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12/07/2020 2:17 pm
Much of my work in the toy room came to a halt a few months ago as I couldn't see anything close up any more. I knew I had cataracts but didn't think it was that bad. Long story short I've now had both eyes done and can see again. In a few weeks I'll be measured for new glasses. That will be a big relief and I'll be able to get back to work on numerous projects that have been started and set aside
12/07/2020 2:28 pm
Good for you Tom. Its like a new lease on life isn't it?
12/07/2020 4:41 pm
And the surgery wasn't hard, the recovery was short, and I had no pain at all.
Stay in good health, Tom. Enjoy the new views!
12/07/2020 5:08 pm
Amazing really, easier than a root canal. We're so lucky so live in these times.
12/07/2020 8:02 pm
Good luck Tom. I need to make an appointmemt, but...
I haven't been out and about with people around. Difficult to know what to do. Age makes it tough to take chances.
13/07/2020 1:29 am
Tom, good to hear that you are doing well and that you'll be able to play once again in the toy room
13/07/2020 3:35 am
I had retina repair surgery several years ago - that was no picnic!
I couldn't be put under general anesthesia, just numbing of the eye, so I was awake and talking with the surgeon while my eye was apart. The fluid in the eyeball drains out of course, so for a week I had to sit in a chair that forced me to look down into a mirror so the iris and pupil would remain lubricated. The mirror allowed me to watch TV but a computer was not allowed, and only 10 minutes per hour for a break, plus had to sleep on my side or stomach.
After a week enough eyeball fluid builds up to dispense with the chair and go back to work and life as normal. But for a few weeks it was like looking through a half-full water glass - I could shake my head and the surface of the fluid would roll back and forth. And during this time I drove to the Countryside Shows 550 miles away, examining model cars through this strange vision before buying them.
13/07/2020 5:20 am
Harvey, did you find that when you got home after looking at models through your strange vision at the Countryside Show and buying a few you asked yourself "now way in the world did I buy this one?"
13/07/2020 5:36 am
I'm always asking myself that question Curtis! Once in a while I don't like the answer.
13/07/2020 8:53 am
There are also many cases of age-related macular degeneration.
If after 4 injections there is no improvement, your vision is very affected you can see only in periphery and there is no more central vision. Forgetting driving.
13/07/2020 9:50 am
Fortunately mine was caught in time.
14/07/2020 9:59 am
You will have vision problems if you take too much Viagra..............I need to start cutting back!
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14/07/2020 1:20 pm
will be when I get my new glasses
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14/07/2020 1:21 pm
Boy that's the truth Half hour and it's done
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