Sight impared photographers (Page 4): Thereyago, then, yasee, Jim ... all of us with eye problems - are AHEAD of the crowd!!! ... How 'bout that? :sm02:...

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

tjim wrote:

Wow! Excellent question! I suppose since camera obscura literally means dark chamber then my right eye, which is totally blind and a "dark chamber" is technically a camera obscura. So, since one eye IS the camera, it only makes sense the other eye would be the "looker" regardless of right or left.
Hey, I just realized something......photogs with two good eyes can only LOOK. They are missing the camera obscura! When ya think about it we are pretty lucky🤔🙄🤔😉

Thereyago, then, yasee, Jim ... all of us with eye problems - are AHEAD of the crowd!!! ... How 'bout that?

nhastings Loc: Telluride, CO

BHC wrote:

Sorry to read about your eyes. I was 20/100 at ag... (show quote)

Hi BHC. If you are 76 you should have full Medicare coverage. A detached Retina is fully covered with Medicare. I know because I recently had the surgery. Also, it sounds like your retina in the left eye is not completely detached. GET IT FIXED! Take it from someone who possibly could have caught mine at an earlier stage and maybe I wouldn't be blind in that eye now. Good luck.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

nhastings wrote:

Hi BHC. If you are 76 you should have full Medicare coverage. A detached Retina is fully covered with Medicare. I know because I recently had the surgery. Also, it sounds like your retina in the left eye is not completely detached. GET IT FIXED! Take it from someone who possibly could have caught mine at an earlier stage and maybe I wouldn't be blind in that eye now. Good luck.

Thanks for your response. You're right; a detached retina is covered by Medicare. A detached vitreous is not. I was told that, because I retain more than 50% sight (whatever that means) in that eye, Medicare does not assign it the same high priority as a detached retina, which is a much more serious condition. I'm still working on the VA to address the matter, but first I have to be evaluated by an opthalmologist, not an optometrist. Medicare won't even talk to me until the detached portion of the vitreous begins to block the retina.

nhastings Loc: Telluride, CO

TGanner wrote:

My tale of "A photographer's loss of vision": https://timenspace.net/2017/07/16/retinal-detachment/

"... enjoy vision in the fourth dimension. Being an old psychedelic relic..."

Hello TGanner,

I can't tell you how enlightened it was to read your story. Being an old psychedelic relic myself, your story kept me enthralled. Then again, I just had surgery in my right (dominant) eye for Retinal Detachment. I could totally relate. Also, as I live at 9500 ft. in the mountains, they could not use gas but had to use an oil substance. Gas may have exploded at this altitude ( such a nice visual). The Doctor tells me at some point it may have to be surgically removed. My surgery was two months ago. I am starting to see form but from a long distance cannot make out detail. At my last check-up (last Monday) they said I was seeing better (could read the E and next level down) and that the successful surgery was healing well. I have always been told it would be months to heal and that I would never again see good but might be able to see enough with glasses to maybe read. I am 71 and have had to learn over the years to adjust to "more birthdays," but the loss of sight in one eye has been more difficult than some of my other "ailments."

I can still hold a camera and mount it on a tripod. I am very thankful my left eye is 20/15 so I can still see the beautiful mountains around me and if learning to look through the viewfinder with my left eye is my only issue, then, like you, I will "...continue to count my blessings, and enjoy and experience the beauty and love that surrounds me." Thank you again for your story. I would highly recommend it as very uplifting for anyone else who has this ailment. Best Regards, Neil