Fall Samhain Moon
Eye doc today said I had aniscoria. Unequal pupils. It means, in this instance, that my eyes don’t work together too well while reading, causing the type to float a bit, creating stress when I read a regular book rather than my kindle. On my kindle I can adjust the size of the type to compensate. Not been a problem until recently though the aniscoria is longstanding. So, a pair of reading glasses. Necessary because my eyes no longer adjust for each others differences. And they used to. I’m looking forward to clear reading.
I go to an ophthalmologist twice a year due to an unusual retinal nerve. Each time one of them looks in my eye they go, “Oh, my. Let’s see how this looked last time.” Always the same. So far. For over 25 years.
These bi-annual or so visits, next week’s the dentist, the first week of November a colonoscopy, some people see as a nuisance. I see these routines in the same way I see preventive maintenance on the car. See a problem ahead of time and it’s easier to fix. I can’t say I like them or dislike them. They’re like eating your peas.
Most of us have some quirk here or there that requires professional attention. We’re not clones and each of us is unique. A former internist said we were, to a certain extent, all black boxes. That is, our personal version of humanity deviates to a greater or lesser degree from the norm. Most of the time I’m happier with greater. In these matters though…
