Week 6

Well, I think I may have discovered something this week. Not sure why it took 6 weeks to figure out and I'm not sure it's a good thing or bad yet.

So, the last few weeks I've been whining about how my left eye has had some good days and bad days. I had a thought that part of the reason might be how I sleep. I usually sleep on my side. Sometimes I'll sleep on my left, sometimes right, but in either case, my face (and correlating eye) is always against my pillow. This week, I decided to try using the eye shield again...only on my left eye, since my right has been pretty stable.

The clear shield basically keeps my eye from even touching the pillow. I wore it one night and the next morning, lo and behold, was a good day. I was able to read my eye chart pretty well, and I'd say it passed my bookshelf test. It wasn't perfect (never has been), but it was about a normal good day.

I tried it again, the next day with the same results. So, I decided to use the shield all week...and all week I've had good days.

So, all is good in the land of Brian's vision??? Not quite...things I still notice:

1. My left eye still has the ghosting effect...good day or bad. I notice is mostly when I'm trying to read a bright or lit-up text on a black background. (Think of a lit up Sony logo)

2. My left eye's vision still gets worse when it's dark. If both eyes were like this, I would say that I wouldn't be fit to drive....luckily, good ol' brain is still using my right eye as the dominant eye.

3. One new thing I'm noticing is after periods of physical activity...like volleyball or running, I notice my left gets worse. Not sure why...perhaps because it's tired...or maybe sweat that gets in it. Not sure...but I do know the last few weeks of volleyball, it's what I'd compare to a bad day. Go figure...

So, again, I'm not sure if this latest discovery is necessarily a good thing, but at least it makes me feel like it still has room to heal. Unfortunately, the consistent ghosting, while not as bad, still worries me. It kinda makes me sad thinking how awesome it would be if just that were fixed. Hopefully it'll still heal up, but the fact that the ghosting is consistent after 6 weeks still worries me.

At this point, I "think" I'd do it again...the convenience is nice, but right now, not a day goes by where I totally just forget about my left eye. It's kinda like having a splinter...just nags at you.