I guess this qualifies as a rant..........
After enjoying the last 4 or 5 years of being free of eyeglasses, except for readers (after cataract surgery), I have to start wearing them again. I'm not happy! It started out last Fall with things not as sharp and clear as they had been, and not being able to read some print while watching t.v., or some road signs while driving. It just got steadily worse, tho at my eye exam in December it wasn't bad enough to go back to glasses at that time. Then a couple of weeks ago I developed an eye infection and a pea sized knot in the middle of my upper eyelid and went back to the doctor. Meds cleared the infection, but the knot, which is a clogged gland, didn't go away in spite of hot compresses, meds, etc. Back to doc yesterday and they did a refraction and another exam, and the vision was even worse. It was 20/20 in both eyes after the cataracts were removed, but now it's deteriorated to 20/40 in one eye and 20/70 in the other. No wonder everything is fuzzy and I see double in the bad eye. So I ended up ordering my new glasses and I'm now $300+ poorer (and that was with a 30% discount I get thru my supplemental insurance) than I was before yesterday - an expense I wasn't expecting, and sure didn't need. Well they say you can't take it with you, but it would be nice to have it while you're still here.
And if the knot doesn't break up in the next few weeks, they will have to incise it and drain it. Good grief - does the fun never end???
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