I missed last year - only because I was so busy and just didn't take the time to go in. But I was noticing HUGE changes in my eye sight last year. I felt so unstable in what I had come to know as 'normal' for me. I am far sighted in my left eye...like REALLY far sighted. My right eye does almost all my 'seeing' for me - carries most of the load. I was wearing glasses 24/7 in order to see at all. But over the past year, it like flip-flopped on me. I was wearing my glasses only to read and do my computer work, but I was taking them off to drive and watch t.v.. Not the norm. And over the past year, I was blinking a lot in order to 're-set' my eyes to focus each time - feeling like my eyes were always dry and I wasn't able to see anything unless I blinked several times to clear the blurriness.
Well..it's ANOTHER side affect of menopause. OF COURSE it is.
Apparently, another side of menopause, is dehydration of the body and it's natural oils and moisture. The natural oils in my eyes and eye lids are not secreting any oils - and the little oil I do have, is like sluggish and thick, not lubricating my eyes. All my 'numbers', for my prescription, are the same as two years ago. So I don't need new glasses, I just need special lubricating treatment for the next two months, to see if I can stabilize my body oils and lubrication. So, the eye drops on the left will be twice a day, and the fish oils on the right will be daily - and then twice a day, I have to give each eye, a massage - heat massage, to be more specific. It will supposedly, loosen the eye oils in my lids and glands.
Ah....and I was going to be the one in our marriage to 'age gracefully'.
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