Mom had a bunch of doctor appointments this week. Her double vision is gone, but the consensus is that she should see a neuro-ophthalmologist. That sounds like a very specialized field to me. Perhaps they have doctors that specialize in neuro-ophthalmology for blue eyes, or left eyeballs? But as it turns out, the doctor we were recommended to is incredibly busy. We were lucky to get an appointment for next Thursday.

Mom’s glasses gave up the ghost. She’s been wearing a backup pair, but they aren’t very good. While we were at her non-specialized ophthalmologist, we got her prescription updated. I asked the doctor to include her PD (pupillary distance). Sometimes doctors let the opticians measure the PD. Obviously, if you go to an optician and ask for your PD, they are not very happy about providing it. He immediately asked if we planned to order glasses online. The doctor said he thinks getting glasses online is a good idea and recommended EyeBuyDirect. The first three pair Mom liked didn’t have clear lenses. They came with lenses that automatically darken in bright light. This isn’t what Mom wanted. Then we tried Zenni, which Jul recommended. We quickly hit the jackpot. We ordered a pair of bifocal glasses with her prescription for $30. We’ll see how they are when the arrive. We opted for standard shipping, which is a couple of weeks. Zenni has very low prices for standard glasses, but adds a lot for extras (such as fast delivery).

We went to the first neighborhood activity in quite a while. Covid cases are dramatically reduced from their peak here in MD. In our county, the positivity rate is under 6% and the number of cases per 100,000 population is under 20. We’re still masking up. But we are going back to restaurants and we went to a neighborhood party last night. It felt good to socialize.

That’s the news for this week. I hope this finds everybody doing well.