Praise then darkness, and creation unfinished

(I posted most of this to a Discord server yesterday.)

My eyes are now at the point that I have trouble reading small print. This isn't a problem on most websites, or on the kindle, because I can increase the font size there. It is a problem for hardcopy books and magazines, including two of the library books I borrowed recently.

It's also a problem for some printed forms, and for those four- and six-digit one-time authorization codes that are texted to my phone. If I'm home, I can use a magnifying glass, but I'm not sure carrying it around with me just in case would be practical.

I know what's causing this: my corneas are thicker than they should be (Fuchs dystrophy). This has been a thing for a few years (since before my cataract surgery, in fact), and is getting slowly worse over time.

I saw the eye doctor recently, to have him remove some opacity on one of thee artificial lenses. That worked, but only solved part of my problem. Based on what he said, I don't think it's time to do anything else except ask about a new eyeglass prescription.

The other thing that he could do ( cw eye surgery ) So that makes two progressive conditions I have to live with, the other being the MS.

I have a follow-up appointment in a few weeks, I think to check intra-ocular pressure after the laser procedure, and I will ask about new glasses then.

I have seen (and been seen by) the eye doctor. He confirmed what Dr. Umlas said a few weeks ago. So, he did a laser procedure, and I have a follow-up appointment next month. And I am getting more prescription eye drops.

( more details about eye treatment, nothing graphic )

The only person I saw wearing a mask, other than me and cattitude, was Dr. Lazzara. On the other hand, the assistant who looked at my eyes first didn't ask me to remove the mask, just to slide the top down by a millimeter or so, to avoid blocking her view of the eye. Dr. Lazzara taped my mask in place before we went downstairs to the room with the laser, for similar reasons. I had already noticed that he had taped the top of his own mask in place.

The follow-up appointment will also have to be in Lexington, because the doctor is only in Arlington one day a week and didn't have any openings in the right time frame. But they had an appointment available at 1 p.m., not 11 a.m. (or 9:15), so I can plausibly do that trip by transit, and eat lunch en route, weather permitting. Today has been rainy, not surprising, but cooler than I expect in Boston It was raining and 68F/20C when we left the house at 10:00, and about the same now.