Macular Degeneration.
That's a phrase I've had different eye doctors use when reviewing my eye exams for a few years now. As in, “You know, Mr. Ellis, I can see a bit of macular degeneration going on there.”
I've just shrugged it off before. I mean I know I'm an old guy and I've got old eyeballs; there's no gettin' around that fact of nature. Today I'm treating that phrase more seriously.
After running lots of tests and taking lots of pictures earlier this afternoon, my eye doc told me that a little blood vessel behind my right retina is leaking. And that's why I can barely see out out of my right eye.
He made an appointment with a retina specialist for me, and told me the retina doc will examine me and will most likely need to inject something into that eye to stop the bleeding. Then we'll see what damage that bleeding has done, scarring, etc. and decide whatever other treatment might be in order.
The earliest the retina doc can see me is Thursday of next week.
And the adventure continues
posted by Roscoe