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[Important Life Update; Please Read.]
12 years ago
For the past few weeks, I have been having trouble reading and making out the finer details of an image due to my vision becoming gradually blurry, so much that I had and still have to keep squinting to even be able to make out anything. I didn't think much of it, thought maybe I needed new prescription glasses.
That was not the case. I went to the doctor for a simple eye check, only for them to find a refractive error and thus I was assigned an appointment for a corneal topography reading, which was today, this very morning.
Found out I have Keratoconous; a degenerative eye disease that remained undetectable until now. What this means, is that it affects the structure of the cornea such that it slowly changes into a conical shape as opposed to the normal round shape, eventually leading to vision problems like what I have now, accompanied with bad headaches. More specific info about what this is and what it does can be found over here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus
It's going to be some time before my vision can be corrected. Sometime in the next few months they will be performing a procedure called cross-linking; explained better than I can do here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-linking_(surgery) and then fitting me with special lenses. What this will do, is halt the disease's progression and eventually improving vision. If this does not work and the condition proceeds to get progressively worse, I will need a corneal transplant.
However, while my condition is not in its advanced stages, it still puts a dent in my daily activities. Currently, I have font sizes set to 20 pt - 25 pt on my PC just so I can read without having to squint much to make out a damn thing, as anything lower than that is nothing more than an amaglam of a blurred, ghosted mess. Drawing is however not impossible, but it has and it is going to become slow.
This will certainly affect my productivity and commission turnarounds. I'm going to need time to adjust and figure out how to draw in this condition, during the treatment and during the adjustment period after the treatment. Current commissions will be finished and I intend to do the same with any future commissions I take on, whenever that will be. All I ask for is a little understanding and patience regarding this matter.
Figured I'd give the heads up the soonest I could. I cannot deny that I am really bummed out about this, but hopefully soon I'll come to terms with it and try to adapt.
C'est la vie.
That was not the case. I went to the doctor for a simple eye check, only for them to find a refractive error and thus I was assigned an appointment for a corneal topography reading, which was today, this very morning.
Found out I have Keratoconous; a degenerative eye disease that remained undetectable until now. What this means, is that it affects the structure of the cornea such that it slowly changes into a conical shape as opposed to the normal round shape, eventually leading to vision problems like what I have now, accompanied with bad headaches. More specific info about what this is and what it does can be found over here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus
It's going to be some time before my vision can be corrected. Sometime in the next few months they will be performing a procedure called cross-linking; explained better than I can do here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-linking_(surgery) and then fitting me with special lenses. What this will do, is halt the disease's progression and eventually improving vision. If this does not work and the condition proceeds to get progressively worse, I will need a corneal transplant.
However, while my condition is not in its advanced stages, it still puts a dent in my daily activities. Currently, I have font sizes set to 20 pt - 25 pt on my PC just so I can read without having to squint much to make out a damn thing, as anything lower than that is nothing more than an amaglam of a blurred, ghosted mess. Drawing is however not impossible, but it has and it is going to become slow.
This will certainly affect my productivity and commission turnarounds. I'm going to need time to adjust and figure out how to draw in this condition, during the treatment and during the adjustment period after the treatment. Current commissions will be finished and I intend to do the same with any future commissions I take on, whenever that will be. All I ask for is a little understanding and patience regarding this matter.
Figured I'd give the heads up the soonest I could. I cannot deny that I am really bummed out about this, but hopefully soon I'll come to terms with it and try to adapt.
C'est la vie.
In the meantime I suggest uploading sketches and doodles and old artwork that never made it on here, so we can all see the great work you've done over the years. Just in case there isn't any Stereoplair artwork to satisfy our cravings for an extended duration.
Really hope this works for you.