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Howdy,

"going blind" is a bit large of a word. My eyes have suffered ablatio retinae, both of them, of course --- that's why it's currently really bad. My left eye shall be ok in about 3 weeks time, adding a -10 diopters glass in front of it. I have had -7 diopters for most of my life. Glasses are really ok. My right eye needs another round of surgery, but there is hope that it will return to a visus of 0.8 or so. (1.0 is good, higher values are reserved for the youth :) Then I shall be able to read again, currently that is quite limited.

So, ~257m, get glasses, if you don't have any, if you can. The world looks better with them.

Other than that I can only recommend to anyone who cares to listen: please go to see the eye doctor once a year, have your retina inspected and the interior pressure measured. Degeneration of the macula and glaucoma can be treated or slowed down substantially if discovered early on. By the time you realize, there is something wrong, it is probably too late. That being said, ablatio cannot be detected beforehand. But surgical treatment can reduce the effect dramatically --- I am very grateful for these procedures to exist.

So, just a little more patience on my side (4 months passed, another 3 to go) is needed. Needless to say that I ran out of patience already after the first of those months.

By the way, learning touch typing is a good investment to your skills, too. Close your eyes and type away! :-) And get yourself a really good keyboard, while you are at it. And no, I don't mind the clicking and clacking of all ye patrons trying to improve on that skill while you are here. :-)

~bartender? A round of home made lemonade or hot chocolate to everyone, depending on their local temperature conditions! And remember, solstice is coming up fast (11 days to go).

Cheers!

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~257m wrote:

I do have glasses and get regular eye inspections. I have been wearing glasses for a while.