Okay, so the ophthalmologist appointment yesterday was no big deal. I do have some weak spots on my retina (I have no idea why I was so sure it was the cornea we were concerned about, but it's the retina. Retina, retina, retina. I do know the difference between the two!) but everything else looks fine and the doctor said if I wasn't so nearsighted we might not even bother with the lasers. But severe myopia (by which I mean that if I take off my glasses and you wear a grey sweater, I wouldn't be able to tell you apart from Coney) is one of the things that can make these weak spots more likely to cause trouble. And also: hole in my retina!! So I'm spending at least one vacation day getting laser beams shot into my eyes.

Aside from that prospect the only thing I can complain about is not only pupil dilation, but local anesthesia, which not only froze my eyeball but the lids as well. It may have been the same freezing agent the vet uses on Coney when his eye acts up, in which case I am all sympathy, big guy.

By the time I got home my pupils were the size of dinner plates and I had that look cats get when they're about to pounce on an unwary mouse (or, in Coney's case, raspberry.) The cats were slightly freaked out, but reassured when I told them I had no intention of pouncing on anyone and went to bed. (If you can't see, you might as well nap.)

By about eight the effects of the drugs were pretty much gone, and I was well rested to go out. So really, bonus all around. More on that in the next post!