Rant #3,416: Dark Eyes

My eye examination went well.

No problems at all, I received a clean bill.of health from my doctor, and I don't have to go to the retinologist for another year.

Of course, I really couldn't see very clearly with my eyes being dilated as they were, so it was a pretty much wasted day for me.

It took hours for the solution to wear off--i even managed to take a nap to try and wash the stuff out of my eyes--and through it all, I thought that there has to be a better way of doing this--

Which, of course, there isn't.

I am hoping in the future, they come up with something ...

Just like for that next test I have to go through, which I am completely dreading.

But you gotta do what you gotta do.

Back to the eye exam ...

I did ask the doctor about driving at night, and the problem I was having driving when it is dark.

I can drive, but I find that my vision simply isn't what it once was at night, particularly on highways where the lighting is non-existent or at best, terrible.

The doctor told me that this was pretty much a by-product of the macular degeneration that I have, and it has nothing to do with the glasses that I am wearing, something I kind of figured.

He basically told me to limit my night driving, and honestly, I drive at night maybe once a week, and I am really careful when I do drive in the evening, never speeding, tailgating, or getting crazy when the lights are out.

I don't drive crazy during the day, why drive crazy at night?

Basically, all I have to do is continue to do what I normally do, and I shouldn't have any problems.

Happily, my night driving is very limited, but my night vision does concern me; I just have to drive like I normally do in the evening and I will be OK.

And if the highways that I use were better lit, I don't think we would even be talking about this aspect of my eyesight.

I have said for eons that certain roadways here are poorly lit, and I was saying.this when I didn't have any problem driving at night.

The technology is there to make it not only better, but right up there with normal daytime illumination, but the cost would be high, and I think that most people don't consider driving in the pitch black as a top-of-mind problem.

So I will learn to live with what I have, limit my night driving, and move on from it.

And most importantly, I will continue to drive conservatively and carefully at all times of the day.

Driving is a wonderful way to get around, but it can also be deadly when people abuse this privilege.

Don't tailgate me when I am driving the proper rate of speed--

I am not going to go 90 MPH for your convenience.