Category Archives: Prism glasses
Seeing beyond strabismus
When I updated my post-surgery status on April 12, things weren’t looking very good, literally. My January 12 strabismus surgery had originally taken me from a torsion to near perfect vision. But my vision had deteriorated over the next few … Continue reading
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Keeping company in the strabismus boat!
[I received the following letter from a reader named Celia, and she gave me permission to share it here. The boat? I put us on the "Grandeur of the Seas." We may as well enjoy the trip!] Dear Lois, My … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Prism glasses, Strabismus surgery
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Coping strategies for senior citizens with strabismus
The things I’ve always enjoyed and planned to take into retirement with me some day are mostly things that involve detailed work with my eyes. I am now coming to grips with the fact that there will likely be limits to this. There are probably some things your mother can still see and enjoy though. Continue reading
Prism glasses: I think it must be springtime!
As I write this, there is snow on the ground. It’s two weeks before Christmas, with frigid temperatures outside. Yet I think it must be springtime! At least that is the way the world looks to me. I’ve not been … Continue reading
Posted in Lois' story, Prism glasses, Strabismus surgery, Vision therapy
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My strabismus surgery
I had eye muscle surgery in May…lateral rectus resession. My eyes had been drifting a lot more prior to the surgery, and had become increasingly unstable and uncomfortable. It was difficult to hold a focus to read. My eyes are much more comfortable since the surgery, less tension, and I get a lot less headaches now. My eyes don’t drift as spastically as before surgery. They still drift though, especially at close range. I still can’t focus to read very long. My eyes look straight, but one eye sees things rotated slightly clockwise, the other slightly counter-clockwise since the surgery, and things appear higher with one eye than the other…. Continue reading
Posted in Inspirations, Lois' story, Prism glasses, Strabismus surgery
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