Back in February, I sprayed nasal spray into my eye. It was an accident, my eye never sneezes. A trip to the Eye Doctor and some eye drops did the trick and I was soon scoping out the world good as new.
However, back in May, I was using a spin toothbrush and shot some Sensodyne toothpaste into my eye. My eye was irritated and bothersome. During the two weeks of maneuvering through insurance red tape, my eye had improved but still was not right. When I finally saw the ophthalmologist, his first words were, “Why did you wait so long to come in, Mr. Craft?”. My eye pain prevented me from giving him the dirty look that he deserved. His examination revealed that I and my eye would survive. He gave me some drops and told me to use them in both eyes because the other eye looked irritated as well.
Faithfully following the Doctor’s instructions, I used the drops until my eyes had a reaction to them 2 days later. I called the Doctor and he said, “Stop using those drops!” Thanks Doctor I already knew that. Now both eyes were sore and worse than before. This time the red tape only took a week. The Doctor gave new drops but my eyes improved only slightly. Another visit resulted in a diagnosis that I now needed new eyeglasses.
The next day I went to a Wal-Mart Vision Center and ordered 2 pairs of glasses. When they arrived a week later, both pairs were wrong. By then my eyes were so strained, everything in life was difficult. Reading, driving, watching TV just caused me frustration. I was just miserable. I began to realize what a blessing vision is and wondered if my old clear vision would ever return.
When my newest new glasses arrived a week later, one of the pairs still caused me issues. A recheck revealed that the prescription was not the correct one. I then had to wait another week for another new pair. My spirit was low but I soldiered on. The final pair of progressive lenses arrived. After 2 weeks of getting used to them and having the optician adjust the frames, I could see again. God’s colorful creation was now once again there from me to gaze upon. Wow, I thought, the kids have grown, Chris is even more beautiful and I need a haircut! But then…! But then, one of the nose guards fell off my glasses. I took it to a different Vision center to have them replace it. It should not have been a big deal. It was. The person replaced the guard with the wrong size and for some reason readjusted the lenses. The frames no longer fit on my face the way progressives need to. I could not see properly again!
My old friends at my original Vision Center replaced the nose guard and readjusted the frames. Things are once again good.
During this season of eye issues, I began to think about the old hymn, Amazing Grace. The line about “was once blind but now I see” ran though my mind frequently. It made me think about how my life changed when I became a Christian. I had been blind and began to see things in a whole new way. Life did come in focus. I think about that each time I put on my specs. I also close my eyes before I use my nasal spray or use my spin toothbrush!
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