Whee, escaped the dilation, at least.

[kyrielle]

Eye appointment today. Being as I'm running out of contacts, getting the next batch seemed wise. I had to drive, so asked him to skip the dilation and asked if I should come in another time for it (but it's a bit nuisancy: the bus takes very long from here, and doesn't run at all hours). He said to skip this year and do it next year (I had it last year, and I always get the optional peripheral test - which came out totally normal - so it makes sense and is what I was hoping for).

Then he did the regular part, after we'd discussed that, and he was totally understanding of why I didn't want my eyes dilated at the end. (Undilated, when they look in, I still tear up awfully. This time, my right eye bugged me so much I actually flinched back off the stand. I managed - barely - not to with my left eye but nothing could keep them both from flooding, and blinking shut. Me? Sensitive eyes? Nahhhh.) He missed the part where they do the puff-of-air test. The poor guy doing that had to repeat the right eye because I flinched so hard on it the first time - and I know what to expect and was trying not to. Eeeesh!

I had told him up front that I didn't think my prescription had changed. It was funny. The numbers had changed, but so slightly as to not impact the prescription - normally - so I was right. I say 'normally' because it turns out that before, the contact lenses I use were only available in half-diopter increments above 6 - now they are in half-diopter above 6.5, and can be gotten at 6.25 - so my prescription did change, since they tried both the 6.5 and 6.0 before, and settled on the latter, but 6.25 is really much closer (just slightly under the precise value) according to him.

So, they order a trial set and will call me when they come in (probably in a week) and we'll see if it's an improvement or not. This definitely works for me.

On the way home, I picked up the last set of shelves (please let it be the last) at Home Depot. The good thing is, these are just in case we want to do something 'some day' so all I had to do was store them...much easier. :)

Also had an inspiration-flash on the way out about how to describe risk factors and limits in software to non-software people, by analogy to a trip. Must write it up properly, and will probably inflict it here when I do.

Comments

[juliann.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised you can even wear contacts with eyes that sensitive. I'm "not a good candidate" because my eyes are already very watery from allergies that when they try to put contacts in they just float right out. I guess I COULD get them but just trying them on was such a hassle that I don't bother. I am holding out for LASIK when they get the new systems, about two years I heard, when they will be better able to measure the exact shape and space inside the eye instead of just guessing some things based on averages.

[kyrielle]

I was worried about it, in all honesty, between my allergies and sensitive eyes. But the soft contacts are really good. I had a while to learn to tolerate - not the contacts, but putting them in, which was the hard part.

I don't seem to have much trouble when my eyes do water, as far as these lenses (soft ones I can only wear for the daytime, only three months and then need new ones; not the old-style hard or long-wear ones, which I suspect I couldn't handle). But it helps that my eyes are most sensitive to light and changes; I don't have the constant watering from allergies that you do. Sudden bright lights or environmental changes are a bear, though - eye appointments are actually the worst, most of the time, though sharp sun on the drive home sometimes causes me to pull off the freeway and find a tree-shaded backroad. Not often, but....

(Strangely, I mostly do okay night-driving - as long as there are no other cars, or lots of other cars. Every now and then cars passing stinks, since it gives the sharp change. But unlike the eye appointment, at least I'm allowed to look partly away from that bright light!)