Some More Good News
Dec. 7th, 2021 04:41 pmEyesight is stable.
The back-of-the-eyeball issue is stable.
The exam price got discounted by one-third.
I missed my first bus homeward, but managed to catch a second one two minutes later.
Small blessings, and I'm grateful for them all.
And now, back to our regularly-scheduled troubles, whatever they happen to be...
The back-of-the-eyeball issue is stable.
The exam price got discounted by one-third.
I missed my first bus homeward, but managed to catch a second one two minutes later.
Small blessings, and I'm grateful for them all.
And now, back to our regularly-scheduled troubles, whatever they happen to be...
Eyes and the City
Dec. 7th, 2021 09:52 amContinuing the job search. Watching the City Council's Finance and Economic Development Committee ("FEDCo") meeting as I do that. They're just getting into the Climate Plan portion of discussions re: the 2022 draft budget for Ottawa the City.
This afternoon, I've got my first regular, normal, not-covered-by-OHIP eye exam since before the Pandemic started.
More as I think of it...
This afternoon, I've got my first regular, normal, not-covered-by-OHIP eye exam since before the Pandemic started.
More as I think of it...
Helping Other People Keep Their Eyesight
Sep. 19th, 2021 01:14 pmTaking a break from Pirate Day stuff because one of my friendlisters needs help covering their eye care.
Douglas
gridlore Berry has some post-cataract surgery complications that surprised his finances, and so there's a GoFundMe now active to cover those extra costs. Details here. If you can donate, please do. If not, please spread the word as best you can!
Douglas
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Eye Clinic Schedules and Pandemics
Jun. 19th, 2021 11:03 amA weird thing that's happened this past week: I got a text message from my regular eye-care clinic, telling me that my regularly scheduled check-up originally set for December 2021 has been cancelled because of COVID-19 considerations. This, despite my reasonable expectation that I will be fully vaccinated before that point.
This strikes me as very strange...out of character for the clinic, I'd say.
This strikes me as very strange...out of character for the clinic, I'd say.
Eye Update - February 2021
Feb. 22nd, 2021 02:48 pmI got a call today from the Eye Institute. My regular checkup on the choroidal nevus at the back of my eyeball has been postponed a second time, to May 21st. I am not entirely unsurprised by this news, given the Pandemic context. In fact, I was expecting something like that phone call to happen. If we'd stuck to plan, that appointment would be next Monday, a week from this date.
Quite understandable.
Quite understandable.
Therapy day, check.
New glasses, check. They work, they aren't flaking off protective UV coating, they aren't pinching me at the temples, they just work.
Picked up Origins of Totalitarianism at the local library, check. Part of my ongoing citizen self-education process. It's probably a book we all ought to read, regardless of how global politics seems to be going.
Trying to figure out if I need anything currently on offer from the Serif Infinity Store. Haven't made up my mind about that. I want to design and print a few custom gift cards for assorted friends and relatives, and should I just use the stuff I already have on the hard drive for that and get on with it, or procrastinate and waffle and/or be waylaid by ADHD issues (if my doctor's right) until it's too late again?
I am starting to be tempted to believe we might get to Inauguration United States 2021 without too many additional Complications. I know that believing such a thing is dangerous right now.
More as it comes to mind...
New glasses, check. They work, they aren't flaking off protective UV coating, they aren't pinching me at the temples, they just work.
Picked up Origins of Totalitarianism at the local library, check. Part of my ongoing citizen self-education process. It's probably a book we all ought to read, regardless of how global politics seems to be going.
Trying to figure out if I need anything currently on offer from the Serif Infinity Store. Haven't made up my mind about that. I want to design and print a few custom gift cards for assorted friends and relatives, and should I just use the stuff I already have on the hard drive for that and get on with it, or procrastinate and waffle and/or be waylaid by ADHD issues (if my doctor's right) until it's too late again?
I am starting to be tempted to believe we might get to Inauguration United States 2021 without too many additional Complications. I know that believing such a thing is dangerous right now.
More as it comes to mind...
Had My Eyes Checked Today
Dec. 4th, 2019 08:44 pmAnd yes, OHIP still considers eye care a luxury item. Unless they're watching your eyes for signs of cancer, in which case they'll make an exception specifically for that purpose alone.
One of those issues I still have with the state of medicare in Ontario specifically, and in Canada in general. If you know of provinces or territories where eye care's considered more carefully as a general rule, please refresh my memory.
One of those issues I still have with the state of medicare in Ontario specifically, and in Canada in general. If you know of provinces or territories where eye care's considered more carefully as a general rule, please refresh my memory.
Eye News Follow-Up
Feb. 11th, 2019 06:02 pmThe word is "Stable". This is good. Next appointment is in August.
As for the ultrasound test, yes, there was goop - not the kind as trademarked by Gwyneth Paltrow, so far as I know - applied to the eyelid, which I had to keep closed for the purposes of the test. My open eye was expected to track a little red LED wand held by one of the technicians. I had to sit in what looked like a modified barber's chair for this.
(I suspect that the same people who make barber's chairs also supply eye doctors.)
More later.
As for the ultrasound test, yes, there was goop - not the kind as trademarked by Gwyneth Paltrow, so far as I know - applied to the eyelid, which I had to keep closed for the purposes of the test. My open eye was expected to track a little red LED wand held by one of the technicians. I had to sit in what looked like a modified barber's chair for this.
(I suspect that the same people who make barber's chairs also supply eye doctors.)
More later.
I have another Eye Institute checkup tomorrow morning. This one will include a first: an ultrasound scan. I remember being told this is to establish a baseline for the stuff they're keeping watch on inside my left eyeball.
I also remember being told what they're looking at during my last appointment, and I remember writing the phrase down. I can't recall the phrase, though.
I also remember being told what they're looking at during my last appointment, and I remember writing the phrase down. I can't recall the phrase, though.
Tomorrow's Plan
Sep. 5th, 2016 09:04 pmGoing to work as normal, but leaving early for the Eye Institute quarterly check-up. After that, dilation drops or not, I expect to go back to the office and do what I can for the rest of the work day. I promised as much.
Meantime, installing more brushes in MangaStudio/Clip Studio Paint tonight. Where to "file" the skin and hair "brushes"?
Meantime, installing more brushes in MangaStudio/Clip Studio Paint tonight. Where to "file" the skin and hair "brushes"?