Tuesday, January 18, 2011

The trouble with my eyes has been diagnosed as Benign Essential Blepharospasm. "BEB" happens as some ladies get past 60 - 65 and it affects the muscles around the eye socket. So even though I have 20/20 vision with my glasses on, I am still blind because my eyes close involuntarily. I see another Neuro Optomologist on February 2, that was recommended to us by the research center in Beaumont Texas that study BEB. I went to four doctors here, had blood test done and an MRI and the last doctor wants to treat my right eye. I said it is the left eye that is closing, and he said to me" I can't see that". So I called the research centre in Texas and they gave me the name of a specialist here in Boca Raton. The treatment is a series of injections into the muscles around the eye sockets. It is not painful, just very frustrating and annoying. I have found that when I am speaking or singing both of my eyes are open. So when I drove to the store by myself the other day, I sang both ways and did just fine. So I will take cd's with me and "song along with Mitch". Most of you out there are not old enough to remember Mitch Miller. The MRI showed that I have not had a stroke or have any blood clots in the brain, so that is good news.

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