Eyesight problems
I received a letter advising me that I was due for an eyesight check up as it was 2 years since the last one I had.
I have reading glasses and distance glasses but I seldom wear the latter. At my last test the optometrist suggested I use the distance glasses if driving long distance or driving at night.
I had not noticed any difference since my last checkup but thought I had better make sure.
At the optometrist all was going well with reading small print and reading the chart with my left eye covered, but things changed when I covered my right eye.
I could not see the chart.
Below is an explanation of tests.
Visual acuity tests
6/6 Normal vision
6/12 Reduced vision, Australian legal driving limit.
6/18 Low vision
Less than 6/60 Legal blindness
My left eye 6/90
The optometrist mentioned "macular" several times so when I got home I googled Macular Degeneration. The symptoms I had were similar to those of Macular Degeneration.
I went back to the optometrist a couple of days later for further tests and she thought the problem could be a macular hole.
I now have an appointment with an eye specialist in about 3 weeks.
My point in telling this is to see if anyone else has had macular problems and to see how they coped.
That is such a sweet picture Micha :).
Abby, simply because someone misspells your name is no reason to jump to conclusions.
Micha, I do think you and Jaguar would have liked and "got" each other.