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i had the weridest experience version 9.9.2.3.4 yesterday.

I went to the eye doctor and you know the charts? cover one eye and read that? and this and that? one of my eyes got really irritated recently and it happens to be the eye i am having trouble with otherwise,. it was/is blurry even with my progressive computer/reading glasses.

-- with that eye i couldn't read even one letter of any of the lines except this giant SL at the top of the chart. really scary, right? never before in my life could i not read 95%.

well here is the really scary part. what i saw instead of letters or blur was boxes with triangles inside.

doesn't that sound like digital?

i am going blind* but not to worry because i am also going digital! lol. (ok i can hear u thinking), and - no i wasn't stoned)

This, tho' even I had 2 laugh and figure i must be at some level = md showed me a graph with white lines and black background and a few white dots - the right eye it looked real clear -

the 'bad' eye, the white lines were red with blue borders. (and glowing) lol - psychedelic but i swear i read that is not a good sign. (i didn't mention it to the dr) - i mentioned the boxes and triangles and he did not even phase so i just couldn't show him my colors!

what do you think?

*turns out just at least for now to be 'dry eye' (doing moisturizing drops hourly) and somehow a swollen iris - (not from eye pressure).

great but i never heard of not being able 2 see from 'dry eye', ok? maybe the blurry vision is the swollen part? (although it's been coming down for a long time) - any feedback?


so anyway on with my morphing!

aPt V2.d2
  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    I have to use "natural tears" eye drops. It helps some. It was getting bad enough that I couldn't work as long as I like to, but the drops and taking a few more breaks and doing eye exercises helps.

    Computer vision syndrome is what I think I have. Sounds like you may have something a different, or maybe that's part of your problem, but the point is the eye drops help me and may help you too.

    Anyway, good luck Pat! I hope your vision problems get better.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    yes i agree dennis - too much time online and all the new glaring colors are a part of my problem(s) (they say the ugly old school black with green text was nice n' easy). I do rest though and look far away often but apparently it's not enough. he has been preaching eye drops for a long time but now i am really paying attention - not just when it gets real painful to work, but all the time - B4 it hurts!.

    pretty cool though he said in addition to no preservative moisturizing eye drops, to do fish oil, flax seed/flax oil, and C. i do EPA/DHA and ester-C.

    U only get 2- I's!

    thanks for the response dennis it is comforting 2 know there's somebody out there!
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

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      Dan; That's insane! The answer is 01101111 01110010 01101101 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 00100000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01101111 01101110 00100000 01110011 01100011 01101000 01100101 01100100 01110101 01101100 01100101 00101110 00100000 01010100 01101000 01100001 01101110 01101011 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01100101 01101110 01101010 01101111 01111001.

      Man, when will you kids learn?
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      • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
        Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

        Dan; That's insane! The answer is 01101111 01110010 01101101 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 00100000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01101111 01101110 00100000 01110011 01100011 01101000 01100101 01100100 01110101 01101100 01100101 00101110 00100000 01010100 01101000 01100001 01101110 01101011 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01100101 01101110 01101010 01101111 01111001.

        Man, when will you kids learn?

        Your binary statement is a little cut off there, Claude. I think this is what you meant to say:

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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    Pat,

    Two more things just came to mind. I turned the brightness down on my monitor. That helps too. If you have a light that creates a glare on the screen move it if you can, if not get an anti-glare screen.
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    Boxes with triangles inside? Ooooo... Sounds like a job for Father Merrin.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    hahahahaha - "father" Merrin.

    (believe me the feeling at the time was kind of like that longing for a good exorcism. hahaha)

    when i start beeping and blinking i will let you know -

    YES DENNIS! GLARE! and you know what? I do have one of those lamps like a pole with 3 lamps - and it DOES do dat! I bet that may be aggravating all the rest! I will fix that.


    beep beep beep!

    ;o)



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  • Profile picture of the author Kay King
    I have my screen backgrounds set to light gray - much easier on the eyes than white.

    Using drops when needed and getting enough sleep (helps to add drops just before sleeping, too) helps me avoid eye pain and strain.
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  • Profile picture of the author lcombs
    Shapes instead of numbers.
    Hmmmmm....

    You're right.
    That is some serious weirdness.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    watch your language U 2 - this is a family forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
    Ponies are family-oriented.
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  • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
    OH, I see. Dan was describing a pony and Claude was describing a horse. So you're both correct.

    Patrician,
    Florescent bulbs and DVD watching might be other factors.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
      Originally Posted by bizgrower View Post

      OH, I see. Dan was describing a pony and Claude was describing a horse. So you're both correct.

      Patrician,
      Florescent bulbs and DVD watching might be other factors.
      Actually, I thought by now someone would have decoded what's been said... All well.
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      • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
        Originally Posted by Dan Riffle View Post

        Actually, I thought by now someone would have decoded what's been said... All well.
        Dan decoded:

        Patricia, if you can read this, your transformation is on schedule. Thank you and enjoy the ride.

        My name is claude and I like frilly pink ponies.
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        • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
          Originally Posted by bizgrower View Post

          Dan decoded:

          Patricia, if you can read this, your transformation is on schedule. Thank you and enjoy the ride.

          My name is claude and I like frilly pink ponies.
          Yep, not as funny when you have to explain the joke.
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    • Profile picture of the author Patrician
      Originally Posted by bizgrower View Post

      OH, I see. Dan was describing a pony and Claude was describing a horse. So you're both correct.

      Patrician,
      Florescent bulbs and DVD watching might be other factors.
      Yes I agree - but I have neither at this time, bizgrower. The florescent lights especially - I get tinted glasses for 20 years because that is really really irritating (glare).

      My problem is 9 years online for 12 minimum hours per day, 6 days a week. not just working but i also play hidden object games (downloads - bigfishgames.com) almost every day - i am sure this is a lot like a 'DVD'.

      Additionally I have suspicious eye pressure that is being monitored (possible glaucoma) (I am still a long way from that so far though so if i stay on top of it i will prevent blindness).

      p.s. the moisturizing eye drops every hour or so are helping a lot but at the same time a few times it burns so bad i can't see at all for about 30 minutes with my eyes closed.

      hello is this hell yet?
      no it's only heck.
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      • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
        Patrician,
        A musician friend of mine can't be in a Wally World for more than five minutes without getting a head ache from the fluorescent lights.


        Perhaps eye exercises are in order too?

        Dan
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    I tried Dan but I don't speak binary.

    I speak bot.

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    so put dat in your hat and smoke it!
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Don't know what you said, Pat - but someone heard it and THEY got to you! All these guys in here posting binary are on to the whole conspiracy and you need to be very careful. Buy yourself several rolls of tinfoil and paper your walls -- then get some large electrostatic bags and design them into clothes, making sure that the fashion you created doesn't arouse their suspicions that you are on to them.
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    ooooh! how about a tin foil HUT, Sal?
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    • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
      Originally Posted by Patrician View Post



      ooooh! how about a tin foil HUT, Sal?
      Sooo, that's what Airstreams look like on the inside?
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      Originally Posted by Patrician View Post



      ooooh! how about a tin foil HUT, Sal?
      Wow - that's kinda neat actually. Missing the two way mirror coated window, though.
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    Don't know where this came from.
    Just kind of came to me....

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      Originally Posted by lcombs View Post

      Don't know where this came from.
      Just kind of came to me....

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      Very serious danger, Patrician.
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      Originally Posted by lcombs View Post

      Don't know where this came from.
      Just kind of came to me....

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      Originally Posted by bizgrower View Post

      Very serious danger, Patrician.
      waaah? :confused:

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      • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
        Originally Posted by Patrician View Post

        waaah? :confused:

        Much worse.

        He was telling you that resistance is futile.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    gasp! cackle cackle - he doesn't know me.

    i am known for being tenacious (nice way to say stubborn)

    heheheheheh

    man this is far from dry eye - that's all i know!
    a truly off topic gem!

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