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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Progressive Myopia | 4/20/2010 |
| Q: I am 43 years old and have severe myopia which is now: -36.25 -3.00 180 -32.75 -3.50 170. I was ... A: Charles, If you are using a cane, I'm assuming you are unable to drive. Are you wearing glasses? If ... | |
| different stages of blindness. | 9/8/2009 |
| Q: Is it possible to go from partial blindness where you can just distinguish dark and light shapes ... A: Jarita, I'm confused about the wording of your question. It sounds like you are saying you have ... | |
| cataracts and computer screens | 6/22/2009 |
| Q: Do cataracts get any worse from using a computer for twelve hours a day. thank you Alan A: Alan, I can only speak from personal experience...and no, I did not find that the computer screen ... | |
| cataract removal abd diabetes | 9/15/2008 |
| Q: First off, God Bless you. I will try and be brief.I am slated to have both catarcts removed and I ... A: God bless you, too. I had been fixed for distance in both eyes. After some trouble I had with the ... | |
| selection of IOL for cataract | 7/21/2008 |
| Q: I am 70, living in India. My both eyes needs cataract surgery. I am advised to go for a foldable IOL ... A: I had a similar problem, because the pouches in both my eyes were not fully formed and were both ... | |
| blindness | 5/27/2008 |
| Q: I'm 13 girl and blind in one eye since i was born.and if it helps a teaching assistant sometimes ... A: Zoe, That could be because your good eye gets tired and dry. My good eye gets a sticky film over ... | |
| PSC Cateracts | 2/13/2008 |
| Q: I'm writing for a friend who I think needs more info for the decision she's making. She has PSC ... A: Lisa, This is what I found when I googled PSC. Below is the biggest symnptom it causes. ... | |
| Appealing to your experience... | 2/11/2008 |
| Q: I am a filmmaker living in England, and I am currently working on two films that deal with visual ... A: Hope I can be of some help. Here goes. I took art all throughout my school years, and even in ... | |
| cataracts | 1/20/2008 |
| Q: Recently I went to visit a specialist because of my eyes. 3 Years ago I had Chemotherapy and my ... A: Firstly let me tell you that from what I just read, I admire you greatly and think you are a very ... | |
| change in attitude? | 1/17/2008 |
| Q: my vision is very poor.my BEST CORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY IS JUST ABOUT 20/200 IN BOTH THE EYES.i feel ... A: You sound a lot like myself, actually. I have had bad vision since birth. It'd been around 20/200 ... | |
| need your views | 7/10/2007 |
| Q: could you please tell me what were the very initial symptoms u experienced as regards to macular ... A: Logan, I do not have any first-hand experience with macular degeneration. My detachments ... | |
| viewing computer monitor | 6/30/2007 |
| Q: I require reading glasses to read. I generally use 300 to 325 and have tried 400. The latter ... A: Sidney, Unfortunately, there aren't any reading glasses that can do that. You would need a special ... | |
| moon alphabet | 6/27/2007 |
| Q: I live in calfornia I recently lost my sight and I am finding braille to be difficult. I would like ... A: I do not know all that much about the moon alphabet, only that it seems like a good alternative. I ... | |
| reading glasses | 6/21/2007 |
| Q: what are these reading glasses u talk about?are they helpful in enabling a person read from normal ... A: Reading glasses come in all kinds of magnification. You can buy them at any pharmacy. Old people use ... | |
| poor vision or low vision | 6/19/2007 |
| Q: do "poor vision" and "low vision" mean the same? are these terms used interchangeably? mines about ... A: "Poor vision" is not a technical term. It's just like saying "bad vision." The official title is ... | |
| low vision | 6/18/2007 |
| Q: what is low vision? Let me describe MY VISION WITH GLASSES: On the eye chart i am able to read ... A: Ross, The dictionary's def of low vision is...impaired vision in which there is a significant ... | |
| living with extreme myopia | 6/16/2007 |
| Q: i am a 22 year old student.i have very high myopia and macular degeneration since birth.my vision is ... A: I totally understand where you are coming from. I hear your struggles and fears. You are not alone ... | |
| congential blindness | 6/11/2007 |
| Q: If a child is born blind, what are the possibilities of their siblings being born with normal sight? ... A: That depends entirely upon what caused the blindness. I have a half brother who has perfect vision. ... | |
| Total blindness from birth | 6/11/2007 |
| Q: I have a quick question. I understand that it is possible to be blind since birth. I was wondering ... A: It is very possible to be blind from birth. Many times it's due to malformation of the retina during ... | |
| marasmus | 5/19/2007 |
| Q: i wanted to know some details about marasmus causes effects symtoms histoical background of the ... A: I am here for living with eye disabilities, so I cannot properly offer you an in-depth answer. From ... | |
| raised graph paper | 3/8/2007 |
| Q: I have low vision and i am taking an algerbra class in college graph paper is very frustrating. Do ... A: This site sells both bold lined graph paper and embossed graph paper. The link should send you ... | |
| More like a comment | 7/13/2006 |
| Q: but I was going over this site looking for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis help. Thats the technical term ... A: That was very kind of you, and I thank you. Yes, I do have vision...roughly 20/200 (if you are ... | |
| Braille | 5/3/2006 |
| Q: I would like to find a web page that would teach me to visually recognize Braille. I have learned ... A: After doing a search I came up with a few sites that I hope will help. ... | |
| double vision | 4/13/2006 |
| Q: My Mom started having double vision for the past 2weeks in her left eye, the doctor told her it was ... A: From the title of your subject line, "Hello Dr. Thomas," I think you may have contacted me in error. ... | |
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Jeannine
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Expertise
I can offer emotional support to those suffering from visual impairments--specifically those dealing with retina detachments and cataracts. I am legally blind since birth and have recently experienced much eye trouble and have had 11 eye surgeries. Because of these surgeries, I have suffered much vision loss in the left eye. I have also lost some peripheral, in both eyes. This was both a mental and physical roller coaster ride. But I have learned so much about my vision, and I want to use my trials for good!. I am happy to share my experiences, and will offer as much advise as I can on the topics of retina detachments, cataracts, and eye surgery. I am also willing to discuss living with visual impairments...and how it effects daily life, relationships, careers, etc.
Experience
Over a 3 year period, starting in 2006, I underwent a total of 11 eye surgeries.
2 cataract surgeries.
3 surgeries to fix--and finally remove-- a loose leIntraocular lens (IOL) in right eye.
5 retina detachments in left eye.
1 final surgery, in the left, to remove saline oil and the IOL.
Education/Credentials
I have simply to offer my own experiences on this topic.
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