University Eye Institute - 9 September 2006

Today, I visited the Center for Sight Enhancement and Vision Rehabilitation at the University Eye Institute (now that is a mouthful). The doctors ran a number of tests and we had a long discussion (3 hours total) on my visual status and options. My eyesight is better than normal but the peripheral vision is still very limited to the right in both eyes. The current diagnosis is macular sparing right homonymous hemianopia.

The doctor said we need to wait until my vision is stable before any prism glasses are made. My eye is able to see all of the visual field but the brain is not able to process the information because of the injury from the stroke. There was improvement in the first month after the stroke and we need to see how much more the brain is able to repair itself before we determine the aids that I may require to be able to drive a car. I return to this doctor in early 2007 for more tests. In the short term, I will depend on others to do my driving.