In all my wildest dreams I never even imagined that I would have a bubble in my eye. But I do have one and it has been an interesting experience.
At first, right after the eye patch was taken off my eye (the next morning after surgery) I could see nothing. The world was a bleary mess for my left eye.
Slowly I noticed that a horizon was forming and there seemed to be light above the horizon. Four hours each day seemed a small price to pay, but after each hour I was weary from lack of movement and I watched more video's during this period of my life than ever. Lets face it, I could not navigate much more than the house and we never left the house until 4 days after the post op visit and even then I was not able to navigate too well. I saw a rise in the floor when there was none and a downward grade in the floor when there was none. I could not trust my sense of place. As time went on, the horizon became lower in my eye and when I walked it wobbled like a wave and looked for all the world like I was photographing something underwater and when the lens hit the surface then that was the horizon. Of course there were no fish swimming in this underwater world of mine but I suppose I might see some floaters here and there.
The bubble is now considerably smaller and does not interfere too much with my vision. It does not have a horizon any more but is round with a dark ring around the edge. If I look down through the bubble it allows me to read the numbers and letters on my keyboard. Sort of like having my own magnifying glass within my eye.
Although it has been somewhat bothersome, I really think that when the bubble is fully dissipated it will not be as much fun - nothing to wobble around when I move my head or when I walk. It floats back and forth with each step.
Ethan wanted to know how the surgery was done and I sent Sara the You Tube directions. I talked to the children this morning on facetime and as yet they have not checked out the you tube. It is amazing the amount of information one can find on You Tube.
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