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[amberdreams]

Bit of a depressing message from Eye Doctor #6 of 8 today - he confirmed the cornea is irreparably scarred (though he also said it was minor scarring so...it could have been worse, obviously). Apparently I have large pupils which is why I have problems when the light gets dimmer as then the scars come into view, as it were. He's given me some eye drops to contract the pupil so I can try that when I know I'm going to be driving in the dark, or on rainy days.

Otherwise, I carry on seeing double/reflections in that eye as the optician said the new lenses are teh best he can do to correct my vision.

And I have to keep taking the anti virals...maybe indefinitely... which is a real bummer. Can't give blood while I'm on the tablets. :-(

Oh well. Worse things happen at sea.

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[peepingdru.livejournal.com]

((((huggles)))))))

[amber1960.livejournal.com]

Thanks babe, I'm just having a moan.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Oh that's a bugger; sorry to hear it :(

[monicawoe.livejournal.com]

You poor thing!
That's terrible. At the very beginning of this year hubby, and little K and I all had pink eye back to back 4 times. It was horrible. Miraculously we didn't get any scarring, but man did that suck.

[amber1960.livejournal.com]

I understand pink eye is very common but I'd never come across it (we don't call it that here) before I started talking to Americans online. It sounds horrible.

[emmram.livejournal.com]

That sucks. :( If you don't mind me asking, what was the infection that precipitated the scarring?

[amber1960.livejournal.com]

It was shingles. Honestly at the time it didn't see like much - it was unpleasant but not that painful but in the flare ups I've had since (2 years now and counting!) things seem to have got worse. I was very lucky though, no scarring on the retina...

[lk737.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry :( And to have to take the anti-virals indefinitely? That sucks *hugs you hard* <3

[amber1960.livejournal.com]

Belated thanks for the hugs!

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

I didn't notice this post before! Man, there is nothing more unnerving to me to have my vision impaired; I truly feel for you. Shingles are a bitch.

[amber1960.livejournal.com]

It's easy to miss things! I think I've been lucky to get off so lightly - and most of the time it isn't stopping me doing things - but I'm still scared of it getting worse. Nearly everything I enjoy doing relies on being able to see!