I Can See Clearly Now - Sort of
I have been wearing glasses for many years. If you wear them, you know what a pain they can be - at least, sometimes; ofr one thing, finding a pair of non-prescription sun glasses is very difficult, if you have large lenses (and by "large" I mean physical dimension wise, not "thickness" wise), which I always have (they fit my face better than small ones).
Well, I looked into getting LASIK surgery - I've know a few people who had it and it worked great for them. Some people would just "dive in" and find someone who will perform the procedure without necessarily doing any screening - not I good idea. Of course, I'm not that stupid (sorry, but that's the nicest word I can think of for people who do that), so I had a consultation with one of the leading LASER-eye speciallists in Portland, OR.
Unfortunately, the screening showed that I was not a good candidate for LASIK - I showed indications of having a condition known as keratoconus, which is (somewhat over-simplified) a condition where the cornea thins and sags. He sent his findings to my regular eye doctor. My regular eye doctor upon initial examination could not find anything, but upon trying to correct my vision by adjusting my lenses found that she could not. So, she looked deeper and basically confirmed the keratoconus (and as a side note, it seems my right eye is worse than my left eye, which apparently is not uncommon).
So for right now, the only treatment is hard contact lenses. I say "right now" because there are surgical options, such as a corneal transplant, but I think I'll hold off on that option (for now).
Today is day three of wearing my "trial" contacts (they are trial becuase it takes time to get them properly fitted - the odds that you get a 'perfect' fit right off the bat are astronomical). It's a bit weird - my eyes itch somewhat and when I move my head, it takes a moment for the lenses to re-center (laws of inertia, and all that), but overall, I think it's going to be OK.
At least I'll be able to find a decent pair of sunglasses again.
Well, I looked into getting LASIK surgery - I've know a few people who had it and it worked great for them. Some people would just "dive in" and find someone who will perform the procedure without necessarily doing any screening - not I good idea. Of course, I'm not that stupid (sorry, but that's the nicest word I can think of for people who do that), so I had a consultation with one of the leading LASER-eye speciallists in Portland, OR.
Unfortunately, the screening showed that I was not a good candidate for LASIK - I showed indications of having a condition known as keratoconus, which is (somewhat over-simplified) a condition where the cornea thins and sags. He sent his findings to my regular eye doctor. My regular eye doctor upon initial examination could not find anything, but upon trying to correct my vision by adjusting my lenses found that she could not. So, she looked deeper and basically confirmed the keratoconus (and as a side note, it seems my right eye is worse than my left eye, which apparently is not uncommon).
So for right now, the only treatment is hard contact lenses. I say "right now" because there are surgical options, such as a corneal transplant, but I think I'll hold off on that option (for now).
Today is day three of wearing my "trial" contacts (they are trial becuase it takes time to get them properly fitted - the odds that you get a 'perfect' fit right off the bat are astronomical). It's a bit weird - my eyes itch somewhat and when I move my head, it takes a moment for the lenses to re-center (laws of inertia, and all that), but overall, I think it's going to be OK.
At least I'll be able to find a decent pair of sunglasses again.
posted by TubaMeister at
17:18
1 Comments:
It's your turn, Tubster lol update time! How ya been? Whatcha up to? How's the work stuff going?
- Guess I'm just gonna have to email you again lol.
*hugssssss*
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