Re: wrinkle on the retina

"CarlosWA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Thanlk you all who reply to my posts.
>
> Respecting my eye.
>
> Yestesrday I saw my retine specialist and he found I had 4 problems in
> the eye.
>
> 1 Possible liquid in the eye. He needs to test to ensure all is
> well. I will have an Angiogram. I did have liquid in the eye about 16
> years ago and no problem sonce so I expect that the test will show no
> new problems.
> 2 Tear in he retina (small). He will treat it with laser on Dec
> 10. This is required before the wrinkle can be removed. This will
> cause a wait time for the removal of the wrinkle of 3 months. I wonder
> if the wrinkle caused the tear.
> 3 Cataracts in both eyes Severity of 1 in scale of 4. He needs
> the one on the right eye removed before he can do surgery to remove
> the wrinkle. He asid the needs a clear vision of the back of the eye.
> He told me that after this surgery no significant wait is required to
> remove the wrinkle because they affect different parts of the eye.
> 4 Operation to remove wrinkle hopefully in 3 months.
>
> Well...there is hope. Does this process sound OK?

I am not a doctor, but it sounds like your doctor did an extensive
examination and has a plan.  Excellent news, Carlos!

> Respecting the computer:
>
> Yes I will have to learn touch typing.
> I managed to set up my monitor fonts and colors to the point where I
> can read them, Still there are some applications showing unredable (by
> me) colors for some panels. I will look into JAWS for Windows a
> program that reads the text on the screen. I will also be looking into
> voice to text capture programs.
>
> I discovered that Windows XP under Programs > Accessories >
> Accessibility> Magnifier has a feature that creates a windo on the top
> of the screen that magnifies to any desired size the text where you
> place your cursor or mouse pointer. It has been very helpful.

I am so happy to hear that you have found some adaptive technology to help
you out in the meantime.

To quote a line from an old folk song:

"Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got til it's gone..."

Good luck, Carlos, and drop us a line after the "wrinkle removal" surgery.
I am most curious to see how it all goes.  Best wishes!