loss of eyesight

[Seca Girl]

My father has MD, and first had the laser treatment (light sensitive drug, then laser to the eye), and now he's been getting an injection that does pretty much the same thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avastin

He's actually shown some improvement lately. In a month between treatments he's been able to read a few more lines on the chart.

[Scott58]

Damn dude, sorry to hear. I truly hope you have arrested the condition.

[ofblong]

My father has MD, and first had the laser treatment (light sensitive drug, then laser to the eye), and now he's been getting an injection that does pretty much the same thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avastin

He's actually shown some improvement lately. In a month between treatments he's been able to read a few more lines on the chart.

not sure I want to get a shot every 2 weeks under my eyeball. that numming shot for the surgery hurt bad enough.

[IcyHound]

i don't have partial blindness. my peripheral vision is still good.

BUT... i can't see clear very far. it's all blurry to me. i can see objects from afar but not the details of the object.

i still ride and drive. although, i get lost a lot and miss my turns since i can't read city streets until i get realy close.

i look and ask for landmarks instead of city street names when i wanna go somewhere im not familiar w/.


anyway... hope it gets better for you. :D

Thats being nearsighted verm. Thats why I wore glasses for 15 years. Thats why people wear glasses every day...

I had my lasik done the end of june. Three months out and its quite a wonderful change to be able to see everything I'm looking at without glasses or contacts. I was only mole blind in one eye, the other was just poor.

[XJRJohn]

im just got back from the hostpital .ive had laser treatment to both eyes.i had a bleed in one eye and it was due to new blood vessels leaking.the doctor was quite insistant he operated right away.i had the eye numbing but not by jabs,just drops.my eyes are now really sore but sight dosnt seem affected.i have been told i will lose some perifial vision.but im a lot happier than yesterday when i thought i might lose my sight.i have to return in three weeks for a check up but its looking good.xjrjohn

[KarateChick]

ofblong, your 20/15 vision even with a blind spot is a heck of a lot better than some of the drivers on the road these days - or at least it sure seems like it the way some of them drive.

Hope it works out well for you and there's no further problems. The only thing that bothers me after lasik is night driving in the rain on wet roads with headlight glare coming towards me.

[jonnythan]

i don't have partial blindness. my peripheral vision is still good.

BUT... i can't see clear very far. it's all blurry to me. i can see objects from afar but not the details of the object.

i still ride and drive. although, i get lost a lot and miss my turns since i can't read city streets until i get realy close.

i look and ask for landmarks instead of city street names when i wanna go somewhere im not familiar w/.


anyway... hope it gets better for you.

Have you, uh, ever thought of getting glasses or contacts?

You need them.

You're nearsighted, like I am, and like millions of other Americans.

Most of them wear glasses or contacts to fix it, though.

[VermilionX]

Have you, uh, ever thought of getting glasses or contacts?

You need them.

You're nearsighted, like I am, and like millions of other Americans.

Most of them wear glasses or contacts to fix it, though.

not really. everything's a blur when i ride anyway.

[jonnythan]

Have you, uh, ever thought of getting glasses or contacts?

not really. everything's a blur when i ride anyway.

Seriously. Go to LensCrafters or Wal Mart or whatever and see an eye doctor and get some contacts. You'll be surprised.

[Big B]

Have you, uh, ever thought of getting glasses or contacts?

You need them.

You're nearsighted, like I am, and like millions of other Americans.

Most of them wear glasses or contacts to fix it, though.

not really. everything's a blur when i ride anyway.

like gravel?