A reason for my falls and knocks

I decided I needed to have my eyes checked.

Why my DH asked? Well when I close my right eye I can read a lot better then with it open was my reply I need reading glsses.

So I fronted up fior the appointment and after a lot of pain, Light sensitive!!!!!!!!!

He looked at me and said "You have the soddest eyes"

What is so new about that

"You will need reading glasses  but the lens on the left side will be clear" No news there

Also you will need everyday glasses for your left eye, How do you watch TV?"

So my eyes are really bad, since I now know this I have been careful abut where I walk and have watched how it effects me.

I walk into things I can't see on my right side and if up close I can't see with my lsft eye it will lead to falls.

So aafter spending a small fortune on my 2 new pair of glasses I will need to save to get a pair of percription Sunglasses [very dark] because of my light sensitivity an it being so bad. Wow one pair cost the earth.

Kathy

FMS,CFS,IBS,Migraine

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Too bad, Kathy.

How have you been otherwise? I don't remember hearing from you for awhile.

Debbie

Hi Kathy,

Glad you found out what was causing your problem, hopefully the glasses will keep you safer.

I have worn glasses since I was a young girl. I was told then that I had an astigmatism in my left eye, many yrs later, as an adult, I was told I also had an astigmatism im my right eye. Since you are born this way, I don't know how they missed it. lol

I wear bifocals, have for about 15 yrs or so. I have had a few pairs in that time, as my eyes have changed over time. I need them to read a book or paper. I also have very sensitive eyes, light kills me. I squint and look like Mole-Woman. I HAVE to wear sunglasses to go outside - year-round! What I had to do was get a pr of larger wraparound sunglasses from WalMart to wear over my regular glasses. They are the Polarized ones so it cuts the glare. I use them for driving, working in my yd or reading outside.

They have these kind of glasses at the eye glass stores, but they also cost a small fortune, and for me the frames are toooo tight on the sides of my head/ears. Can't wear them, have a problem w/ headaches as it is. The Walmart ones are about $20.00 and they don't crush my head.

I have very light blue eyes, as do most of my family. The light is usually very hard on light color eyes. I can't see and I sneeze like crazy. I go no where w/o my sunglasses.

Just thought I would suggest that to you, before you spend money you don't need to spend.

Have a good day.

God bless.  Alice.

Post Edited (Irish Babe) : 6/2/2012 8:04:41 PM (GMT-6)

Yep, much as I hate to say it, I recommend Wal-mart's glasses. They're cheap and come with a one-year warranty that covers everything. In your situation, you might be better off getting Transitions lenses so you don't have to have two different pairs of glasses for going outside. My younger brother is so light-sensitive that he used to absolutely bawl in pain when in the car on a sunny day from the time he was very young. He swears by the Transitions, as they tint even when you're even in a store with strong lighting. I'm glad you had a simple solution to your problem and you'll adjust to them very quickly. I have really bad eyes. I've worn glasses since I was two and was born with a lazy eye. My left eye is terrible, enough so that the optometrist told me that they can't correct it to anywhere near 20/20 with lenses. I also have horrid astigmatism in both eyes. To top it off, one eye is nearsighted and one farsighted and I'm also extremely light-sensitive. I have really bad depth perception and due to the light sensitivity I can't drive on highways/freeways at night when there's a lot of traffic, street lamps or rain/snow.