Needlethreaders and eyesight

Well now I have discovered part of why I could not see for spit for a
while there. I was nothing like as farsighted as my bifocals were
correcting for, nor quite so nearsighted as the rest of my glasses were
correcting for, nor do I have the astigmatism my glasses were trying to
correct for. I have switched from what was apparently a pretty crap
optometrist to an ophthalmologist of excellent reputation. My GP reffered
me after she made me read an eye chart with and without glasses and found
the results weird. I have never had an astigmatism, so that part was
especially annoying.
According to the doctor my prescription is not terrible, but my focus is
shot and I am starting a cataract in one eye. The focus may get a bit
better now that I have proper glasses. I decided to skip the bifocals
for this pair, I may go back to them next pair after my eyes have had a
year or two to realign themselves as it were. He doesn't want to mess
with the cataract yet, he wants to see how it does before doing anything.
Unless it goes wild he probably won't touch it for another 10 or 15
years. On the plus side when he takes care of it he will probably fix
everything at the same time. He figures what is the point of subjecting
someone to eye surgery if you are not going to send them home with near
perfect vision.

All things considered I am now shopping for needle threaders by the gross.
Darned things are worse than embroidery scissors for wandering,
Especially when one is married to a Mad Scientist.
New glasses have helped loads with the depth perception problem with the
magnifiers too. I can actually do fine work again. Last time I tried I
cut right through my fabric on a piece of princess lace.

Now I just have to buck up and do a WUH. My normal giant sized bed
quilts are not an option at the moment. I have never done a quilted WUH.
Ever. I think I have convinced myself that it is just bias relief in
fabric. A different approach, and makes much more sense than some of the
fancy bedquilts I have done. Keeping it down to four or five feet will
be a lot faster too. I may even try a little smaller.

NightMist


--
I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. What's your superpower?

Well! I read that with great concern. Saw my own wonderful eye doc today;
told him I still can thread the sm while it is running. I went from
dum-dum-tah-dum to "Welcome, Spring Time". Polly

"NightMist" wrote in message
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Well now I have discovered part of why I could not see for spit for a
while there. I was nothing like as farsighted as my bifocals were
correcting for, nor quite so nearsighted as the rest of my glasses were
correcting for, nor do I have the astigmatism my glasses were trying to
correct for. I have switched from what was apparently a pretty crap
optometrist to an ophthalmologist of excellent reputation. My GP reffered
me after she made me read an eye chart with and without glasses and found
the results weird. I have never had an astigmatism, so that part was
especially annoying.
According to the doctor my prescription is not terrible, but my focus is
shot and I am starting a cataract in one eye. The focus may get a bit
better now that I have proper glasses. I decided to skip the bifocals
for this pair, I may go back to them next pair after my eyes have had a
year or two to realign themselves as it were. He doesn't want to mess
with the cataract yet, he wants to see how it does before doing anything.
Unless it goes wild he probably won't touch it for another 10 or 15
years. On the plus side when he takes care of it he will probably fix
everything at the same time. He figures what is the point of subjecting
someone to eye surgery if you are not going to send them home with near
perfect vision.

All things considered I am now shopping for needle threaders by the gross.
Darned things are worse than embroidery scissors for wandering,
Especially when one is married to a Mad Scientist.
New glasses have helped loads with the depth perception problem with the
magnifiers too. I can actually do fine work again. Last time I tried I
cut right through my fabric on a piece of princess lace.

Now I just have to buck up and do a WUH. My normal giant sized bed
quilts are not an option at the moment. I have never done a quilted WUH.
Ever. I think I have convinced myself that it is just bias relief in
fabric. A different approach, and makes much more sense than some of the
fancy bedquilts I have done. Keeping it down to four or five feet will
be a lot faster too. I may even try a little smaller.

NightMist


--
I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. What's your superpower?

Wow! I am reminded yet again that we all put too much faith in people
with white coats. Always worth getting a second opinion, even if it's
just from the optician who makes your glasses. Mine always does his
own eye check. So glad your lenses are starting to make sense.

Just consider your smaller quilt a lap-size piece that can hang on the
wall when not in use :-) As someone in the midst of a monster bed
quilt, lap quilts are looking Really good right now!
Roberta in D

On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:04:36 +0000 (UTC), NightMist
wrote:


Well now I have discovered part of why I could not see for spit for a
while there. I was nothing like as farsighted as my bifocals were
correcting for, nor quite so nearsighted as the rest of my glasses were
correcting for, nor do I have the astigmatism my glasses were trying to
correct for. I have switched from what was apparently a pretty crap
optometrist to an ophthalmologist of excellent reputation. My GP reffered
me after she made me read an eye chart with and without glasses and found
the results weird. I have never had an astigmatism, so that part was
especially annoying.
According to the doctor my prescription is not terrible, but my focus is
shot and I am starting a cataract in one eye. The focus may get a bit
better now that I have proper glasses. I decided to skip the bifocals
for this pair, I may go back to them next pair after my eyes have had a
year or two to realign themselves as it were. He doesn't want to mess
with the cataract yet, he wants to see how it does before doing anything.
Unless it goes wild he probably won't touch it for another 10 or 15
years. On the plus side when he takes care of it he will probably fix
everything at the same time. He figures what is the point of subjecting
someone to eye surgery if you are not going to send them home with near
perfect vision.

All things considered I am now shopping for needle threaders by the gross.
Darned things are worse than embroidery scissors for wandering,
Especially when one is married to a Mad Scientist.
New glasses have helped loads with the depth perception problem with the
magnifiers too. I can actually do fine work again. Last time I tried I
cut right through my fabric on a piece of princess lace.

Now I just have to buck up and do a WUH. My normal giant sized bed
quilts are not an option at the moment. I have never done a quilted WUH.
Ever. I think I have convinced myself that it is just bias relief in
fabric. A different approach, and makes much more sense than some of the
fancy bedquilts I have done. Keeping it down to four or five feet will
be a lot faster too. I may even try a little smaller.

NightMist

So happy to hear you got a 2nd opinion about your eyes! I use a ot of
needle threaders and also magnifying glasses for fine sewing.
Barbara, was in FL, but now back in SC