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[Lin Evans]

Hi guys & gals,

I've suffered an eye trauma which will prevent me from much in the way of forum participation for possibly a couple months depending on how recovery progresses. It's nothing permanent but my vision is greatly affected temporarily and it makes it difficult to see what I'm doing. I apologize to those whom I promised more AV Tutorials on how to implement the snow effects, etc. I'll try to keep working on it if I can make out the screen but it's slow going right now....

Best regards,

Lin

[thedom]

Hi Lin,

I'm really sorry to hear what is happening to you.

How did it happen ? Is it a virus ?

I hope you will be fine very quickly and that it doesn't make you suffer to much.

I'm sure everybody will understand that you will slow down for a moment your huge participation to this forum.

Take time to feel better.

[Batman]

Hi guys & gals,

I've suffered an eye trauma which will prevent me from much in the way of forum participation for possibly a couple months depending on how recovery progresses. It's nothing permanent but my vision is greatly affected temporarily and it makes it difficult to see what I'm doing. I apologize to those whom I promised more AV Tutorials on how to implement the snow effects, etc. I'll try to keep working on it if I can make out the screen but it's slow going right now....

Best regards,

Lin

Oh, I thought you were gonna say you slipped and fell on all of that snow you got. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

Have a good one,

Jason

[ronwil]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Lin. Take care.

Ron [uK]

[alrobin]

Lin,

Sorry to hear that! I've often wondered how long my own eyes would hold out after staring at the screen for so many hours. Maybe everyone had better take a break and rest up.

Hope you recover real soon!

By the way, your snow demo worked! (see attached image). Thanks so much! Will be getting the skis back out tomorrow!

[mhwarner]

Lin:

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Eyesight problems will be a severe blow to your photography business. I hope you are able to manage. And if any of us here can help with anything, be sure to let us know

[Bert]

Hi Lin,

I am on the forum a lot as a reader, have not enough knowledge to participate but I have tried most of your tutorials. Thanks for all your work and I hope you recover very soon.

Bert

[JohnFeg]

Hi guys & gals,

I've suffered an eye trauma which will prevent me from much in the way of forum participation for possibly a couple months depending on how recovery progresses. It's nothing permanent but my vision is greatly affected temporarily and it makes it difficult to see what I'm doing. I apologize to those whom I promised more AV Tutorials on how to implement the snow effects, etc. I'll try to keep working on it if I can make out the screen but it's slow going right now....

Best regards,

Lin

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

John

[bharkins]

Hope your recovery occurs rapidly. Vision is the most important part of our computer experience. We should all be careful of our overall health and eyesight.

[morasoft]

Hi Lin:

Sorry,and I hope that very soon we enjoy with your most important contributions.

Morasoft.

[Guest Techman1]

Lin,

I too hope you have a speedy recovery. Take care of those eyes, we only get one set in life. We'll greatly miss your contributions over the next couple of months.

Take care,

Fred

[Allogagaw]

Lin,

Sorry to hear about your accident!!!

I appreciate all of your help in the past and probably one of the last things you need to be doing right now is reading this post!! (So I for this post only, am making the font size easier for you to read)

Best of luck, and you will definately be in our prayers!!!

[Maureen]

Hi Lin

So sorry to hear of your eye problems.

Hope that with rest and relaxation they clear up quickly and you'll be good as gold!

or sparkly as snow

Meanwhile a huge THANK YOU

for all your hard work with help and tutorials.

Take it easy and get well soon.

Love

Maureen & Robert

[JPD]

Lin, I hope you will soon recover your possibilities to see as well as before, and you will be abble to continue to do so nice photos you do.

[Nettleton]

Best Wishes for a speedy recovery - Nettleton

[ContaxMan]

and from me too.

[Cèlou]

Hello Linen, sorry and sorry to learn what arrives at you.

He(It) nor has nothing worse and especially for a photographer to have the sight affected and I am very sad for you there.

I wish you of any heart a quick restoring.

By hoping to read to you as fast as possible.

Cèlou

[LumenLux]

Lin, we all wish you a complete, quick-as-possible recovery. Maybe your wife is helping you read this forum so you don't have to struggle to receive everyone's concerns. I'm sure there is also much sincere interest as to what the cause of your trauma was. Unless you feel it is not appropriate (ie. it is none of our business), please ask someone to help you leave some more information.

Best to you !

[Lin Evans]

Hi all and thanks for the support. My wife Sherry is kind enough to type this and include an article explaining what happened to my left eye. Hopefully the huge floater an thousands of tiny ones which obscure my vision will eventually be absorbed though the article below doesn't give much indication that this is likely to happen. On the other hand my Opthamologist said they would be absorbed and after some time will no longer be a problem so I'm not sure who is right. The extreme lightning effect every time I move my eyes to scan (read) is the major problem right now. It's very disconcerting and makes reading for more than about 20 seconds intolerable even though my right eye is fine. Even with a patch over my left eye I still have the extreme flashes which the doctor has said should disappear within 2 weeks to 2 months.

So that's where I'm at right now. It's just too difficult to read for more than a few seconds so it makes working at the computer very difficult. When one is "addicted" to the computer it's a tough pill to swallow, but I'm doing the best I can - lots of people have many more serious issues so I've very happy nothing more has happened and hope to be back in a couple of months. Sherry reads the threads to me every day but I'm sure that this will grow tiresome - LOL

Thanks again,

Lin

posterior vitreous detachment (PVD)

With age, the vitreous humor changes from a gel to a liquid. As it does so, the vitreous mass gradually shrinks and collapses, separating and falling away from the retina. This is called a "posterior vitreous detachment" (PVD) and is a normal occurrence between ages 40 and 70.

Commonly, a person having experienced a PVD will report seeing flashing lights and/or floaters in his or her field of vision. The flashes of light occur as the vitreous tugs on the sensory layer of the retina as the vitreous is detaching. The floaters—which are cells or debris released when the vitreous detaches—can appear as little dots, circles, lines, cobwebs, or clouds. They especially can be apparent when looking at a bright background, as the light entering the eye casts shadows of the floaters onto the retina. Sometimes a large, single floater actually can obstruct print that is being read. The observance of flashes and floaters can last two or more weeks. Even episodes lasting as long as six months can occur.

It is said that the percent chance of having a vitreous detachment is at least the same as one’s age. However, a PVD may occur earlier than normal in moderately to extremely nearsighted people, as well as in people who have had cataract surgery. A dilated eye exam should be performed to make sure the symptoms are not due to a retinal detachment, which is a much more serious and potentially sight-threatening condition.

floaters (muscae volitantes)

As a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) occurs—that is, as the vitreous fluid separates from the retina—organic debris or particles known as "floaters" are released. Another name for floaters is "muscae volitantes" (flying flies). Most floaters are merely compressed cells or strands of the vitreous gel which have clumped together so that they are less transparent than the rest of the vitreous. Some floaters are remnants of the hyaloid artery, which usually disintegrates before birth. These types of floaters are harmless.

Floaters sometimes interfere with vision, often during reading, and they can be quite annoying. If a floater appears directly in the line of sight, the best thing to do is to move the eye from side to side or up and down. Doing so can create a current within the internal fluids to move the floater temporarily away from the line of sight. If a floater is suspended in a portion of vitreous humor which is very viscous, it can be very persistent and bothersome. Unfortunately, in most instances, there is nothing to do but learn to tolerate the floater’s presence. Surgical removal is considered only in the most extreme cases.

Usually, the vitreous makes a clean break as it pulls away from the retina. Occasionally, however, the vitreous adheres tightly onto the retina in certain places; and a small, often horseshoe-shaped tear in the retina can result from persistent tugging by the vitreous. Unless the retinal tear is repaired, fluid can seep through this hole into or underneath the retina and cause a retinal detachment, a very serious, sight-threatening condition. As the vitreous membrane tugs on the retina, at points where the two structures remain attached, the tension can cause "flashing" sensations. Occasional flashes of light usually are nothing to be concerned about, unless they increase in frequency and occur in conjunction with a sudden onset of a large number of floaters, in which case a retinal detachment may have occurred.

[LumenLux]

Thank you Lin and Sherry.

[silvia1]

Hi Lin

You Know I speak spanish. Sorry. I live in Lima Perú.

No te preocupes , que el mismo problema del humor vitreo, me sucedio hace tres años.

Felizmente no tuve desgarro de la retina, y el oftamologo me receto unas gotas para el ojo afectado ( no recuerdo el nombre ) y a los pocos dias estuve bien. Como dice los articulos que has publicado, es un problema de las personas mayores.

A veces veo "una mosquita voladora" pero es pasajero. El medico me dijo en aquel entonces que no me preocupara. El humor vitreo se vuelve a regenerar.

Sin embargo no debemos dejarlo de lado y seguir las recomendaciones medicas.

Te deseo pronta recuperacion.

[Lin Evans]

Hola Silvia,

¡Muchas Gracias! Tengo alegre oír que su problema con sus ojos respondió bien al tratamiento y que usted está muy bien ahora (solamente algunos misquitoes). Usted me ha dado mucho estímulo.

Recuerdos & perdone por favor mi español pobre - muchos años desde universidad

Lin

Hi Lin

You Know I speak spanish. Sorry. I live in Lima Perú.

No te preocupes , que el mismo problema del humor vitreo, me sucedio hace tres años.

Felizmente no tuve desgarro de la retina, y el oftamologo me receto unas gotas para el ojo afectado ( no recuerdo el nombre ) y a los pocos dias estuve bien. Como dice los articulos que has publicado, es un problema de las personas mayores.

A veces veo "una mosquita voladora" pero es pasajero. El medico me dijo en aquel entonces que no me preocupara. El humor vitreo se vuelve a regenerar.

Sin embargo no debemos dejarlo de lado y seguir las recomendaciones medicas.

Te deseo pronta recuperacion.

[davegee]

I would like to add my best wishes for a speedy recovery,

DaveG

[denwell]

Hi there Lin

It's been said by all previous posters, but just to add my sincere wishes for a speedy end to your vision problems.

I can't imagine not being able to read for more than a few seconds, let alone not be at the computer.

Take care and we all look forward to your words of wisdom and enlightenment here in the forum agin very soon!

kind regards

DEN (NE UK)

[Ronniebootwest]

Hi Lin,

Sorry to read about your eye problem. Please take care of yourself and don't worry about things. We will miss you but your health is far more important so I wish you the very best for a speedy recovery.

Ron West