I was recently scheduled to have my sort-of-regular eye examination. Last Friday I was examined by an opthamologist.
He found my vision to be poor, which it always has been. At 20/400 I am legally blind. That appears to be about what it as been.
He did refer me to a retina specialist, given the development of a relatively new floater in my better eye. I am functioning okay but the opthamologist wanted a second opinion.
I have an exam with the specialist on October 31. The eye dilation thing basically much means I can’t do much for the rest of the day. Plus these tests physically wear me out.
So I may be off the computer for a bit.
Go Easy
Radio will wait for you while you take care of your eyes.
We will be happy to welcome you when you return.
I’M WITH YOU RADIOBOY – I AM SO WITH YOU
I’ve had 3 detatched retinas and
3 other surgeries for the resulting
conplications. Plus a few procedures
to help the situation.
The vision in my right eye is too
small to measure. They have
expressed it as 3/200 which is
the same as 20/1900 roughly.
The right eye can see shapes, but
it gets unstable after about 20 or
30 seconds and the shapes turn
into just a dull mass of color. Mostly
the color gray.
My left eye it turned into the left side
of my nose all the time. About 1/3 of
the right side are floaters. About 1/3
from bottom to top are floaters. The
vision is about 20/70 to 20/100,
but the are many colors in there including
a back dot which sometimes falls right where
I am reading.
I do not quailfy for disability in the state of
Connecticut.
Bruce, DOGRADIO
Anyway
Anyway, Alan, take it easy.
I’ll be thinking of you.
Bruce, DOGRADIO
Thanks, guys
Retina specialist did not find retinal detachment or issues there. I do have a floater which appears to be benign. Specialst defininitely found the cataracts, which I have had all my life.
RadioBoy
Thank God. Especially for no detached
retinas. Yup, you can get floaters that
don’t mean anything. I’m glad that didn’t
happen. You do very very well, considering
the cataracts. I am familiar with them.
Very Best Wishes,
Bruce, DOGRADIO