was an early Christmas present and I'm so grateful to have it. You can choose a larger font size on it. Even tho there are then less words to a page the are easy to read.
Stitching is out. I'm no help as a navigator in the car (or on foot or in the tube) as I just can't see signs until I'm right in front of them. But none of that really matters. I can see the TV, the dogs have light up hi-viz collars so I can see them, and I can use the pc and my mobile phone. I'm able to get a bus to town because I know my way around and don't need help with that.
I use my sunglasses a lot outside even though it's winter.
I had the diabetic retinal eye screening a while back and the cataracts didn't interfie
I get on very well with my glasses and am grateful for them. I've been stitching again a bit and do need the close work ones now and then, but if I am really tired my vision blurs. Then I can't even read. I also find now that I have to use my sunglasses in the garden - my transition lenses just aren't dark enough unless I'm under the umbrella at the table. However all in all the new prescription has been a really good thing.
A few weeks ago I got new specs. The optician said that I now have a cataract forming in my left eye as well. But with the new prescription I don't have as many blurry evenings as previously. Mostly when I've done a lot of reading or stitching.
I wear varifocals all the time, but since I still needed a magnifier for close work, I asked if it was possible to get some single vision glasses for stitching only that would be stronger than the varifocals. The optician said I could have them in my prescription and they are brilliant. Sometimes I need to check my stitching with a magnifier but not often. Of course I can't see anything more than 18 inches away when I'm wearing them..........though I do look 'over' them but that is like wearing no glasses at all. I am NOT complaining, by the way. I'm delighted to have these new helpers.
They are approx 7x magnification. Too strong for most people to see through. Chel put them on and tried to put another pair on me. She missed my face by inches and we had a good giggle.
Sometimes things are all blurry but not always. I find that using my old glasses (previous prescription) means that I can see better for needlework. I think the close work part is stonger, but I can't find the paperwork for them to compare the various strengths. If they work I'll use them. I've been keeping them by the bed so I don't bend my current ones out of shape if I fal
I found, when I was in London, that I was unable to read the signs that I've always read without thinking about it and it was so frightening. I'm glad that Agi was with me and so able to tell me where we were. I've realised that I can't go on the underground by myself anymore. I'm sad about that.
Also, I have to squint to see things now. And no more standing over someone's shoulder to read the pc screen. Just can't do it - and I'm talking large screen here.....
I wear the sunglasses a lot when I'm out and about, and still find the vision worse at night or when I've been reading or sewing for a while.
I still use the sunglasses regularly when I'm in the car or even just out and about. Everything is blurry when I'm too tired or have been reading or sewing for too long. Otherwise things are okay with the eyes.
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