Still travelling hopefully
May. 30th, 2012 09:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shewhomustThis morning I went for my post-cataract-operation appointment, full of impatience to replace my current glasses with some that my new eye can actually see through.
The good news is that the operation went well, the retina is still firmly attached, the new lens is bedding in well and I did better on the eye chart than anticipated (I wonder how much this results from years - decades - of reading blurred shapes by guesswork). The bad news is that it's still too early to book an appintment with the optician: first we have another two weeks of eye-drops, and a further week (for luck?) - and only then will my sight be settled enough to justify the expense of new glasses.
The other not so good news is that the membrane which holds the lens is somewhat thickened and not completely clear, and may require laser treatment in six months time. The specialist presented this as something very minor and not unexpected, so I decline to worry about it - but I don't relish the prospect, either.
The other better news is that I am now allowed to go swimming again - so it's an early morning tomorrow!
The good news is that the operation went well, the retina is still firmly attached, the new lens is bedding in well and I did better on the eye chart than anticipated (I wonder how much this results from years - decades - of reading blurred shapes by guesswork). The bad news is that it's still too early to book an appintment with the optician: first we have another two weeks of eye-drops, and a further week (for luck?) - and only then will my sight be settled enough to justify the expense of new glasses.
The other not so good news is that the membrane which holds the lens is somewhat thickened and not completely clear, and may require laser treatment in six months time. The specialist presented this as something very minor and not unexpected, so I decline to worry about it - but I don't relish the prospect, either.
The other better news is that I am now allowed to go swimming again - so it's an early morning tomorrow!
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Date: 2012-05-30 10:53 pm (UTC)Yay, swimming!
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Date: 2012-05-31 10:07 am (UTC)Indeed. Early mornings not so much, but worth it!
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Date: 2012-05-30 11:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-31 10:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-31 12:47 am (UTC)The news is overall good - especially the vision being safe and the swimming being allowed!
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Date: 2012-05-31 10:08 am (UTC)You are my intrepid scout, and I thank you.
And yes, almost entirely good, for which I am grateful.
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Date: 2012-05-31 05:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-31 10:10 am (UTC)Also, I am squeamish about eyes. But of necessity becoming less so.
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Date: 2012-05-31 09:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-31 10:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-31 10:38 am (UTC)I think that reading-blurred-shapes skill is quite a significant effect. Abrinsky's vision - once corrected - is perfect, as a result of which he cannot tolerate anything less than perfection; he can see/read a thing, or he can't. I have peculiar eyesight which, for distances, is never perfect even with my glasses; I can read things when I can't really see them.
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Date: 2012-06-01 03:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-01 04:15 pm (UTC)