Post by eyeofthestorm on Dec 4, 2022 11:56:48 GMT -6
I'd appreciate it if you ladies might remember me in prayer over the next couple of days.
I've had poor - very poor - vision most of my life. Since middle school, I would have been categorized as legally blind, but, it's always been correctable. That is to say, using lenses in glasses and/or contact lenses, the doctors could provide me with a prescription that worked.
This autumn was a bit different. The doctor could not correct the vision in my right eye. He can make it "better", but he can't get it to focus entirely. When he checked my corneas, the cataract in my right eye has developed much faster than the one in my left. He was a little concerned because of my age (I'm 55). He said he would expect to see that in someone 15 years older. I told him my mom had her cataracts removed at 51, so maybe it's genetic. He gave me ALL SORTS of cautions, and pretty much told me not to even think about driving at night in the rain. (I've hated driving at night for several years, and since the time change, I have only driven at night on roads that I am very comfortable with). The optometrist also cautioned me to keep checking my right eye, compare it with my left, and if it gets noticably worse come back. Don't wait a year like normal. In any case, he said that if it continues progressing like it has, I will be facing cataract surgery next year. The upside of that is that it will permanently correct my distance vision. This was in early October.
I got my new glasses. Now, my glasses are always super expensive because of the lenses. The lenses (not including frames) this time were $800. Normally, I always get a back-up pair (kind of necessary), but if I'm facing surgery in a year, that's a LOT of money for glasses I might only wear for a year. I picked them up and they seemed fine - for a day. After a few days, I couldn't deal with them at all. I couldn't focus EXCEPT at things quite far away - not arm length, not closer, not compute screen distance. I went back to the optical shop, the optician made adjustments, adn they were SO much better.
For a few more days.
Then the headaches started, and weird issues with being able to focus again. I gave up, put on my old prescription (I can make do with them and there are no headaches) and made an appointment with the eye doctor.
I'll be seeing him on Tuesday. If there needs to be an adjustment to the (expensive) lenses, they are still new enough that the lab will correct or replace them without a charge. But I'm curious what the eye doctor will say. Maybe the glasses are messed up (by why do they work for a short time?). Maybe it's my eyes. I'm not really worried, but it is on my mind.
Thank you.
I've had poor - very poor - vision most of my life. Since middle school, I would have been categorized as legally blind, but, it's always been correctable. That is to say, using lenses in glasses and/or contact lenses, the doctors could provide me with a prescription that worked.
This autumn was a bit different. The doctor could not correct the vision in my right eye. He can make it "better", but he can't get it to focus entirely. When he checked my corneas, the cataract in my right eye has developed much faster than the one in my left. He was a little concerned because of my age (I'm 55). He said he would expect to see that in someone 15 years older. I told him my mom had her cataracts removed at 51, so maybe it's genetic. He gave me ALL SORTS of cautions, and pretty much told me not to even think about driving at night in the rain. (I've hated driving at night for several years, and since the time change, I have only driven at night on roads that I am very comfortable with). The optometrist also cautioned me to keep checking my right eye, compare it with my left, and if it gets noticably worse come back. Don't wait a year like normal. In any case, he said that if it continues progressing like it has, I will be facing cataract surgery next year. The upside of that is that it will permanently correct my distance vision. This was in early October.
I got my new glasses. Now, my glasses are always super expensive because of the lenses. The lenses (not including frames) this time were $800. Normally, I always get a back-up pair (kind of necessary), but if I'm facing surgery in a year, that's a LOT of money for glasses I might only wear for a year. I picked them up and they seemed fine - for a day. After a few days, I couldn't deal with them at all. I couldn't focus EXCEPT at things quite far away - not arm length, not closer, not compute screen distance. I went back to the optical shop, the optician made adjustments, adn they were SO much better.
For a few more days.
Then the headaches started, and weird issues with being able to focus again. I gave up, put on my old prescription (I can make do with them and there are no headaches) and made an appointment with the eye doctor.
I'll be seeing him on Tuesday. If there needs to be an adjustment to the (expensive) lenses, they are still new enough that the lab will correct or replace them without a charge. But I'm curious what the eye doctor will say. Maybe the glasses are messed up (by why do they work for a short time?). Maybe it's my eyes. I'm not really worried, but it is on my mind.
Thank you.