Dilated
How often do I get the chance to take this self portrait.
One eye is dilated, one normal.
Normally, a sign of some neurological disorder, this is just the result of my checkup after minor surgery to repair a retinal tear in my left eye.
Note to all of you out there reading this: Pay attention to anything different in your vision. These are symptoms that, if heeded early, may save your sight.
I noticed a large new floater in my left eye weekend before last. I knew this is one of the signs of a problem with the retina. No retina, no sight in that eye. So I paid attention and made an early appointment with my opthamologist.
Signs to look out for (from Wikipedia):
- Flashes of light - very brief in the extreme peripheral (outside of center) part of vision
- A sudden dramatic increase in the number of floaters
- A ring of floaters or hairs just to the temporal side of the central vision
- A slight feeling of heaviness in the eye
- A dense shadow that starts in the peripheral vision and slowly progresses towards the central vision
- The impression that a veil or curtain was drawn over the field of vision
- Straight lines (scale, edge of the wall, road, etc.) that suddenly appear curved
- Central visual loss
In my case, a small tear in my retina was repaired using a freezing technique - cryopexy, to tack down the tear.
My eye doc says that the tear is healing up nicely. Another checkup in three weeks and I should be assured that all is right with the eye. For now.
Ever vigilant, because my mother lost her vision to macular degeneration for the last 11 years of her life.
I like to see, and with both eyes.
Dilated
How often do I get the chance to take this self portrait.
One eye is dilated, one normal.
Normally, a sign of some neurological disorder, this is just the result of my checkup after minor surgery to repair a retinal tear in my left eye.
Note to all of you out there reading this: Pay attention to anything different in your vision. These are symptoms that, if heeded early, may save your sight.
I noticed a large new floater in my left eye weekend before last. I knew this is one of the signs of a problem with the retina. No retina, no sight in that eye. So I paid attention and made an early appointment with my opthamologist.
Signs to look out for (from Wikipedia):
- Flashes of light - very brief in the extreme peripheral (outside of center) part of vision
- A sudden dramatic increase in the number of floaters
- A ring of floaters or hairs just to the temporal side of the central vision
- A slight feeling of heaviness in the eye
- A dense shadow that starts in the peripheral vision and slowly progresses towards the central vision
- The impression that a veil or curtain was drawn over the field of vision
- Straight lines (scale, edge of the wall, road, etc.) that suddenly appear curved
- Central visual loss
In my case, a small tear in my retina was repaired using a freezing technique - cryopexy, to tack down the tear.
My eye doc says that the tear is healing up nicely. Another checkup in three weeks and I should be assured that all is right with the eye. For now.
Ever vigilant, because my mother lost her vision to macular degeneration for the last 11 years of her life.
I like to see, and with both eyes.