Eye update

[feng_shui_house]

I decided not to wait until the pupil blowing eyedrops wear off. Will try to be legible.

Doctor pretty much ruled out anything scary, so not degeneration or health issue involved.

He said the right eye has the start of a small cataract- normal aging, nothing needing to be done about it. He said the vision change was caused by dry eyes- among other things not blinking enough while at the computer. Gave me a tiny sample bottle of TheraTears, so I'll have to remember to use them and get to the store to buy more. I don't know whether it will improve my vision, but it's necessary, anyway.

Also I gave them my old distance eyeglasses to put in new prescription (I asked if I should wait and see if my vision change more before getting new glasses & he said no, which I take to mean he thinks it unlikely.)

Comments

[executrix]

eyebuydirect.com is having a sale with some great frames under $25. You just enter your prescription into the online form and they ship you the glasses. Ask your optician to write the pupillary distance (PD) on the prescription form.

Rinsing your eyes with plain water and lying down with a washcloth soaked in warm water for about 10 mins are good for eyestrain and dry eyes. BTW you can mail-order TheraTears and save a trip.

[feng_shui_house]

Thanks! I'd already ordered the eyeglasses, so I've just bookmarked the site for the next time I go to the eyedoctor. They look like they have a much better selection of frames than my eyedoctor has, also.

Also thanks for the tips!

I need to go grocery shopping anyway, so I'll see if the grocery has it. I went through a week of aggro with Amazon and STILL don't have my vitamins, so the drug store is also on my to-go list. Don't think I can do both in one day. Am GOING to TRY to get to the grocery store, just am tired out from yesterday. *pfft* Weak nerves.