I had two eye doctor appointments this week. One was with the optometrist. Soon I’ll have new glasses, which will be a relief. I also got fitted for contacts and am in the process of trying out three different brands. Usually I find contacts to be extremely uncomfortable, which is why I don’t wear them often, but the pair I’m trying out today feels pretty good.
The second visit was with another retina specialist. Aside from questioning the efficacy and safety of the medicine that I was prescribed, she agrees with my regular retina doctor’s diagnosis and approach. The layers of my retinas are “maximally separated,” which is really bad, but she doesn’t recommend surgery yet, because my eyesight is still good. If I notice a decrease in my vision, however, she says I should immediately consult with one of the two surgeons whose names she gave to me. My condition is so complicated that she wouldn’t trust the surgery to anyone but the best.
P.S. Both of the doctors told me that my vision is 20/20 (with corrective lenses). My husband doubts that my vision is quite that good, though. He thinks my mad puzzling skills are skewing the results. Do you think it’s possible to cheat the test by being really good at guessing the letters?