10/11/12 Back to work + rhinestone eye patch!

It is day 15 post-vitrectomy and I had my first full day back at work. It was great to see folks face to face.  Overall it was very productive, very busy but it felt good to be back! The ~40 minute drive each way from Downingtown to Fort Washington, PA was the worst part of my day from an eye strain ("pain in the eye"!) perspective. I really needed the eye patch, and so my poor good right eye had to work doubly hard as I drove. Takes some getting used to but I did okey overall. Should be even better tomorrow. I should continue to have a real early start, coz I enjoyed less traffic and got a prime parking space!

The gas bubble is at about 40% right now, the miniscus still annoyingly right in the middle of my field of vision. The bubble is not getting lower in a straight line, rather the sides are getting lower and a circle of gas is floating on the lower part of my field of vision. I can see the whole circle when I look down. My vision right above the miniscus is pretty clear, which is wonderful! I can actually cover my good right eye and watch TV with the bad left eye (and not see the bottom half of the TV as nothing is visible under the miniscus of gas bubble, oh well). I am optimistic about my vision as the bubble dissipates further, the way things look right now. I can't see well with both eyes together though, they are not in sync and so I get double vision:

double vision

+ "underwater" vision

= psychedelic world! 

Too funky, I'm glad it is temporary...

Apart from the usual black floaters, there is a new round black floater (that I need to watch closely) that has appeared right at the edge of the gas bubble miniscus on the left side. It tends to move around as I blink and look around and from left to right, and I just need to make sure it does not grow. It is a little speck right now, but I am suspicious of every black spot in my vision now, as my last "little friend" of a black spot turned out to be a retinal detachment! No more "little friends", no more, no more!

For your enjoyment, I have to share with you the fruits of my search for a sparkly and festive eye patch. Thank goodness for Halloween costumes, Amazon and Paypal: I get instant gratification with a rock star rhinestone eye patch! Love this one coz it has an adjustable chain like a necklace, and so there is no annoying elastic that makes a mark on my face and irritates my ear (hate that). Just got it today so I will test drive it tomorrow, could be blindingly distracting to oncoming traffic, oh well! Rock the eye patch, baby!

Should be early to bed tonight. I will do my brisk daily walk and call it a day, the eyes need a good night's rest... One more work day till the weekend - TGIF, everyone! Be safe and seize the day!