Subj : Various Things
To   : Lee Green
From : Barry Martin
Date : Mon Dec 26 2022 07:29:00


Hi Lee!

 LG> What symptoms do you get with dry corneas?

Generally starts with an 'uncomfortableness' of the eye, possible redness
of the white of the eye (could be just the veins so a spidery look) or a
pinkish hue.  The cornea itself gets its oxygen directly from the air.
Blinking helps to keep the surface of the eye moist by spreading tears.


 LG> My eyes sometimes get blurry like I'm looking thru a mirage
 LG> usually starts when looking at bright things like the white
 LG> screen or tv or bright lights I have to put something cold on my
 LG> eyes like a cold bottle of water or soda can and lay down and
 LG> close my eyes for a bit then it's gone until the next time.

I've experienced the eventual blurryness when looking at something in 
close range such as paperwork, book, monitor, for a longer time and my 
contact lenses needed to be updated (one or both.  Far vision (TV 
viewing, etc.) was fine.

As for the bright light issue I remember having to turn down the
brightness and possibly adjust the contrast with a new monitor: default
setting is too bright for me.  Another option might be to alter the
Colour Temperature mode.  This is the one that sets the overall hue/tone
of the screen: reddish, blueish, think there's a third one.  In light
bulbs this is the equivalent of Warm White, Bright White, etc.

Might be time for a real eye exam, and now you might have additional
details to discuss.  Personally I have had not the best experience with
the fast-in-and-out type of optometrist.

Just thought of something else to try: sunglasses!  You stated the 
brightness bothers you, and a good pair of lightly tinted sunglasses
might help.  I'm thinking polarized lenses, or at minimum a good-quality
lens: don't want to induce a distortion!  Too dark will probably be a
problem looking at the monitor; those "rose coloured glasses" might be
helpful as they'd soften the light and maybe block a bothersome range.





 ->  BM> Right: it hasn't been cold enough long enough to have the pond water
 ->  BM> freeze to a sufficiently thick depth.
 ->  DS>   At this typing (1am CST, Dec. 23, it's down to +5 with a wind
 ->  DS> chill of -18!! Before the cold front passed, it was up to 45, but
 ->  DS> the bottom fell out of the thermometer, and it was snowing an
 ->  DS> hour later.
 -> We got about 2" of snow two days ago, lowest air temperature I remember
 -> was -11øF, wind chill of -47øF.  Currently (Saturday morning at 7:30)
 -> it's -1øF, WC -21øF.  Good news: supposed to warm up to about 4 or 5
 -> degrees above!!  End of the week supposed to be in the low 40's!!
 LG> It's a warm 80ø here in Los Angeles for xmas.
 LG> I just had to let you guys know how nice the weather is.

Pbbbtttt!!!  To my mind cold temperature (though let's not be
ridiculous!) and a little snow on the ground (not over-achieving like
Buffalo NY!) is the right thing for the Christmas season.  In college I
had friends from Australia and New Zealand and their seasons are
reversed to here.  Just odd for swimsuits in December and parkas in
July.


 
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