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A Busy Time For A New Old Cornea Issue We’ve been busy this summer helping Jane transition from college to workforce. Once she found a full time job in NYC, we helped her find an apartment. It is an exciting time for her as she moves out of our apartment into one of her own […]

Seven Years Ago Today

Okay, technically it was seven years ago yesterday since it is past midnight.  What happened back then?  I had a trabeculectomy on my left eye.

Image of My OCT Scan

Just a quick update to add my OCT image.  I've added here and to last night's post (so you can compare mine with the normal one posted on

OCT Retina Test

What an adventure today at the Pagoda Building at 100 Presidential Ave.  After a few minutes in the waiting area, we were called back.

New Challenges

Our holiday season officially ended yesterday with the celebration of Jake's 16th birthday and my dad's 92nd birthday.

A Good Day

I don't often write about good days here, but today was one of those days that I wanted to share with the world.  It wasn't exciting, extravagant, or exotic.

Everything Looks Fine…

I've been waiting for this appointment with my cornea specialist for weeks.  I have been having problems with my left eye since the middle of summer

Glaucoma Specialist

I had my glaucoma appointment at Wills on Friday.  As Eliz and I waited, we looked through some magazines.  I'm not sure what they were, but they had recipes and ideas to make family gatherings enjoyable while preparing meals.

Latest Eye Appointment

I went to see Dr. Ruffini yesterday for a checkup.  He is my local ophthalmologist that I see a few times per year or when there is a problem.

Socks

After I posted the Glaucoma Study entry, Eliz said that I should have talked a bit more about the socks task.  At the school where Eliz used to teach and our kids went, they would call this the Socks work.

Glaucoma Study

Over the past year, Eliz and I have taken part in a glaucoma study at Wills Eye in Philadelphia.