I saw the eye doctor this morning.
tl;dr Nothing is seriously wrong, but I am likely to need a follow-up visit.
I made the appointment because I was noticing blurry vision intermittently in my left eye. I also noticed that I needed brighter light and/or larger print for reading than a year or two ago. I saw Dr. Umlas, because the first available appointment was with him--and that was three weeks after I called, at 9:15 a.m.
A technician asked me questions and took various measurements, then gave them to the doctor. He checked a few things for himself.
Most likely, this is cells growing on the artificial lens from my cataract surgery. Both the tech and Dr. Umlas said that Dr. Lazzara (my usual eye doctor) had observed a little of this when I saw him last October. It's also possible that this is from further thickening of my corneas (Fuchs dystrophy). If so, treating that is simpler than it used to be, with quicker recovery.
So, I can stop worrying that something is seriously wrong. Dr. Umlas is going to put the results of today's visit in front of Dr. Lazzara, and see whether he agrees that I should have a quick laser treatment to clear the artificial lens. If so, I'd have to go to their Lexington or Concord) office, because they don't have the equipment in Arlington.
From there, I went to Penzey's for herbs and spices; the clerk was very helpful, going around the store with me because I told him my eyes were still seriously dilated. I happily handed him my shopping list, and he asked a few questions like "do you remember which sweet paprika you usually get?" This time, I remembered to bring the Penzey's gift card with me, and used up the remaining $18 on the card. (They periodically offer gift cards at a significant discount, which are worth buying if you shop there regularly.)
When I was almost home, I tripped and fell while crossing the street. Fortunately,![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
adrian_turtle and I had wound up on the same bus, so I assured the helpful stranger that I'd be fine, and Adrian \sat with me for a couple of minutes, then helped me up. I scraped my right knee in a couple of places, and it will probably bruise, but there's no serious damage: I landed about evenly on both hands, and Adrian says the brim of my hat absorbed a little of the impact and may have protected my head, including my nose and eyeglasses.
tl;dr Nothing is seriously wrong, but I am likely to need a follow-up visit.
I made the appointment because I was noticing blurry vision intermittently in my left eye. I also noticed that I needed brighter light and/or larger print for reading than a year or two ago. I saw Dr. Umlas, because the first available appointment was with him--and that was three weeks after I called, at 9:15 a.m.
A technician asked me questions and took various measurements, then gave them to the doctor. He checked a few things for himself.
Most likely, this is cells growing on the artificial lens from my cataract surgery. Both the tech and Dr. Umlas said that Dr. Lazzara (my usual eye doctor) had observed a little of this when I saw him last October. It's also possible that this is from further thickening of my corneas (Fuchs dystrophy). If so, treating that is simpler than it used to be, with quicker recovery.
So, I can stop worrying that something is seriously wrong. Dr. Umlas is going to put the results of today's visit in front of Dr. Lazzara, and see whether he agrees that I should have a quick laser treatment to clear the artificial lens. If so, I'd have to go to their Lexington or Concord) office, because they don't have the equipment in Arlington.
From there, I went to Penzey's for herbs and spices; the clerk was very helpful, going around the store with me because I told him my eyes were still seriously dilated. I happily handed him my shopping list, and he asked a few questions like "do you remember which sweet paprika you usually get?" This time, I remembered to bring the Penzey's gift card with me, and used up the remaining $18 on the card. (They periodically offer gift cards at a significant discount, which are worth buying if you shop there regularly.)
When I was almost home, I tripped and fell while crossing the street. Fortunately,
adrian_turtle and I had wound up on the same bus, so I assured the helpful stranger that I'd be fine, and Adrian \sat with me for a couple of minutes, then helped me up. I scraped my right knee in a couple of places, and it will probably bruise, but there's no serious damage: I landed about evenly on both hands, and Adrian says the brim of my hat absorbed a little of the impact and may have protected my head, including my nose and eyeglasses.Tags:
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