Comments on: Update

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:07:44 +0000

yeah the pain goes. the spanish light is a bit hard to bear though, I’m having the lenses replaced in my sun glasses to darker ones so i can bear to go out! bastard thing…

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:06:40 +0000

thanks Ralph, I’ve just picked it up again in the right eye. having it in both eyes means it just passes from one to the other when you think it has cleared up in one eye. I haven’t taken a photograph in months…

By: ralph

ralph — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:09:02 +0000

hello Julian,

wish you the best to overcame this gruelling eye problem as fast as possible. i miss your posts…

ralph

By: iain

iain — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:34:42 +0000

Thanks for the tip on the B27 gene. Pain has already faded thanks to eyedrops, although things are still a bit blurry at the moment.

By: Julian

Julian — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:08:08 +0000

Don’t worry, the pain soon goes when the medication kicks in. The bad part is the reduction of the medication, which is when you’ll be able to see again, take place after about 2 or 3 weeks. I got to this stage, then picked it up in BOTH eyes, and then had to start again from scratch! You need to talk with your doctor about getting tested for the B27 gene as this illness is linked to that gene and other illness such as asthma and spondilitis

By: Iain

Iain — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:25:22 +0000

I just got daiagnosed with this today. Hope you’re not in too much pain. I reckon I got mine using the communal magnifying lens at the local developing lab. Yuk.

By: Siegfried

Siegfried — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:34:38 +0000

I’ll add my recovery wishes.
That show sounds *very* promising, I hope it materializes.

By: Julian

Julian — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:23:30 +0000

Thanks Kevin. I’ve now got it in both eyes so seeing is a real problem. I feel quite bad because I owe Bee some writing, despite letting him down, there is a small chance we may be exhibiting together in Russia - I’m quite excited about that, so looking forward to working on things is keeping me going at the moment.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:59:41 +0000

I had a period of being paralyzed on the left side of my face. The left eye could not close — I would have to tape it shut at night when sleeping. Since the right eye DID close, I started shooting with the left eye. I recommend trying it, you may learn new things about how your mind processes and assembles what you see in the viewfinder. There may be a bright side! I hope that the trouble fades quickly just the same.

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:57:39 +0000

Nah, not that bad. I know the symptoms so I get treatment straight away, problem is I just can’t see with the medication. Well, just blurred shapes and colours… Hey, maybe I should get the holga out!