Since I developed glaucoma, my physician has ordered a visual field exam for me every year. I stare at a screen and every time a light flashes to the left, right, top, or bottom of the screen, I click a button to demonstrate that I saw the light. However, this past December when I completed the test I felt sure that I failed the exam. I only saw the light flash a few times. Whereas in the past, I remember that I clicked the button often. As a result, I feared that my glaucoma had worsened and I would require surgery. Since my doctor was out of town, I would not learn my fate until the following week.
In the meantime, I received a letter from the clinic, a few days after the test, announcing a seminar and support group for patients with glaucoma. Oh no, I thought, for sure I needed surgery and they had invited me to meet with others who had the same eye disease. But, I decided to call the clinic to find out for sure why they had sent me the letter. I can’t tell you how relieved I was when they told me they had sent the letter, announcing this special meeting, to ALL their glaucoma patients. They had not sent it just those who needed surgery as I had mistakenly thought. What a load off my mind.
But the best news arrived when I finally met with my doctor and she told me, my glaucoma was well under control. Yet she did surprise me when she said I needed cataract surgery. Guess my intuition about surgery was not far off! And over the next few days, as I told my friends about the upcoming cataract surgery, they have all said with much reassurance, “Not to worry. You will be so pleased at how much your vision will improve.”
By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
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