Tag: eye

My Eye, My Dad and Our Day

I'd been looking forward to today for the past dozen days. Back on 10 Dec, I went to my retina doc, who, as previously mentioned, noticed three things that he thought were causing my vision to be worse than it had been.

It’s Not Cuckoo Bananas, But It’s Not Good Either

It has been a busy week, so I haven't had a chance, until now, to post an update on last Fridays appointment with Dr. Garg, the retina specialist. 

Why Do I Bother?

Had a 9.00am appointment yesterday (Friday, 9 July) with my glaucoma doctor at Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia.

Almost Unbelievable…

As you've read here over the past seven weeks, I've been pretty frustrated and miserable.  On the way to my my cornea specialist, Eliz and I were talking about what I was planning on discussing with Dr. Ayres.

Visual Fields Test

My appointment with my glaucoma specialist went well, except for the fact that I was back to the 20/200 line and even that wasn't as crisp as a my second PostOp appointment on 27 April

Going the Wrong Way

Since Wednesday or Thursday, I've noticed that my vision didn't seem to be as good as it was earlier in the week. By Friday, after talking with Eliz,

EyeOp XIV Report

I figured that I've gone through enough eye surgeries that I can label them in roman numerals.  In fact, if I had some time, I'd probably do this post on video, with cool graphics and theme music like a championship game post game show.

Eight Hours from Now…

It is hard not getting excited about the surgery.  I dream of all the good things I may be able to do, while knowing the risks that could dash my hopes either temporarily or longer.

One Week to Go

At some point next Thursday morning, I will be in surgery hopefully only having a cataract removed.  There is the chance that I will also receive another corneal endothelial

Surgery No. 14 is Set

Over the past 10 days, I've been to three different doctors.  I'm starting to feel like my parents.  The most important of the three was two days ago.

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.

A Long Day

It has been a long day.  It started off with a trip to the retina specialist at 8:30 am.  We were a few minutes late, so only had to wait about 10 minutes in the waiting room.

Time to See a Retina Specialist

I received a call from Dr. Pro late this afternoon regarding my OCT scan from Monday.  Before the call, Dr. Pro talked with Dr. Ayers to discuss the scan.

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.

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.

Wills Eye Tomorrow

Okay, I'm going to try to keep this short...  I'm scheduled to see my glaucoma specialist tomorrow.  His name, fittingly, is Dr. Pro, and he is...

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.

Misty & Mold

It's been a while since I've posted, so I thought a new post was in order.  Over the past few weeks I've had a ton of bitchin' and moanin' to do, but no time to post -- lucky for my reader(s).

Almost Eight Months

It's nearly eight months since my surgery (next Saturday, 4 July is eight months.)  I had an appointment today with Dr. Ayers.

Risk vs. Reward

As many of my friends and family know, I love sports.  My favorites are baseball, hockey, football, and the real football (you know, the one where a player kicks the ball a majority of the time -- some call it soccer.) 

Six Months Later

Okay, so I haven't updated in five months.  I've had a bunch of stuff going on.  Here it is in a nutshell...  We scrambled to find a new space for our business (Salon Supplies + Interiors - www.ForMySalon,)