The Pessimist complains about the wind,
The Optimist expects it to change,
The Realist adjusts the sails.
Always be adjusting the sails ☺
Eye test appointment
Well, Boots opticians have sent me a letter saying that my eye test is now due.
I’m quite excited to get new glasses, because it always feels like my eyeballs have had a wash ☺
It was 2 years ago since my last test for reading glasses.
I posted a few weeks back to say I needed them testing again, as I can tell these aren’t as effective nowadays as they once were, due to the fact that a few times I’ve been puzzled why I can’t read, wonder where my glasses are, when they’re actually on my face.
The local branch is now open again. With all the safety measures in place.
⚪ Come on your own if possible.
⚪ A limited amount of slots per day.
⚪ Social distancing inside and outside the shop.
⚪ Wear a mask.
⚪ By appointment only no walk-ins.
I’ve also screenshot some styles that I like so I’m not hanging around in there more than I have to. Not necessarily for me but for the staff there. They have to meet umpteen people a week, so safer for them if I\’m not daudling picking everything up.
They will be tortoiseshell. #standard… (don’t panic… fake I might add) As they always are and have been since I started wearing glasses ☺
So that’s what I intend to do this week is book an appointment.
It will be interesting to see what my visual acuity is now.
I know with the condition I have, at the opticians they cannot pick up the blind spots whilst testing so the reading isn’t as exact as when I’ve had all my tests done at the hospital.
Which I’m still waiting for the upshot of all that by the way… #cliffhanger.
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Photophobia
Light sensitivity or “photophobia” is common in people diagnosed with eye conditions or sight loss.
Light sensitivity is where the light level in the environment is too bright and causes discomfort. For some people, this discomfort can be extreme and can further reduce their usable vision.
Glare is also a problem with someone with Photophobia.
I have timed it to the point now that if I can see sunshine bouncing of metal or glass.. ie… Vehicles, windows or signs, I move my head and eyes away from the bright ‘flash’, so I don’t get blinded.
It can actually stop you from seeing for a few moments so you cannot carry on walking or carry on with what you were doing previously until your sight comes back. Like a grey fuzzy haze or when it’s dark like a black blob, both with bright light or green blobs. You will have whatever you were looking at like a silhouette stuck in your vision until it fades, after five to ten minutes.
This is why I haven’t my sunglasses on alot of the time as this causes pain, (when I didn’t wear them I would have headaches and eye pain for days on end) temporary blindness and headaches.
Now I know why, I just pop the sunnies on and the symptoms are loads better now ☺
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