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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000092.txt from 2007/06

From: David Lurie <klingsor@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Double image problem after cataract surgery
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 13:48:41 -0400

At 11:28 AM 6/17/2007, you wrote:
>David,
>
>Sara has had one lens replaced and a lot of surgery on both retinas.

Thanks a lot for this msg, Ed. It helps me to understand a few things
that I didn't know before, like I didn't know they could so surgery
on retinas. Sure, why not? But the retina is incredibly thin and
delicate, so I am amazed at the fact that it can be manipulated surgically..

>Her experience was that the brain makes an incredible amount of
>adjustments in interpreting the images from your eyes. But it does
>take time. How much time for various types of adjustments, I don't know.

Yes, I am aware of this factor of adjustment, and I do intend to
discuss it with the surgeon.

>For instance, Sara's retinas had wrinkles in them that distorted the
>image. Eventually her brain smoothed out the images.

IOW, you seem to be saying that the retina wrinkle problem was not
solved by surgery but spontaneously in time?

>This sort of adjustment seems to me to be much more complicated
>than your alignment problem, so I expect your (exceptional) brain

Thanks, I think. But your idea sounds right.

>to make the adjustment in due course.

Well, maybe. I do hope so. But I have to go through the healing of
the current left eye, and then do the same for the right eye, so I
expect it will be a while before every thing is "normal" again. I
would like to talk about Sara's eye experience. What else can you
tell me about it?

David

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