Category Archives: Books
One had a squint: The cross-eyed bride
In the novel Zeno’s Conscience by Italo Svevo, the fictional Zeno wrote of meeting four sisters whom he considered as possible marriage prospects. However, one had a squint — another name for strabismus or a crossed eye. Zeno journaled how … Continue reading
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No excuses
You’ve probably heard of 19-year-old Kyle Maynard, a congenital amputee who became a champion wrestler. The part of Kyle’s story that struck me most is this:
…his grandmother refused to let other people look away from him.
“She brought me to a lot of grocery stores and she’d set me down in the cart. She told me, ‘You don’t have to be afraid of people. Look them straight in the eye and let them know that you see yourself as normal, and that’s the way that they should perceive you, too.’ “
To me, this grandmother was right on track. Children with a turned eye need to be helped in this way also. Continue reading
Audible books: The fun way to read!
“I want to tell you about this wonderful book I’m reading. It’s a big book, and I am half way through. I’m reading it with my ears! I joined an audio book club. I am so excited about it!” That’s … Continue reading
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Books, books everywhere, and not a one is read
The doctors I saw were often hesitant about strabismus surgery. They frequently warned me that it is such a precise surgery that it could make things worse instead of better.
As I entered my 50′s, I still bought books, but it was getting harder and harder to read them. The internet was coming into bloom about that time, and I found it easier to read things online. The nature of web pages is that they are brief and concise. I could often read an entire website without losing my focus. Continue reading
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If your strabismus gets bad enough…
During my 20′s and 30′s I continued to be an avid reader. My family used to quickly steer me away from books when we were shopping. “Don’t let Mom start looking at those books, or we’ll be here all day!”
I had discarded my prism glasses while I was in nursing school. My Ophthalmologist said they would weaken my eye muscles by allowing the eyes to drift and still see. By forcing my eyes to focus without them, I’d be strengthening the eye muscles. Continue reading
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