Taking Eyesight for Granted

 Well... don't!

Don't ever take your eyesight for granted.

Always wear your eyeglasses or contact lenses as directed by your eye physician.

Nothing like seeing people or things exactly how they are, not blurry, distant or distorted.

Nothing like driving down the road, and see nature, sky, bright and colorful.

Well, sometimes, my eyes play tricks on me, and I stop seeing bright and clear.

It is a scary feeling, painful, depressing, and people around you have no idea of your inner feelings.

Depth perception becomes your worst enemy. You think you are at the location to place something on, and it falls right on the floor. It wasn't quite there. You hear people around you saying; Gee whiz, can't you see?

Well, not quite. And it is not because I am getting older.

People, please become more tolerant of your surroundings and the people you are talking to. 

You don't know what they may be going through!

Gee Whiz, got it?

Oh, and if you wave at me, or beep the horn when you see me, don't be surprised

if I don't respond. I may not have recognized you. 

Even while wearing these funky eyeglasses below.

Sorry! 

Send me an email or text or facebook inbox.

Tell me you saw me. I did not ignore you! 

I surely will see your cyber message without these.

One of my worst fears is to become blind someday.

I don't have the best eyesight since my childhood and I do seek medical advice all the time.

I love my Doctor. I follow his orders. My problem goes beyond cataract surgery.

My eye doctor and surgeon has been with me since very young. He is the best.

We are both getting older together and I don't know what I will do, if he retires.

Thanks to technology it is amazing what they can do today,
using laser surgery to correct vision and provide a better quality of life.

And I am blessed my eye doctor is a surgeon and highly qualified,
always looking for my best interest and in his own office.

When as a teenager I always thought I was the ugliest girl in school.

Couldn't see without eyeglasses, or even too well with them.

One needs to learn how to live the best way possible and never let the lazy eye problem impact the daily routine and just move on and accept what you see may not be the way others see it, but

that is the way you see it! And nothing else can be done! 

Just move on.

Sometimes you can see well, other times times you can't. 

Just remember your eye doctor is minutes away!

And regardless of how you see it and when you see it and where you see it, It is beautiful! At least you can see it!

One thing I can see very clearly is all the memories I have created along the time and saved in my mind. They were captured perhaps with weak eyes, but saved with strong Kodak lenses and in my heart.

You can see and do just about anything you set your mind to.

Use your imagination. 

Maybe that is why I like photography, hiding behind the lens, snap snap.

And hoping for the best shots.... creating a story for each one.

Occasionally I end up in my eye doctor's office with my head strapped in a belt.

He asks me not to move, and announces:

I am coming in. And he starts the magic!

I don't even ask what he is doing. I trust the man with my own eyes. 

This last time, he said my left eye was ill, it needed to be punished.
Always that lazy left eye.

Sneaky, Sneaky.

He left me in the room and showed up now and then to put eye drops in my eyes, To prepare.
And once he went in,
it felt like he was cutting threads inside my eye.

It was late on Friday, right before Labor Day Weekend. 

He said it was for my own good. 

OMG! 

I had a long Friday night, gradually seeing better.

I woke up on Saturday morning and I could see so much more.

Wait, I can see and polish my toe nails better. 

I can look in the mirror and pluck my eyebrows better. 

Wait, my face looked better when I could not see it! It looks old.

The hot Summer and humidity made it look not so good.

I can read the instructions on the back of the cake box. 

I can read magazines again and see the faces on TV of those actors and actresses playing 

awesome roles on my favorite telenovelas.

Can't wait to see what I can see at work on Tuesday!

My eye doctor will never leave me in pain.

And I will never cancel an eye appointment ever again.

I drove to Super Stop & Shop, and everything and  everyone looked brighter, smarter.

Until next time! When my eyes play that trick again!

Again, do not take your eyes for granted. 

See your doctor. Check them occasionally. 

They are the best passport to see the World!

If only my eyes had been checked before that trip last year.

I bet I could have seen much better....

But my eyes never tell me when they are about to become ill!

Maybe afraid to be punished by that amazing man.

However, my memories are very clear and will be

forever!

PS!
If your children are breaking things in the house,
don't just assume they are clumsy, bad or just too active.
Chances are they can't see too well.
Remember depth perception, the enemy.
Take them to a good eye doctor.
Don't ever punish the children!
Punish their eyes instead!

Eye Love,