10/3 My Poor, Blind, Lazy Eye

My poor left eye hardly sees anything, but I know it is trying coz, boy, does it get tired and fatigued.  I took a lot of rest time today - taking it easy on my last planned day of leave and easing into work, before I am back full-time at work (remotely).  The non-convergent vision sometimes makes me dizzy, and my eyes (both of them!) get tired easily.  You would think I would be used to my weird vision by now.  I guess I keep hoping to open my eyes to find I magically have clear vision again, which, of course, has yet to come (patience...).

From the picture, you can tell that the left eye is still a bit swollen and appears smaller than my other eye - looks like "lazy eye", although it is really blind which makes it seem lazy!  There is still some pain so I am on Tylenol or Motrin.  There is still a blodshot area under my pupil, so the eye drops continue 4x a day. 

My dear friend Agnes told me that a friend of hers that had the same surgery as me felt like a human "level" - yup, I do to!  The miniscus in my left eye has moved to almost the middle of my field of vision when i look streaight ahead - good progress!  But the vision above it is somewhat blurred and hazy (almost like it has a cataract).  This basically means that I still have very limited vision from my left eye even with the gas bubble dissipating. 

My one-week post-operation doctor's appointment is tomorrow morning, very early (8 am).  Need to sleep early tonight, and wakeup and leave early tomorrow morning to get there in time.  I am looking forward to good news in terms of returning to some of my regular activities (dancing, bowling, weight training and Zumba) in due time, and maybe some answers on why my vision is still blurred on the left eye.  I'll let you in on the news tomorrow.  Be well, everyone!