1-eyed optometrist

I went to an eye exam Friday afternoon, my first with my new "eye guy". Our insurance changed recently and I had to find someone in their network. I don't wear glasses, but Camila noticed that one of my lids was lower than the other one and made me promise I'd see someone about it.

(I'm just falling apart, doesn't she get that?...)


So imagine my surprise when the guy came out to greet me and his right eye was looking at his left one. Ummm..... I was notably worried. And in my usual way, I asked about it. If you know me, I don't usually hold back on stuff like that. Said I, "Doc, please don't take offense at the question, but I noticed that you have a stray eye, and wondered if you can do your job with that.". He took it well (good, it was meant well), and replied, "Oh sure, this was an injury from my childhood. I've only got one functioning eye."

I usually give folks the benefit of the doubt, so I shrugged my shoulders and went with it. To his credit, he handled the exam okay. He knew how to wave all the fancy wands in front of my eyes and hook the mechanical face to my head to blur my vision. He didn't have any problem jamming the blue orb onto my eyeball to "test the pressure".

I still don't need glasses, have 20-15 vision (better than perfect) in both eyes, and the lid thing was just the way my face is built. But I will never really know without a "second opinion", if my 1-eyed optometrist is capable.