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I was still playing in tree houses at that age David - don't tell Syd who was hovering in the bracken at the time but actually I was spying on Sylvia dancing in the barley - mind you at 73 I haven't yet had surgery of any kind and all bits including the eyes are still working fine - just hope this post doesn't put the mockers on it.
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Best wishes and good luck with your eye problems Robert. I had two cataract operations within the last year and both were successful and quickly done. Recovery was also quite rapid and I was painting again within two weeks of each eye being done. However I've just had another eye op to lift my left eye lid which was partially covering the pupil.( Pstosis) I think this has been successful but it is at present very painful and the vision from this eye is blurred a little but seems to be getting better. I can't see myself being able to paint for a few weeks. Anyway I'm sure you will get yourself sorted soon Robert and will be back to producing your usual high quality paintings. Regards George.
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Thank you George, that's very encouraging. Still haven't got an appointment, but then I was warned it would take a while given I live in a Trust area (Isle of Wight) in which there are many elderly people, most of whom seem to have cataract - because I'm extremely short sighted in both eyes, especially the affected one, I understand the op will be fairly complicated to carry out, in the sense that the eyes have to be balanced or I shall be in a bit of a mess. BUT - my optician tells me it doesn't hurt - and that, being one of nature's wimps so far as eyes are concerned, was my major concern.
You see, I bare my soul here - and do I get credit for it? Well, what do YOU think?
Incidentally, my present low rate of production has much more to do with sheer laziness than eyesight problems: I'm drawing, as I always do, but apart from fiddling with a painting I ought to have abandoned a week ago I've hardly lifted a paintbrush in a fortnight. Sheer indolence, but I don't know - I find it easy to forgive myself: I'm kind like that.
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Hallo David - I'm still using your whites; running low, even though I've not actually been painting much lately, but am saving up for an attack on Michael Harding's Cremnitz White. I'm hopeful that when my vision is restored, or even better, improved, I shall enter a new phase of activity. Unfortunately, there's no surgical cure for laziness - but then if you can't be lazy at 65, what on earth was the point of getting there?
I'm not the praying sort, as I think you know, but will happily accept any prayers you send my way. I hope you're not still overdoing things - your name here is Time to Be: well, live up to it!
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Coo. Well worth hanging on to September to get my little paws on Stack Lead White!
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Oh my doG LOL! I missed the cough-fart discussion!
Rob, sorry about your eyes, try different ophthalmologist, you might have floaters from tears in retina (not sure how old you are, but it is not uncommon in 50+ and even more common in 60+). Regular checks and regular adjustment with laser are normal outside UK, sadly NHS doesn´t support it as much, however if you whine enough, you might be aided there. It can lead into retinal detachment which can lead to complete blindness in the eye. Otherwise you can get relief from floaters with less light (sunglasses outside on sunny day- always! Any time of year) and some artificial tears will help you. I hate those buggers, very distracting sometimes.
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EBla - I've had a detached retina in the troublesome eye already - had the operation, but was warned a cataract could follow, which indeed it has - I'm 65 going on 66, by the way. Floaters are indeed a curse - you can read a line of text and find the damn' things following you.
There's no fun in getting older, and if I were you I'd have nothing to do with it.
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OH my doG! Noooo, biggest fear I have is the detachment, the op sounds gruesome :-O! Do you go for regular check? I understand that it has something to do with optical nerve tension forcing it on other eye if not treated soon enough. I have tears in both eyes (well, scars from laser right now according to last check). Near impossible to get appointment just for check when not having signs of detachment here in UK :-O.
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