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Posted by on October 18, 2009, 7:54 pm
On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:49:06 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
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>> After that, wait til you get old enough for cataracts, life is sweet
>> then - one of the few benefits of age !
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>There is a watch on my left eye - I have two "floaters" that may or may not
>be an issue with in a few more years.
>C
Yes, running up to the cataracts I had floaters all the time. Not
sure they are the harbingers of cataracts, but you never know.
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on October 19, 2009, 7:55 am
On 10/18/09 7:54 PM, in article dkand5dfpc9vjt0sec28j656p5vhembd63@4ax.com,
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> On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:49:06 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
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>>> After that, wait til you get old enough for cataracts, life is sweet
>>> then - one of the few benefits of age !
>
>> There is a watch on my left eye - I have two "floaters" that may or may not
>> be an issue with in a few more years.
>> C
>
> Yes, running up to the cataracts I had floaters all the time. Not
> sure they are the harbingers of cataracts, but you never know.
Yes - the doctor called them cataract forerunners. Only one gives me any
issues and it seems to be staying in one spot.
C
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Posted by Lucille on October 18, 2009, 8:38 pm
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> On 10/18/09 10:52 AM, in article
> tgamd59udopbgt9ah2pv9rjn6m6mc7443m@4ax.com,
>> On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:12:11 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
>>> Ok - I've finally had to make the switch to readers and distance to
>>> correct
>>> my vision enough to stitch, read and drive.
>>> Love the distance - I can do 80% of my normal daily stuff with them,
>>> even
>>> the computer if I up the font size a few points
>>> Reading is a dream and stitching is getting better. But not fast enough
>>> for
>>> me...I don't know if it because I hold my head differently to stitch
>>> than to
>>> read. Or if I'm still too distracted by the TV not being in focus if I
>>> look
>>> up...
>>> So any advice from those of you who use "readers" to stitch?
>>> Cheryl
>> I found I couldn't get on with bi-focals that were graduated, it
>> seemed as though the floor was rising to meet me as I walked ! So I
>> chose contacts and they did really well for nearly 35 years until I
>> had the cataracts done, now I only wear readers (from the drug store)
>> for extremely fine print.
>> For glasses when the contacts were out, I resorted to what they call
>> 'slab off' bi-focals. The sort that have a small area of visible
>> different strength. Maybe not so hot to look at, but in fact, the
>> optometrist told me that the actual focussing area with that technique
>> is better. In the graduated ones the viewing area is smaller and she
>> did tell me it is not uncommon for people to have difficulties with
>> them.
>> Do you think if you picked up el cheapo drug store specs just for
>> stitching it might be easier ? Take some stitching with you to check,
>> working up to the strongest.
>> After that, wait til you get old enough for cataracts, life is sweet
>> then - one of the few benefits of age !
> There is a watch on my left eye - I have two "floaters" that may or may
> not
> be an issue with in a few more years.
> C
Oh dear. Please watch the floaters carefully and don't hesitate to have
someone drive you to an eye doctor immediately. Don't walk and don't drive
and don't bend and don't lift if you have a serious problem, and you will
know if that happens just by what you're seeing.
I've had tears in the retina in both eyes and was very fortunate to have a
very fine ophtalmologist right near where I worked and was able to get
superb laser treatments immediately and save the sight in my eyes. It
happened exactly one year apart in my case.
I know I sound like doom and gloom, but it scared me witless and I still go
to the ophalmologist every six months to check my eyes.
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Posted by Margaret St. John on October 19, 2009, 7:15 am
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> Oh dear. Please watch the floaters carefully and don't hesitate to have
> someone drive you to an eye doctor immediately. Don't walk and don't drive
> and don't bend and don't lift if you have a serious problem, and you will
> know if that happens just by what you're seeing.
> I've had tears in the retina in both eyes and was very fortunate to have a
> very fine ophtalmologist right near where I worked and was able to get
> superb laser treatments immediately and save the sight in my eyes. It
> happened exactly one year apart in my case.
> I know I sound like doom and gloom, but it scared me witless and I still go
> to the ophalmologist every six months to check my eyes.
>>
Thanks for posting this Lucille,
I didn't realize that could happen. I've had floaters since I was 20 and I go to
the eye
Dr. bi-annually for a different vision issue, so I never realized the floaters
could be a harbringer of something that serious. The Dr never mentioned it.
Margaret in MA
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Margaret St. John mstjohn@silverthorn.org
Let it snow!! http://www.silverthorn.org/mstjohn
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Posted by on October 19, 2009, 8:08 am
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:15:23 GMT, "Margaret St. John"
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>Thanks for posting this Lucille,
>I didn't realize that could happen. I've had floaters since I was 20 and I go
to the eye
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>Dr. bi-annually for a different vision issue, so I never realized the floaters
>could be a harbringer of something that serious. The Dr never mentioned it.
>Margaret in MA
I dunno, I think there are maybe two types of floaters. My eye doctor
was aware I had them, she would examine them but they just floated
until the brain adapted to them being there and one no longer saw
them. I even had one that created a patch of grey area in my vision,
I went to see her and she determined there was what they call a web
floater and it would just take longer for the brain to eliminate
seeing it moving around.
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>> After that, wait til you get old enough for cataracts, life is sweet
>> then - one of the few benefits of age !