Klarinet Archive - Posting 000848.txt from 1999/04

From: George Lin <glin@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Progressive lenses (was RE: Speaking of diaphrams)
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 23:54:38 -0400

On Sun, 18 Apr 1999 CEField@-----.com wrote:

>
> In a message dated 4/18/99 6:02:37 AM, johnd@-----.com writes:
>
> <<A more serious problem for me is that I suffer from a lot of 'floaters'
> in my eyes, little fuzzy blobs that drift about as I move my eyes and
> can blur my vision slightly if they drift into my line of sight. If
> this happens just as I reach a tricky passage it can be disastrous, and
> would be a major problem if I was trying to earn a living with my
> clarinet. The only solution seems to be to learn anything risky off by
> heart (which can be beneficial anyway).>>
>
> John, I, too, have the problem you describe. The clinical name for my
> condition is "vitreous detachment." It started a couple of years ago at a
> time that I was under a lot of stress. I even recall the moment it happened
> for the first time. My eye doctor disputes that stress is a cause and
> contends that "these things just happen." He also says "there is nothing you
> can do about it but it will drive you crazy." Comforting, huh?
>
> It's very frustrating for me to play music in rooms with a lot of glare so I
> avoid positioning my stand near a window. As you describe, everything will be
> going gangbusters and then FOG BANK across the field of vision. Fortunately,
> I try to know my music well enough by the time I play it in public that I can
> "noodle" through my part during these episodes. Otherwise, I would almost
> certainly need some of those beta blockers that were discussed recently in
> another thread ;-)
>
>
> Cindy
>
>
I too have "floaters". I started noticing it in my
senior year at college. Little floaters and squiggly lines are what I am
seeing. About 3 years after I graduated, I decided to see an eye
specialist. He said floaters are a sign of a deteriation in the vitreous
lining. It is serious if you have a total detachment and if you suddenly
lose your field of vision. As long as you don't suffer from losing
vision at any instant, you should be fine. It kind of worried me a
little, cause I was only 29 years of age

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