It is no secret that I've had my share of eye problems over the years. Not all were able to be corrected.
My current concern is glaucoma in my only 'good' eye. Yeah, the right eye got infected during cataract surgery about twenty years ago. After that, my left eye served me well but gradually started to degrade due to slowly worsening glaucoma and normal aging. And eventually, there wasn't much else doctors could do about it except to keep trying different eye drops that hopefully would lower my eye pressure to an acceptable level. They are still trying.
Meanwhile, my glaucoma specialist referred me to another ophthalmologist who had some experience with patients who had similar damage to their eyes. One look and he couldn't help either. But he suggested that I go see an optometrist who had some notable success with patients who had eye damage similar to mine.
The optometrist examined my eye and determined that she thought a Scleral Lens, a custom-made contact lens, might help.
After some tests to be sure I qualified, she asked me if I wanted to try it. Well yeah! But it would be at my own expense and not all of it refundable or reimbursable by Medicare. or any other insurance. She ordered the lens just before New Year's.
It arrived earlier this week and I tried it three days ago. Wow! It didn't hurt like I thought it would. And things were definitely more in focus. I knew then this was going to help me see again.
Just as she had predicted, the lens would have to be re-made to accommodate the new data from an hour of wearing it and additional tests.
It should be here in less than two weeks. I can wait, knowing that I've got a very good chance of getting my life back to normal.
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