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greiner3

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15. I was diagnosed with ambliopia;
Tue Dec 27, 2011, 03:54 PM
Dec 2011

However this was not until about age 6. By that time it was too late for the traditional fix; a patch over the good eye so as to force the bad eye to build up its 'strength.'

Funny thing is, I just went to an ophthalmologist and he said I was misdiagnosed. I have (I forget the name) a condition where microscopic particles clog the optic nerve and have built up over the years.

Sorry to go off topic. Well, not so off because I too would fall into the 'Sorry bout that guy' 21st century corporate world hiring, or should I say non hiring.

What was that Philip K. Dik book/movie where the protagonist has a slight genetic defect? He takes over for the DNA uber man who had a terrible skiing accident and became wheelchair bound. The hero has to hide his own DNA in ingenious ways and in the end he does make the trip. My point is that life does imitate art.

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