Hubby, who is in his late 50's, announces this morning he needs an eye test. Fine says I, phone and make an appointment, which he did. He wears glasses for distance but until now has never needed for reading. He says he can't see properly out of one of his eyes when he's reading. I immediately said that he probaly needs reading glasses. But I got " Oh no I don't think that's the problem!" So I enquired as to what he thought it was. He was being a bit funny about it and I repeated my question. He says he thinks he's got what his dad had, which was age related Macular disease. I still say it's probably because he needs glasses for reading. At which point he starts raising his voice, saying I don't understand. I said I did, but that until it's checked out he was being rather dramatic. I got, "I'm getting old, it's got to start somewhere." True but just because he can't read clearly, doesn't necessarily mean he's in danger of going blind, at least not yet anyway. He's says everything is cloudy in one eye, could be glaucoma, could be something, could be nothing. He nearly hit the roof at me. He can see the television well enough and can see me it's just print that's the problem.
I'm not insenstive, but feel that he rather barked at me, or maybe I'm too sensitive to how he spoke to me. It may well be Macular disease and I said to just to wait and see. However considering, the amount of time he spends researching on the computer for work related stuff and preparing notes etc for work, it may well be eye strain. I said if it turned out to be Macular disease he'd have to declare it as far as driving is concerned as they may not allow him to keep his license. I was told that
I would have to deal with it! What?
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?? I think both of us would have to deal with it. He's got an appointment for next weekend to have his eyes tested.
If it is something more serious, should he be getting checked out more quickly? I accept that he is worried but I'm feeling rather upset at how he spoke to me as it is out of character. He seldom gets rattled with me, work yes,.