tbi: prism glasses
I just remembered I haven't written in here this month, I decided to get on here because of a conversation I had with someone. My recovery is slow and steady, it is a bit quick too in some aspects and because of that it's a bit hard to think of topics about my tbi. I do try to ask others if they want to contribute with giving me an idea about a topic I should write about. Anyways, back to the actual blog post:
I have double vision from my aneurysm, it's side to side so I might see two cats instead of one at times. I used to wear an eye patch to help with it but I have been slowly getting better, I used to wear it daily all the time but now I don't have to. I didn't have it wear it all the time at some point but I did manage to switch to having prism.
What can prism be used for? Prism glasses can be used for people with double vision, astigmatism, people that may have certain sensory issues, and more.
What is prism? Prism redirects light to the retina in the eye, to do this the prism has the orientation adjusted to help the person that's prescribed prism. A person can use prism for both eyes or for one, they're thick lenses. Some might have to use permanently, others don't.
The prism I was prescribed by my optometrist is a temporary solution so I don't need a permanent one or to use it for both of my eyes. I was given a temporary one with one eye because my double vision has slowly been improving. I was also told that because it's temporary, it's like a sticker so it can be taken on or off easily so one day I can take it off if my double vision is gone.
Reminder: I'm not a doctor and I just share what I know. If you want to learn more about prism, feel free to look into it more yourself because I just talk about my experiences about stuff regarding my tbi on here. I do it to share in an educational way, to be a first-hand source.