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bulldogie (69.4.194.106)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 1:30 pm: | |
Well I went to the eye Dr today and he said the best he could get my left eye was to 20/40 it has gone down to 20/100 The right eye is ok, so my question is are there any one-eyed drivers out there and how does it effect your ability with the bus??? I have bought a lot of things to get my bus ready for the conversion but now don't know if it is a good idea to continue, any advise out there? |
CoryDane RTSII (66.155.188.30)
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I'm starting with the glasses thing myself, for reading anyway. Have a catarack surgery coming and the doc says that one will be better than 2020. Hmmmm?
Before I was retired, I worked with a fellow who had a horrible accident at home. The result was he lost one of his eyes.
It took him awhile and he does have some maintenance because of the extent of the injury but he is back driving cars and motorcycles like he used to, perhaps a bit more cautiously, but it did'nt really slow him down.
If I were still there, I would ask him for an opinion but unfortunately, that is now, not an option.
"IMAGINE"
cd |
Jack Conrad (Jackconrad) (206.251.199.194)
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Bulldogie,
I lost the sight in my left eye in an accident when I was about 12 years old. I received my drivers license at 16 and earned a pilots license when I was 30. The biggest thing I remember was that for a while after the accident, I had trouble with depth perception (you need binocular vision for your brain to compute distance). Such as trying to pour a glass of milk and pouring in front of or behind the glass. I quickly learned to compensate and have not really had any problems. If attempting to pass a vehicle on a 2 lane road, or pulling out into traffic, I allow more space than probably neccessary. If backing the bus in close quarters, I use a back-up person behind the bus. Hope this helps, Jack PS: Never Give Up Your Dreams |
Michael Lewis (24.17.17.222)
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Bulldoggie,
You did not say whether you had looked at other remedies, such as surgery. I got two new peepers a few years ago when I could no longer read exit signs (the big ones). Turns out I had cataracts and with implants, I see better than any time in my life.
Sometimes life just hands us some rotten tomatoes, then we have to pick up and move on.
Like others have said...DON'T...give up your dream. Many prayers are with you. Follow through on all the possibilities then go for it!
Best of luck!
Michael Lewis
Seattle |
Geoff (Geoff) (66.238.120.139)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 4:35 pm: | |
It's all a matter of practice-- if your one eye has been going bad for awhile you have probably already adjusted to seeing out the good eye. If the loss of one eye happens suddenly, then it takes longer to adjust. This includes judging distance. |
DonTX/KS (66.82.9.81)
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The above is about right. Several years ago I had cataract surgery, with some troubles in one eye, it became without vision whatever. Not wanting to miss my winter trek to the South, I headed out with much caution to the South. I seemed to learn quite soon that the little cars were far away and the great big ones were closer, kind of like determining how high you were flying by the size of the houses. |
TWO DOGS (158.254.224.115)
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20/40 isn't bad...what kind of "eye doctor"...do you mean a guy that sells glasses?...the eye glass sellers kept saying that was the best they could do, to me...went to a specialist...my eyes "WERE" 2400.....the specialist said"you have cataracs"....did a 5 minute surgery on one eye,a month later did the other eye....I'm 20/40 now ,without glasses... |
DaveD (64.235.199.174)
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My father-in-law lost the sight in one eye during WW II. He had a commercial driver's licence (I think he some kind of waiver)and drove his own commercial truck for years.
Dave Dulmage |
BrianMCI96A3 (65.160.215.64)
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I've always felt blessed that I was born with better than 20/20 vision.
For years, when I went for my CDL physical, I had 20/15 in one eye 20/13 in the other.
Last time I went, about a year ago, I was 20/20, about 6 months ago I noticed I needed more light in darkened places than I had ever needed, and the point of focus for reading is drifting farther away...
I began to use reading glasses for fine detail...
My question is, how do you know if you have cataracts?
Brian |
Michael Lewis (24.17.17.222)
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Brian,
The best way is to have an eye exam. Don't let it go until you are both uncomfortable and a danger.
Michael |
bulldogie (69.4.194.131)
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Hello all, thank you for the messages and prayers, I will be going to a specialist next week to see what is up. Also to Brian, you need to go to an eye Dr and get your eyes checked, they also have a test that blows a puff of air into your eye and some other tests and they will know if you have cataracts or not. Better to get correct eye wear than to get the store reading glasses as over time they could do more damage than good. Again thanks folks, I will let you know what kind of progress I have as time goes by. This is being typed by the one-eyed-Bulldogie hehehe |
TWO DOGS (4.227.118.20)
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Brian...
The little guys that sell eyeglasses(lots of people call'em eye doctors)...don't know anything !...look under physicians & surgens....under ophhalmology....in the yellow pages...know it's a scary step to take...have him examine your eyes...he might need to dialate them...(have somebody with you to drive you home)...I let it go for years....after he did the operations...I didn't have to be 100 feet from a stoplight before I knew what to do...I could even see the stoplights 3 or 4 blocks away....I had super eyes,like you,when I was younger...better than 20/20...i can see cars & trucks 5 miles away now..right out my window.. |
DonTX/KS (66.82.9.32)
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Brian, your case sounds so parallel to mine, I would say you are about ready for some plastic lens, aka cataract surgery. Go see someone who does just that for an evaluation. I wasted lots of time with the so called eye docs who were just trying to sell glasses.
It is quick and simple and painless to suck out the old natural lens and put in some folded up like a taco lens in the little hole. Don't even use stiches anymore! |
BrianMCI96A3 (65.160.215.64)
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Thanks Guys, I'll make an appointment, to see an opthamologist... I probably would have waited, but it sounds like better now than later!
Brian |
CoryDane RTSII (66.155.188.15)
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UGH! DON
I have to go through this sometime in the near future as my right eye is beginning to get fuzzy due to the Catarack.
I have an innert fear of the procedure as I had cut a cornea a few years back with the edge of a paper sack, I can't even begin to explain the pain from that experience. I recal being blinded in BOTH eyes for three days until the Hurt eye started to heal. That was an experience I'd not want to see anyone have to go through.
I sincerely hope you are right about the No-pain issue as my doc says my time is coming - Ugh!
"Imagine"
cd |
DonTX/KS (66.82.9.83)
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Yeah, the anticipation is far worse than the surgery. You are fully awake, so you can see the eye going to nothing as the stuff is sucked out, and then as the lens in unfolded, you can see the light overhead. Takes a few minutes, outpatient, and you can drive home if you feel good about driving with one eye (it is covered for 24 hours as it heals) |
TWO DOGS (158.254.225.60)
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know what ya' mean about ugh....I kinda wish they would have put me to sleep...I was a scarred little fat boy...never liked anything even close to my eyes...they put cocaine I believe in your eye & it's painless..BUT...you are awake...& you "see" the sight go...then they put the man made lens in & things are kinda blurry...take ya' out into the recovery area & 30 seconds later..I could read the clock on the wall..later...one of the nurses said"that's the first time I've seen you smile"...told her: "I NOW can see you smileing at me"before...she was just a face with no expression...hope Ian leaves this thread on...it's kinda bus related...'cause if you can't see...ya' can't drive your bus |
Tony Gojenola (66.58.192.10)
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Well, I'm another one that's facing cataract surgery soon after having trouble getting my driver's license renewed recently. I will have to get my opthalmoligist to make the referal, and that way at least part of it is covered by medicare. I expect to have it done by the people that put this web site together - they use a procedure they call "no suture."
tg
http://www.pcli.com/ |
DonTX/KS (66.82.9.15)
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Yep, that is exactly the system they used on me. Really, don't work yourself up in advance about it, it really is a simple "non-event", quick, painless, and VERY rewarding.
My biggest reaction was that everything that I thought was white, suddenly was purple! Has something to do with the color light filtered out by the cataracts. |
Buswarrior (Buswarrior) (64.229.208.226)
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Hello bulldogie and friends.
PLEASE everyone, if you do not see an eye care professional once a year, please start now. There are diseases of the eye, like glaucoma, which, if you wait until you notice them due to your vision deteriorating, it's too late. You will go blind. With early detection and care, it can be beaten.
The condition of your eyes also tip off to other health problems, like high blood pressure.
Even if you have to pay for the check up, what price is the health of your eyes worth?
For CDL purposes here in Ontario, (the province, up in Canada) the good eye must be 20/30 or better, and the poor eye must be 20/50 or better. Also peripheral vision of 120 degrees in each eye.
Since our converted buses in many jurisdictions in North America fall out of any CDL related category, your eyesight may still be legal.
However, it's best to see as well as possible, never mind the MINIMUM under the law. Specifically ask if there is a prescription that will sharpen up your vision for driving, After all, we'd like to see whatever is going on out there as early as possible.
Glasses for reading, glasses for driving,
I bet we'd all be running there if there were glasses to improve sex life!
happy coaching!
buswarrior |
Bulldogie (69.4.194.51)
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Gee I thought I was going blind, couldn't find my post it was so far down the list hehehe. Got new glasses but dr says I have to have cataract surgery done after I turn 65 (medicare will pay most of it then) so I will be able to see better. Thanks for the concern folks and drive safe. |