Marigold, I feel for you. I hope the surgery brings you success with your vision. It's scary getting older and having our eyesight fail and have the docs tell us there's not much they can do about it.

I was just diagnosed with AMD - Age-related Macular Degeneration (the dry type). There is no cure, however the docs at U.C. are reviewing my case extensively. I'm being presented at the cornea clinic on 2/28, which means a whole roomful of top-notch medical students will be examining me. I was impressed with the three I met this past week, one of whom asked questions none of my doctors in my 50+ years on this planet ever asked. He was right on top of what is going on with my eyes and recommended a simple surgery which just might help me stave off blindness for a bit longer.

Marigold is right - please get your eyes checked regularly. If conditions are caught early, with medicine moving as quickly as it is these days, you might be able to stave off blindness.