1-year checkup

Last week was my 1-year checkup. Not much to report - both eyes are better than 20/20, though my right eye is noticeably better than my left. No health issues. The dilation drop during the checkup was super-annoying though: despite the short-acting name, it meant I was pretty much out of action all night. On night vision: I often complain that my night vision isn't as good as I want it to be. However, a couple nights recently (and the optometrist's diagnosis) have shown it to just be a lack of lubrication on the eye. Some nights things have huge halos, and some nights things are crystal clear. So it is likely that I just need to carry around a couple lubrication drops.

Summer half over update

So with summer half over, I thought I'd give an update on how the eyeballs work in a summer context. They're pretty fantastic. Whether cycling, running, driving, or just hanging around outside, it's wonderful to have such amazing vision, and not have rashes from my glasses frame always being covered in sweat. Because of the long days, lighting conditions that cause halos are restricted to a couple hours at night. That said, my halos are still there and are still annoying, but still aren't really a problem. Best eyesight moment so far: being able to clearly see the course markers, beach, and finish area during a triathlon swim, even when like 300m from shore. No more guessing about which blob to aim for! No more doing breaststroke for a couple seconds trying to figure out whether an orange blob is a close swim cap or distant bouy! I watched a 3d movie last week, and was reminded how annoying glasses are. Complaints: -About once every two weeks during the night, my eyes will get dry enough that a rubbing or touching the eyelid will (I'm guessing) scrape the eyelid across the surface of my eye with very little lubrication, and it hurts. Never happens during the day. -The halos are still around Overall, super-happy with the results.

6 month checkup

20/15 in my right eye, just better than 20/20 in my left. About where I was before, IIRC.

Old habits still die hard...

Totally had a complete "take my glasses off before bed" motion last night.

Dried eyes while cycling

Went for a bike ride today. I've been on lots this year without problems, but this one was a bit different. Something about the particular temperature, humidity, and wind appears to have dried my eyes out. Signs weren't readable until much closer than usual. It was like I was 20/40. Now having gotten inside it's much better, but I think I'll be wearing glasses in colder dry weather like this in the future.

Just to confirm, I did a quick macuyver test on my left eye:
10pt: 80.6%
12pt: 100%

So not that much worse, but noticeably worse than yesterday. And that's after 15 minutes of my eyes being out of the wind.

4 months and a week Macguyver

Left Eye:
10pt: 96.6%
12pt: 96.6%

Right Eye:
10pt: 96.6%
12pt: 96.6%

That's right, everything is the same this time. I've been watching for degradation since it's expected to have a bit of pullback and thought I had noticed some, but I guess it's not noticeable enough yet. My eyes have been itchy for the last couple weeks, but that may just be spring allergies.

Macguyver Results @ 3 Months

Left eye:
10pt: 93.1% (previous best: 80%)
12pt: 90.6% (previous best: 100%)

Nice to see things improving, though I think the variability from test to test may exceed the size of these improvements.

Right eye:
10pt: 88% (previous best: 97%)
12pt: 100% (previous best: 100%)

Not bad, although that might be a bit of pullback in the 10pt category.