Going Blind

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  1. Sta

    Stahlrost Well-Known Member

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    For most of us there comes a time when we secretly realise we need glasses, but deny it until the last possible moment. When it was my turn, at first I thought it was my arms that were too short. I eventually accepted it and now I must own at least 15 pairs of reading glasses spread over 2 countries.

    Anyone else in denial about it?
     
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    What is it with this site? The posts all seem to be very small and blurry. Really difficult to read.

    So I have no idea exactlly what your post is all about.
     
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    I had multiple really bad headaches... I infinite’s then for 6 months. Turns out it was glaucoma I’m now blind in one eye. Never ever take what you have for granted....I’m only 37 as well
     
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    Sorry to hear that pal. I wear specs but was only trying to have a laugh. Your case is so sad.
    Were you not advised to have an eye test when you went to see about your headaches?
    One of my mates who doesn't wear glasses went to the optician for his regular eye test. He is a taxi driver. Just as well he did. Optician sent him right to hospital to be checked out. Imediately.
    Turned out he had cancer in his eye. No symptoms. The eye had to come out. Really sad. Although he is still allowed to drive his taxi.
     
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    Aye ano you were pal just wanted to tell folk to not ignore you’re own body cos let’s be fair we all do.

    It’s a long story over many years but on a nutshell I received terrible care at both bdgh and sheff Hallamshire so much so I just infinite’s everything and this is the outcome. It’s not genetic/age related why have glaucoma it is solely down to the medication I was on for far too long without any indication this could happen.

    Yeh you can drive with one eye and honestly you’d be surprised how you adapt to it the only thing is no peripheral vision so I’m constantly knocking folk on my left hand side
     
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    You don't realise how lucky we are with our sight until something happens....18months ago I had an optic nerve stroke which left me with double vision ...whilst most of the double vision has cleared I've still got it in the corners of both eyes ...which brings its own problems .....so look after your sight guys
     
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    The short arms and your bad eye sight are two seperate issues.
     
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    I had an eye test for my 40th (it wasn't my main present) and I fistpumped when the guy told me I had perfect vision. He brought me back down to earth by saying my sight would probably deteriorate at a quicker rate.
    For my 50th, I had a test and came out with a pair for reading and a pair for driving. I rarely wear them, so yes, I am in denial. I should wear them as I stare at a screen all day, find reading increasingly more difficult and suffer really bad headaches at times (probs related to staring at a screen all day).
     
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    I went for an eye test at twenty one years old and was told I needed glasses which I didn't think I needed.... It was like looking at the world in HD once I put them on and I'm so glad i got them checked when I did.
     
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    Sorry to hear that TOTT. My late Mum had glaucoma and so my sister and myself have regular free eye
    tests and I have been for a peripheral test at hospital just to make sure everything was OK.
    I used to work with a guy who had been a fighter pilot in the RAF. A trick he used when a motorist was
    coming towards him with full beams on was one he learned during his military training. If an enemy aircraft was
    coming at him with its lights blazing he would close one eye. That way when he opened his eye he could still see.
    I've tried it when I've been on the road. As commented, it's amazing what you can see with just one eye.
    I believe there are some drops they can give you to counteract glaucoma aren't there.? If you have to use those
    daily at least you probably have peace of mind that you are able to safeguard the sight in your good eye.
    Good luck for the future pal.
     
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    On a slightly different note my cousin had bad flu a number of years back and he lost hearing in one ear. Thought it would clear up and was probably just blocked. A month later no better he went to the docs. To cut it short he had a infection that had caused nerve damage and is now close to deaf in one ear. Uses a hearing aid and has tinnitus. Apparently a trip to the docs a lot earlier and a course of antibiotics would have probably cleared it up. So I have to agree with the comments higher up don't take health for granted. It may be tiresome sitting in waiting rooms but it could be worth it in the long run.
     
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    Same thing happened to a good friend of mine after a bad flu.... We were out one day and he had a really bad dizzy spell and could barely stand so got booked in at the doctors and they said he had an infection that caused nerve damage and he now wears a hearing aid and has a disabled badge for his car. He was only 27 when it happened and he seems to have taken it in his stride and coped well with it.
     
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    I went through that phase too. First I struggled to read letters, menus etc. I used to buy a programme at matches but stopped because I knew I wouldn't be able to read it. At that time I could still use my computer for work, drive and see long distances with no problem. I used to keep wicket at cricket, but dropped a few catches as the ball entered the "sphere of uncertainty" a couple of yards around my head. Eventually I gave in and got some reading glasses.

    Today I need strong reading glasses (2.5 to 3) and weaker ones for computer work (1 to 1.5). I can still drive and see long distances with no problems. I feel lucky compared to those of you who've had more serious problems, and I wish you all the best.
     
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    Developed AMD in my right eye four years ago. Attended Hallamshire Hospital for monthly injections until November 2016. My final appointment resulted in me being told that there was nothing more they could do, and as a result I am partially blind in one eye.
     
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    Yes. About 3 years ago I went for my first eye test in 25 years. Optician asked me to read a row of the letters from the chart on the wall and I said I can read the bottom one if you like, which I could, easily. There's no way I could now. He warned me that over the next couple of years my eyesight would deteriorate, but I thought he was talking crap. He wasn't. In bright daylight I'm OK, but in low light, particularly reading food labels, I really struggle. If I try the reading glasses of others it definitely sharpens up text. I should get some, but I continue to be in denial.
     
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    It’s a funny one DR when you have both eyes and you close one you think it’s crap and couldn’t cope with it but it’s true it shading how you can adjust. I’d be fine only I also suffer from severe floaters in my ‘good’ eye abs night blindness which I find most difficult it’s like being completely blind yet not at all really hard to explain

    Yeh there is drops but I’ve gone past that and had surgery on it to basically stop it exploding with the pressure I know have a plate at the back with a tube draining it for me again the drops cause alsiorys of other problems such as brittle bone great eh
     
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    The joys of hallamshire ‘here take this see you in two weeks’ a major reason I’m like I am today
     
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    Must be bad.
    So what happens when Barnsley gets a corner and you've got double vision in each corner of both eyes.
    It must be like watching one of them theer bingo machines.
    Terrible.
     
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    I read something about laser eye treatment for people (like me) who need glasses for reading and computer work but not for distance. Apparently they make one eye good for reading and the other good for distance. Your brain then trains itself to "mix" the two signals into normal vision. Can't imagine driving after having that done!
     
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    A lad I worked with took early retirement at 55 a few years ago and almost immediately noticed that his sight was failing in the centre of his field of view, within a year he could only see with peripheral vision and he's now completely blind. Having worn specs since I was 11, my eyes are checked at least every 2 years so I assume any such problems would be picked up early.
     

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