Whites ain't whites, Sol

**p38arover** · 7th August 2008, 07:58 PM

My apologies to Castrol.

As some of you know I recently had two retinal detachments about a week apart in the left eye.

The surgeon couldn't see into the eye to repair the second on as the first operation had made the cataract in that eye go darker. So they had to remove the lens and lens capsule. I'm now aphakik in the left eye which means I can't focus that eye and everything is a blur.

Until today.

I had a contact lens fitted to the left eye which will tide me over until I can have another operation to fit an intraocular lens.

I said the optometrist, "Through my left eye, your floor is light grey but through my right eye it is brown."

He told me it was due to the cataract in my right eye.

He is right - through my left eye, my white Rangie really is white! Through my right eye it is a really off-white, almost pale brown, colour.

So whites ain't whites.

As soon as the left eye is fixed, I'll get the cateract removed on the right.

Don't ask how much we've spent so far on my eyes.

**LandyAndy** · 7th August 2008, 08:06 PM

At least when its all done you should be able to tell if them 18yo blonde mechanics are true blondes

GOODLUCK,it didnt hapen without pics

,bring back the mud pen

Andrew

**Narangga** · 7th August 2008, 08:07 PM

Great that you are getting good vision back but I don't even want to guess at what its costing

**Blknight.aus** · 7th August 2008, 08:23 PM

always uncool having eye work done....

Best of luck mate.

**EchiDna** · 7th August 2008, 08:27 PM

hey cool I work with intra-occular lenses - lots of safety work done to make sure they are right... at least you shouldn't need glasses ever again

**p38arover** · 7th August 2008, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by Stuuu

I don't even want to guess at what its costing

Let's say that the govt. medical safety net is a joke.

Medicare says our family (Eliasbeth and I) are $515 out of pocket for the tax year 2007-2008.

I added all the medical and hospital bills, etc, for the financial year and, not including pharmacy, we spent over $25K on medical and got $10K back from Medicare and Defence Health (our health fund). That means we are really more than $10K out of pocket - a far cry from Medicare's figure of $515.

I'm not sure how much of that we can claim on tax.

That $10K is a fair old whack.

**Narangga** · 7th August 2008, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by p38arover

As my gross income was only ...

You sure it's only your income that's gross?

**p38arover** · 7th August 2008, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by EchiDna

hey cool I work with intra-occular lenses - lots of safety work done to make sure they are right... at least you shouldn't need glasses ever again

I guess that once it is fitted, there is no second chance if it is wrong.

I'd love to know how they are made. I have to search the 'net to see how they fit them when there is no lens capsule.

**p38arover** · 7th August 2008, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by Stuuu

You sure it's only your income that's gross?

Ahh, no.

**abaddonxi** · 7th August 2008, 08:54 PM

So now you can close one eye and say black is white, then look through the other eye and say white is black.

Simon

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