Grumble. Bifocals
Apr. 10th, 2013 08:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marinessSo yesterday I managed to pull myself out and down to the eye doctor/glasses store. It was a bit iffy since I wasn't feeling great, but I've been putting off going to the eye doctor for about...oh, a year now, and in another few weeks I won't be able to go without assistance or pick up my new glasses. So I off I went.
Unfortunately, when I'm tired, my double vision gets considerably worse, so, one eye exam and various flipping lenses and one eye measurement later my eyes were constantly watering and I had a hellish headache, bad enough that lunch did not stay down afterwards. Grr. The test also confirmed what I have been figuring for a few months now -- it's time for bifocals. Grumble. It's not bad yet, but I feel all old. (And now you know why I was avoiding the eye doctor.)
This, plus the dizziness/vertigo, the trike and the double vision also means a) no progressive lenses (those can induce/worsen dizziness) and b) I'll be using two pairs of glasses -- one pair of bifocals for normal use when I'm in the wheelchair/most times on the scooter, and a pair of non-bifocal sunglasses to use with the trike/some times on the scooter.
Anyway, on good news, I don't have glaucoma, just increased blurriness in my left eye, I don't have cataracts, and I will have red sunglasses. So, mixed yay?
Unfortunately, when I'm tired, my double vision gets considerably worse, so, one eye exam and various flipping lenses and one eye measurement later my eyes were constantly watering and I had a hellish headache, bad enough that lunch did not stay down afterwards. Grr. The test also confirmed what I have been figuring for a few months now -- it's time for bifocals. Grumble. It's not bad yet, but I feel all old. (And now you know why I was avoiding the eye doctor.)
This, plus the dizziness/vertigo, the trike and the double vision also means a) no progressive lenses (those can induce/worsen dizziness) and b) I'll be using two pairs of glasses -- one pair of bifocals for normal use when I'm in the wheelchair/most times on the scooter, and a pair of non-bifocal sunglasses to use with the trike/some times on the scooter.
Anyway, on good news, I don't have glaucoma, just increased blurriness in my left eye, I don't have cataracts, and I will have red sunglasses. So, mixed yay?