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Sep. 28th, 2010 04:11 pmI can see! Two minutes ago I wondered why the world was getting hazier and hazier. I washed my eyes with tapwater and lo, things are much better. The haze might have something to do with the five different sets of drops my eyes were generously given, in today's hospital visit.
At the end of all the drops and after very close experiences with far too many machines and implements of prodding, the uber-experte declared that my eyesight is now stable. Also that it's likely to remain so. And that I'm doing pretty well, really.
My eyesight can be preserved for many years, the not-quite-uber-but-still-senior doctor said. I do, however, need to see a specialist for as long as the specialist requires.
It's all much better than anyone thought in late January, when I lost bunches of vision. More has returned than expected and there's a good chance (if the rest of my body doesn't try to throw such a spectacular fit again) that it won't re-occur.
Now if I can get the all-clear for all the other things that went wrong in January (heart and kidneys and etc) I shall be dancing in the streets. Still, it's pretty good to know that as soon as I get new glasses (which will be when I discover a spare $800 - I am, as the specialists love to point out, *extremely* myopic) I shall at least be able to see the streets properly. My first port of call will be the optometrist who discovered what was wrong, to get a script for those new glasses.
I had a budget for the new glasses - they were just waiting for my eyes to be declared stable - they've been essential for ages - it's just that the budget got derailed recently, by still other circumstances beyond my control. Hopefully it will be un-derailed soon. Not knowing the number of a bus or if a person walking up to me is someone I know can be a bit of a pain.
From now until late October I have many more appointments and tests. The eyes, though, are clear! Well, they will be, as soon as those yellow drops are gone.
At the end of all the drops and after very close experiences with far too many machines and implements of prodding, the uber-experte declared that my eyesight is now stable. Also that it's likely to remain so. And that I'm doing pretty well, really.
My eyesight can be preserved for many years, the not-quite-uber-but-still-senior doctor said. I do, however, need to see a specialist for as long as the specialist requires.
It's all much better than anyone thought in late January, when I lost bunches of vision. More has returned than expected and there's a good chance (if the rest of my body doesn't try to throw such a spectacular fit again) that it won't re-occur.
Now if I can get the all-clear for all the other things that went wrong in January (heart and kidneys and etc) I shall be dancing in the streets. Still, it's pretty good to know that as soon as I get new glasses (which will be when I discover a spare $800 - I am, as the specialists love to point out, *extremely* myopic) I shall at least be able to see the streets properly. My first port of call will be the optometrist who discovered what was wrong, to get a script for those new glasses.
I had a budget for the new glasses - they were just waiting for my eyes to be declared stable - they've been essential for ages - it's just that the budget got derailed recently, by still other circumstances beyond my control. Hopefully it will be un-derailed soon. Not knowing the number of a bus or if a person walking up to me is someone I know can be a bit of a pain.
From now until late October I have many more appointments and tests. The eyes, though, are clear! Well, they will be, as soon as those yellow drops are gone.