NAME: EYES
START: 2019-10-10
FINISH: 2020-05-22
(c) Copyright Brett Paufler
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The intent was to subjectively track my eyesight, which if I feel the need, I will now do in my Weekly Journals.
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{This is a new file. I restarted using my standard semicolon notation.}
2019-10-10
Hazy eclipse like sunny sky; closed aperture feel; #Lubricating Eye Drops#; I feel better after drinking lots of water;
{I'd bought a bunch of different #Eye Drops#. The #Double-Pound-Notation# notes a dosing event.}
2019-10-12
Dry eyes; closing them in the bright sun; #Artificial Tears#; drinking water helps a fair bit... it's more than just dehydration... but being dehydrated doesn't help;
2019-10-13
Goopy; perma-fog; #Phenylephrine#; I find myself closing one eye more and more; they hurt; let's try those eye drops; #Artificial Tears#; just as foggy; I'm sort of looking forward to going blind... a change in focus... a freedom from distractions; my eyes seem clearer... after staring at my computer for hours... I did turn the {air} filters up higher, though {in case allergies were a contributing factor};
2019-10-14
Scratchy eyes; #Ketotifen#; light sensitive where I was not before; I don't blink enough; the eyeglasses are coming off for distance stuff, too; with my glasses off, I don't feel like I'm going blind... I just can't see... but there is a profound difference;
{I much prefer walking around without glasses these days. It's very liberating.}
2019-10-16
I didn't go anywhere today; watching movie, drinking a cider, things are clear... very clear;
2019-10-17
Left eye not working well... can't see much; very tired... allergies, maybe... body is weary;
2019-10-21
When I got up from a lie down (decent visuals), my eyes were insanely foggy; I'm thinking about getting a Let Me Die medical bracelet; water has helped some... quite a bit... food may have played a role, as well; the fog is down to acceptable levels;
2019-10-23
I feel like I'm getting sick; there is no denying the visual distortion... left of center in my right eye; I was feeling light headed... edge of blacking out... and as I get up from a lie down (no sleep) a heavy fog has settled over my eyes;
2019-10-24
Sick with sore throat; eyes feel pretty good waking up;
2019-10-31
I haven't even opened half the eye drops I bought; this morning the world seems bright and clear... I know my eyes are dying... but my visual field is pleasing enough at the moment;
{The #Eye Drops# were not miraculous and half the bottles I never opened. I bought a half-dozen different types.}
2019-11-05
I think my prescription has shifted... certainly, my right eye is ever more dominant; my eyes feel better... I wonder what changed... they were under serious reading stress;
2019-11-07
I did real work today... and my eyes did not bother me the once the entire time I was thus engaged;
2019-11-08
The left eye is very weak and blurry... but on this cold sunny morning, the right one is nice and clear;
2019-11-04
Everything seems particularly bright... an aura of white; the left eye wasn't good enough to read the fine print (super small, photographic fine print) on my phone; lots of black fade as I stand;
2019-11-17
Dry... itchy;
2019-11-19
My vision got way clearer during aerobic exercise;
2919-11-20
Almost the first thought out of my head every morning is that I can still see... it has changed my notion of thanks;
2019-11-20
When reading smaller type, the visual field distortion in my right eye seemed to disappear... temporarily;
2019-11-25
Christmas Trees look pretty awesome without my glasses... the lights blur to cover the tree... and floaters make them twinkle... it's not bad; in fact, I'm sure some of the Impressionists had vision problems... yeah, I've mentioned it before... and I'll mention it again;
2019-11-26
Dry Eyes... am I not hydrated enough?; right eye is bothering me... usually, the left is more annoying... certainly, the left eye is weaker;
2019-11-27
My left eye is really out of it;
2019-11-28
Things are blacking out, today... I've got a light-headed feel;
2019-12-09
Nothing much has changed... I need new glasses... the prescription on my left eye is off;
2019-12-10
My eyes are feeling pretty good today... blindness seems very distant;
2019-12-13
I'm tired and my eyes are growing foggy... I need to drink more;
2019-12-16
Mellow rolling blackouts... or brown outs... little waves or something... no full on black... just ripples beneath; light sensitivity; might be from being lazy all day;
2019-12-18
I've been doing close-in work, mostly using my reading glasses and my eyes hurt... tired... but also, straight up strain pain; cloudy, too;
2019-12-20
Post eating, I get those rolling black outs in my eyes... I presume low blood pressure; after (during) exercise, I had no complaints... lots of water... blood flowing... and not really using my eyes, in the first place;
2019-12-25
That left eye is really bugging me... doesn't want to focus... maybe from so much close-in work, yesterday; collateral Damage?... meat, good meat and lots of it... indigestion... tons of water... shower... got a huge hunk of wax out of my left ear... on exit from the shower, both eyes fogged over... even after all that water; hours later, my eyesight is better... maybe it took that long for the water to filter through;
2018-12-28
My left eye feels for shite... I have been doing close-in computer work all day; I am sick, have allergies, or am in other ways under the weather;
2019-12-31
My right eye is slightly red... not overly... but this is the first entry for redness... vision is blurred... I'd say more than usual; left eye is far more blurry (foggy) than right;
2020-01-06
My eyes are bad... but they gave me a new license... I passed the eye test... I wasn't even wearing my good glasses... nor the latest and greatest... odd... but I went in assuming I'd only get a State ID Card... so, I didn't bring a good pair... all in all, I can see see pretty well ellipses... for someone who feels nearly blind;
{Since '...' denotes a sub-heading, 'ellipses' denotes the need for three dots in a row. That's part of my standard notation syntax.}
2020-01-13
Using my eyes seems particularly difficult... maybe, I should drink some water... or see a doctor... but I can't quite bring myself to do that yet;
2020-01-14
My happiness with my eyes is in direct proportion to my expectation... wow, that's pretty clear... I can see that... versus awareness of the blur and distortion;
2020-02-04
Walking around... glasses off... one eye at a time... alternating... thankful for what I can see... which is quite a lot considering the nature of these posts; switched to a newer prescription... helped... but my eyes only have so much stress in them;
2020-02-06
I've pretty much just accepted my left eye is going blind;
2020-02-07
Not to jinx myself, but my eyes feel good... much better than the last few days... I wonder if anger (lots of anger) and rising blood pressure have an effect;
2029-02-18
Acceptance of blindness (or at ;east, the possibility thereof) has made my limited vision easier to accept; also, I think aerobic exercise has helped;
2020-02-29
I have lowered expectations... and my eyesight is in conformance with that... I don't know what else to say; I, also, think my eyes do better on days when I don't do much close work;
2020-05-21
Reality continues to feel more and more distant... it's not so much that I see through a fog... but even in those moments of clarity, I can almost feel my mind guessing, as my eyes gamely agree; the truly odd thing is that I have better glasses, but can't be bothered to wear them... clarity is nice... but it highlights other defects in visual acuity;
2020-05-22
My eyes feel better after a shower; also, I guess I'm back on this project;
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{One can expect these notes (which can now be found in My Weekly Journal) to grow more frequent at points of change. At the moment (2020-06-02), I am reasonably happy with my eyes, but expect ever so much less. And when I walk, I will take my glasses off for almost the entire time... as I do when I exercise.
So, vision is fading, as is concern and reliance on that vision.
Though, the main reason for this aside is to note that I still have a Driver's License. I was not expecting to get one. I was expecting to get a Residential ID. But down at the DMV things were so slanted towards Driver's License, it was just assumed. Anyway, the point is, I have five glasses from worst to best:
Computer
Computer, Magazines, Close Work
Old Regular
Inside, Most of the Time
New Regular
A Better Prescription
Old Distance
For driving or if I want to see
New Distance
If going to a movie or fireworks
Anyway, the point is that I wore my Old Regular Glasses (what many might call Readers) and I passed the Vision Test. So, I may not be thrilled with my vision. But I really am quite far from being blind.}