Those With One Eye

Anybody know of the names of any support groups for these unfortunate
people? Anybody know the medical name fpr this affliction? TIA

KR

In article <(E-Mail Removed) om>,
"King Righter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Anybody know of the names of any support groups for these unfortunate
> people? Anybody know the medical name fpr this affliction? TIA

My wife and I have two eyes, but we only use one. I know that my bad
eye could be used with correction, and I might even be able to drive
just using it. My wife has amblyopia, and she has been told that she
could probably learn to use the bad eye if she lost the good one.

It's really not that bad having only one eye, but of course you don't
have a backup. I don't see the need of a support group. My wife and I
aren't going to be world famous ball players, but we do just fine.

Dr Judy wrote:
> King Righter wrote:
> > Anybody know of the names of any support groups for these unfortunate
> > people?
>
> Don't know of any support groups for monocular people; there are
> support groups for many eye diseases so they would likely be able to
> find a group for whatever disease caused the loss of vision in the bad
> eye.
>
> Anybody know the medical name fpr this affliction? TIA
>
> No real medical name as there are many different disorders that can
> cause loss of vision in one eye. The simple term would be "monocular
> patient".
>
> Dr Judy

Thanks for the reply.

KR

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article <(E-Mail Removed) om>,
> "King Righter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Anybody know of the names of any support groups for these unfortunate
> > people? Anybody know the medical name fpr this affliction? TIA
>
> My wife and I have two eyes, but we only use one. I know that my bad
> eye could be used with correction, and I might even be able to drive
> just using it. My wife has amblyopia, and she has been told that she
> could probably learn to use the bad eye if she lost the good one.
>
> It's really not that bad having only one eye, but of course you don't
> have a backup. I don't see the need of a support group. My wife and I
> aren't going to be world famous ball players, but we do just fine.

Thanks for the reply

KR

On 21 Dec 2006 21:49:25 -0800, "King Righter"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>Dan Abel wrote:
>> In article <(E-Mail Removed) om>,
>> "King Righter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> > Anybody know of the names of any support groups for these unfortunate
>> > people? Anybody know the medical name fpr this affliction? TIA
>>
>> My wife and I have two eyes, but we only use one. I know that my bad
>> eye could be used with correction, and I might even be able to drive
>> just using it. My wife has amblyopia, and she has been told that she
>> could probably learn to use the bad eye if she lost the good one.
>>
>> It's really not that bad having only one eye, but of course you don't
>> have a backup. I don't see the need of a support group. My wife and I
>> aren't going to be world famous ball players, but we do just fine.
>
>Thanks for the reply

The term used for seeing with one eye is monocular visual impairment.

I don't agree with Dan that a forum is not needed. The forum I read
is at http://www.losteye.com/

The URL direct to the forum is:

http://www.losteye.com/message_forum/

The support group is useful for people newly undergoing enucleation
and also for those of us having further surgery and also for
discussing problems with implants and prostheses. Some also need to
share their feelings about facial disfigurement and the resultant lack
of confidence.

Ann

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
Ann <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


> >Dan Abel wrote:
> >> In article <(E-Mail Removed) om>,
> >> "King Righter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Anybody know of the names of any support groups for these unfortunate
> >> > people? Anybody know the medical name fpr this affliction? TIA
> >>
> >> My wife and I have two eyes, but we only use one. I know that my bad
> >> eye could be used with correction, and I might even be able to drive
> >> just using it. My wife has amblyopia, and she has been told that she
> >> could probably learn to use the bad eye if she lost the good one.
> >>
> >> It's really not that bad having only one eye, but of course you don't
> >> have a backup. I don't see the need of a support group. My wife and I
> >> aren't going to be world famous ball players, but we do just fine.
> >
> >Thanks for the reply
>
> The term used for seeing with one eye is monocular visual impairment.
>
> I don't agree with Dan that a forum is not needed. The forum I read
> is at http://www.losteye.com/
>
> The URL direct to the forum is:
>
> http://www.losteye.com/message_forum/
>
> The support group is useful for people newly undergoing enucleation
> and also for those of us having further surgery and also for
> discussing problems with implants and prostheses. Some also need to
> share their feelings about facial disfigurement and the resultant lack
> of confidence.

Thanks for posting this. Is it a forum or a support group?

On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:20:43 -0800, Dan Abel <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Ann <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>> >Dan Abel wrote:
>> >> In article <(E-Mail Removed) om>,
>> >> "King Righter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Anybody know of the names of any support groups for these unfortunate
>> >> > people? Anybody know the medical name fpr this affliction? TIA
>> >>
>> >> My wife and I have two eyes, but we only use one. I know that my bad
>> >> eye could be used with correction, and I might even be able to drive
>> >> just using it. My wife has amblyopia, and she has been told that she
>> >> could probably learn to use the bad eye if she lost the good one.
>> >>
>> >> It's really not that bad having only one eye, but of course you don't
>> >> have a backup. I don't see the need of a support group. My wife and I
>> >> aren't going to be world famous ball players, but we do just fine.
>> >
>> >Thanks for the reply
>>
>> The term used for seeing with one eye is monocular visual impairment.
>>
>> I don't agree with Dan that a forum is not needed. The forum I read
>> is at http://www.losteye.com/
>>
>> The URL direct to the forum is:
>>
>> http://www.losteye.com/message_forum/
>>
>> The support group is useful for people newly undergoing enucleation
>> and also for those of us having further surgery and also for
>> discussing problems with implants and prostheses. Some also need to
>> share their feelings about facial disfigurement and the resultant lack
>> of confidence.
>
>Thanks for posting this. Is it a forum or a support group?

It's a supportive forum.. I don't know the difference.

Ann

King Righter wrote:
> Anybody know of the names of any support groups for these unfortunate
> people? Anybody know the medical name fpr this affliction? TIA
>
> KR

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