So I've been having some trouble with my eyesight lately. My right eye does not work as well as it "should" and I've been contemplating going to see my optometrist for a few months. I don't know why I've put it off so long, maybe I was being lazy or maybe I was scared of what he might say...
In any case, I took the plunge last Tuesday, and I'm kind of glad I did. He took a photo and noticed that there was a white discolouration on the retina which wasn't there the last time I had my check-up (about a year ago). He wasn't sure what it was, so he sent me to the specialist. The specialist did some more tests and told me I had a scar on my retina. He said you normally don't see those except on patients who are over 60 or so... hmm...
He also told me that it's mostly curable (my eyesight won't return 100% but at least it'll be 95% or so) with a bit of surgery. I've had surgery before, and it's not fun. Eye surgery is surgery is surely worse because of the additional risks involved. I've got an appointment with the surgeon on Thursday week, so here's hoping it all goes well!
P.S. it's not because of all the XBOX I've been playing, regardless of what my wife tells me ;D (it started long before I got my XBOX)