Sight Malfunction
I've been having trouble with my eyes this year. Every now and again my sight's been going all blurry and I've found I can barely spend any time reading or on the computer before I get the most horrendous headaches radiating from my left eyeball. This particular type of headache became so frequent that it even got its own name: the nail-being-hammered-into-the-eyeball headache.
Affecting the usual pattern with which I deal with all pressing health concerns I let this go on for some time without doing anything about it except occaisonally Googling my symptoms. I figured I either had a brain tumour or MS. Eventually the headaches and semi-blindness got so inconvenient I mentioned it to my GP whilst visiting for another reason. She didn't seem particularly concerned and suggested I see an optician.
And because she didn't seem particularly concerned I figured I leave it for a while, just to, you know, see if it went of its own accord. The symptoms lessened for a while when I was down in Devon, unless I picked up a newspaper, but when I came home all the symptoms came straight back full force the first time I used the computer.
As blog post after blog post went unwritten I finally decided enough was enough and booked in at my local opticians. I don't get on great with opticians. One once failed to notice my retina was detaching. But this guy was fabulous. He has suggested that because the head and eye pain can come of its own accord without help from the blogosphere, and is often accompanied by VERY LOUD tinnitus, that I might be having some kind of ocular migraine. After having a play with my eyes however he suggests that because of the rubbish vision in the left eye (due to the work done on it to save the retina) the poor little thing is struggling to keep up with its better functioning neighbour. And it might be this strain that is causing all of my trouble.
Result - I'm getting a pair of glasses to wear for reading and driving.
I find myself quite excited at this prospect. I've picked out a lovely squarish-framed sort of pair in a rose-tinted nickle-free frame and I get them some time next week. I don't mind having to wear glasses at all. In fact I'm quite chuffed at the idea that this latest health issue can be solved simply by balancing something on my nose as opposed to resorting to surgery or drugs with nasty side-affects as is usual.
And of course, if it works, it means lots and lots more blogging. Which is the most important thing here.
8 comments:
Isn't it great when it turns out to not be serious? Hope it continues to be so. Cheers.
I first admitted I needed glasses about twelve years ago when I found that I couldn't read a telephone directory in a Brighton hotel (I was there, on my own, for a conference (non-political)).
They take some getting used to but now I've found a splendid, non-chain, optician and visiting him every two years for a check-up and a natter is a treat....
Good luck with yours, googling symptoms can be a terrifying occupation (although a good reminder of how lucky we are to have good health and an NHS) but fortunately the reality is usually much less grim
Welcome to our four-eyed world.
I hope they stop the headaches and that the only headache you get is the 'Where the hell are my specs!?' one.
Thanks everyone!
I was going around Asda today squinting at things and generally acting in semi-blind way that I never felt the need to do before. I'm obviously adopting the role of "someone who needs glasses"
(I shall of course blog how I get on when glasses arrive)
Glad it's nothing major.
What are "nickel-free" frames?
Glad that you're ailments are being eliminated - was getting worried you were going to announce a retirement or something.
Enjoy tes lunettes.
Sorry Robert G, just noticed your question. Nickle-free frames are frames that are, er, nickle free. Nickle is sometimes used in metal and lots of people are allergic to it so I figured I'd take no chances!
Er, I might mean nickel.
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