I remember reading shortly after I was diagnosed with MS that people with MS have glasses. I did not fully understand that because I wore contacts. But then, after a while, I understood it.
I think I was fitted for my prism in 2021. I needed to wear it because it feels like each of my eyeballs are trying to focus on two separate things in both corners of my vision at the same time! The prism allows both eyes to focus on the same thing with what looks like a grid over my right eye. I got that prism after a four hour appointment with Dr. Skarf.
I have only seen Dr. Skarf three times the whole time that I had MS. I saw him when I was about five months pregnant when he told me that I had Optic Neuritis in my right eye, but he could not do anything for me because I was (in his words) “super pregnant.” Shortly after I had Sean, my insurance changed. But I saw him one other time when Sean was about 10. And the last time I saw him was in 2021. He told me that if I waited 10 years to see him, he would be retired. He’s retired now. I’m seeing my new neural ophthalmologist on May 7.
I am still wearing the glasses that I got on Amazon for $9.99. Dr. Skarf put the prism in the glasses. He has since retired and my field test is in May. I told my Mom to brace herself because it’s going to be bad because my vision is getting pretty bad!
I thought about this today as I was attending mass in my living room like I do every Sunday. My glasses were smudged and that annoyed me! I don’t even understand how the prism makes me see straight, but it does.