redbird: closeup of me drinking tea, in a friend's kitchen (Default)
( Mar. 11th, 2025 03:47 pm)
I finally tried the hypertonic eye drops (5% saline) my eye doctor recommended months ago. They definitely help, but there seems to be a bit of a lag before they take effect. If so, I'll be dealing with the not-as-good vision first thing in the morning indefinitely. But shortening that period, then and at the end of the day, is useful.

These eyedrops are to get my eyes back to the right shape more quickly when I get up, after lying down for several hours. (The problem is with my corneas.) They seem to be reacting to gravity, so without the eyedrops, my vision gets back to more-or-less normal after sitting or standing for a while.

The doctor had recommended I start with eyedrops that are 2% saline, but both CVS and Health First pharmacy only carry the 5%. The drops sometimes sting when I instill them, so I may order the 2% and see if they work as well without that brief discomfort.
redbird: closeup of me drinking tea, in a friend's kitchen (Default)
( Oct. 11th, 2024 06:29 pm)
I had my annual eye exam today.

I was surprised, but pleased, that on the objective measurements, my vision is at least as good as a year ago, and in particular my corneas have not thickened. (I have Fuchs' dystrophy, which is why I'm still going to an ophthalmologist, not an optometrist.) Subjectively, however, I think it's taking longer for my corneas to be the right shape in the morning than it did a couple of years ago. The doctor suggested a kind of over-the-counter eye drops that might help with that, and that he said there's no risk to trying.

The exam was boring but only very mildly uncomfortable (mostly the part where they used a device to measure the thickness of my corneas). Afterwards, I went to Penzey's for various spices, then to Lizzy's for ice cream. I had a cup of black raspberry ice cream, and brought home three pints, black raspberry, chocolate, and dark chocolate chip.

I asked the doctor for a printed copy of the eyeglass prescription, even though it hasn't changed, in case I want new glasses for some reason. My next appointment will be just over a year from now, Oct. 17, 2025.
redbird: closeup of me drinking tea, in a friend's kitchen (Default)
( Sep. 18th, 2023 03:32 pm)
This was a follow-up to my appointment last month to have the doctor eye stuff, mild ). All is basically well. He gave me a prescription for computer-distance glasses, as well as the progressives/bifocals I already have.

ETA, Before I forget again: The doctor explained why I'm having more trouble with small print in the mornings. Corneas (or at least my corneas, with the Fuchs dystrophy), swell a bit with fluid during the night, and then return to normal after waking, but not immediately.

And then I came home, via Lyft, because it was pouring rain and I didn't want to wait outdoors for the 62 bus.

I won't be seeing the eye doctor in November, because the other eye doctor did a full exam in July. I now have an appointment with Dr. Lazzara for next July, in Arlington, at a convenient hour of the afternoon.
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