A weekend of glaucoma, cataract and lens testing
I was supposed to put up our Christmas tree this Sunday but I was not able to due to a family emergency. My father in law, 83 years old and lives on his own had to be rushed in to the hospital because of symptoms he had about six months ago when he first experienced glaucoma. Due to early diagnosis his eyes were saved and life went back to normal.
But this morning he told my husband that he was awake the whole night due to pain, feeling of nausea and blurry vision…exact symptoms of the disease thus we called up the Sunday doctor to ask him to go to the hospital because we’re bringing my father in law in. We were right, it was again glaucoma (treatable but not curable) and he’s also diagnosed with cataract now . Cataract is the hardening of the crystalline lens. Oh wow, I simply lost my mood to set up the tree or any Christmas decor in the house. I find it too unfortunate that it happens to an old man of such age.
He’s resting at home right now. A new hole was created to the eye to relieve it from the pressure (glaucoma) and he’s being prepared for a cataract operation happening soon. Oh dear, it will not be easy for an old patient to be home alone. I don’t when I’ll be in the mood for it but my Christmas tree and decors are on hold for now.
Anyhow, I was glad that I was able to test my lens last Saturday, a camera lens free of cataract and glaucoma *roll eyes* It’s a wide angle lens (Canon 17mm-40mm L USM ) which I have been eying for a few months now and finally purchased 2 weekends ago. I must say that I really like it! The wide results it gives is just fantastic. Results that aren’t possible with my kitlens (Canon EF-S 18mm-55mm) which I bought together with the camera body a year ago. A sample shot was this Cube apartments in Rotterdam. With the wide lens, I was able to photograph the entire row of the cubes, unlike with the kitlens, I was only able to photograph a few cubes standing from a few meters away.
I wish we get some dry weather so that I could do more outside shooting and give this lens a full test.
Call me Thess. Married to a wonderful Dutchman.
December 1st, 2008 at 11:04 am
I hope your father in law will be okay. And speaking about cameras. I am asking my father to buy me a DSLR for Christmas and he is just waiting in which one I’ll get. I am still deciding on three brands though.
December 1st, 2008 at 1:11 pm
I hope too your father in law will be fine the soonest.
I love those cube apartments. It’s something we don’t have here in the Phils. I wonder what it looks inside.
December 1st, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Sending wishes that all will be okay with your father in law. And oh boy now I am in more trouble. I love this picture and the wide angle. I already am getting a telephoto lens for Christmas…I want a macro lens, and now this.
Oh what a wonderful shot…I love it!!
December 1st, 2008 at 10:32 pm
hope your FIL will be ok
December 2nd, 2008 at 4:00 am
cool!!! been thinking what lens to get (am not satisfied with the lens that came with the kit, lol) … now i want this wide-angled lens, too!
hope your FIL will be ok soon!
December 2nd, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Sorry to hear about your fil mamah!
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:21 am
hope your fathe-in-law gets better.
wow, a new wide angle lens! i’d love to have one soon. :)
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:41 am
There are number of peer review studies that show the importance of supplementing with a specific nutrients can help protect the optic nerve from damage including the following: alpha lipoid acid, bilberry, pine bark, gingko biloba, taurine, magnesium, vitamin B12,
Other studies have shown that a healthy diet which included, for example, at least 1 serving of green leafy vegetables such as kale and collard greens, decreased the risk of getting glaucoma for women by 69 percent (Coleman AL, Stone KL, Kodjebacheva G, Yu F, Pedula KL, Ensrud KE, Cauley JA, Hochberg MC, Topouzis F, Badala F, Mangione C ; Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group)
For more information and specific research studies by eye condition on nutrition and vision, go to http://www.naturaleyecare.com (see “Research” section).
December 4th, 2008 at 12:33 am
that’s a nice shot - crisp and clean