I saw Dr. Lazzara yesterday afternoon. He was pleased with how well I'm healing, and suggested I either buy non-prescription reading glasses at the drugstore, have the glass removed from the left side of my spectacles, or both.
We stopped at the CVS on the way home, told them I don't need those eye drop prescriptions yet and might not ever, and I bought a cheap pair of (+2.5) reading glasses. Those turned out to work okay for the operated-on left eye but, unsurprisingly, not so well for my right eye. So after dinner ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cattitude got out one of his tiny screwdrivers and took the left lens out of my glasses, and I'm doing pretty well that way.
My pupil is still dilated enough from the eyedrops they put in Tuesday that I'm seeing random bright flickering on my left in any well-lighted room, but this has diminished significantly since yesterday.
Cattitude and I went for a walk after lunch, because he felt the need and I thought it would be fun. Blue sky, bright sunlight, and fresh snow reflecting the light, so I got out an old pair of vaguely goggle-shaped prescription sunglasses to see if they would protect my eyes sufficiently to enjoy a walk. To my pleased surprise, I could see quite well as we walked down the Community Path to Davis. I got these glasses more than seven years ago, and had stopped using them, I think partly because my vision changed over time and partly because I decided the self-darkening kind were more convenient.
I am having to remind myself that I am recovering from surgery three days ago and shouldn't push myself. Yes, it's minor surgery, nothing like when I had my gall bladder out, but healing takes some of the body's energy. (And now it's time for another dose of one of the eye drops.)