Knew what he was doing?

When I realized I had a serious problem I went to an optometrist I'd met at a Burbank Chamber of Commerce mixer. He turned out not to be just an expert optometrist but a world famous specialist in low vision devices. A very good friend of mine*** can drive only because of devices he invented.

He lined me up with Retina-Vitreous over in North Hollywood, reputed to be the best there is. Their attitude is "Get it done, get it done right, get it done now, looks real fine, do check back in a year, thank you. Next".

I had to have a very dense cataract removed from that eye a few years later - same cause as the retina problem, panicked pigeon elbowed me in the eye at high velocity. Again, sent to the best there is.

Incidentally, the cataract guys want you fully conscious during the operation. They use an almost momentary anesthesia, just long enough to inject some stuff that partially blinds the eye so you don't get an unnecessarily vivid view of them digging around in it.

*** Dated her a couple times in the distant past, but her son made it clear he was fully prepared to make my life miserable if I hung around. He eventually went into the military and she's happily married now. I'll be seeing her this evening because she and her husband are hosting the Music Group this month.

Post #320,787 by mhuber 1/30/10 7:05:47 PM Reply	Knew what he was doing? Random lens-fitter next door, yeah, he knows his stuff. Captain Zap who sent me out on the road able to focus for about 5 minutes at a time? I'm not so sure. I had the sense to walk down the block for a chicken sandwich and coffee before I hit the road. I wish I had the sense to phone a friend from there. I was fine to drive for about 5 minutes and then focus and ability to cope with brightness gave out, but nowhere safe to stop. I kind of assumed, based on how my eyes have always worked in the past, that good to drive now = good to drive in 5-10 minutes. Captain Zap ought not to have told me driving home was OK when I asked.
Post #320,788 by Another Scott 1/30/10 7:18:59 PM Reply	Zounds! Glad you made it home Ok. Take it easy.
Post #320,789 by Andrew Grygus 1/30/10 7:57:33 PM Reply	Fortunately my experiences were not random. When I realized I had a serious problem I went to an optometrist I'd met at a Burbank Chamber of Commerce mixer. He turned out not to be just an expert optometrist but a world famous specialist in low vision devices. A very good friend of mine* can drive only because of devices he invented. He lined me up with Retina-Vitreous over in North Hollywood, reputed to be the best there is. Their attitude is "Get it done, get it done right, get it done now, looks real fine, do check back in a year, thank you. Next". I had to have a very dense cataract removed from that eye a few years later - same cause as the retina problem, panicked pigeon elbowed me in the eye at high velocity. Again, sent to the best there is. Incidentally, the cataract guys want you fully conscious during the operation. They use an almost momentary anesthesia, just long enough to inject some stuff that partially blinds the eye so you don't get an unnecessarily vivid view of them digging around in it. * Dated her a couple times in the distant past, but her son made it clear he was fully prepared to make my life miserable if I hung around. He eventually went into the military and she's happily married now. I'll be seeing her this evening because she and her husband are hosting the Music Group this month.

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