Shocking news Norm, do take the time for a full recovery.     Wish I were near, I would there to help for sure.



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Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 18:00 +0000 from [log in to unmask]  <[log in to unmask]>:
>I may have missed contacting some of the people for whom I make jacks, 
>but most are on HPSCHD-L.
>
>About three weeks ago I was in the shop when I noticed part of the 
>visual field in my right eye was missing.  I hoped it would go away, but 
>decided to call an opthamologist and was told to come in right away. 
>Upon examining me, the doc informed me that I would be having surgery 
>that afternoon!  Turns out that I had a detached retina and time is of 
>essence to increase the odds of successful recovery.
>
>I'll spare the details, but in a nutshell the procedure involved 
>injecting a gas bubble into the eyeball (sulfur hexafloride) and using a 
>laser to zap some spot welds on the retina to the back of the eyeball. 
>The purpose of the gas bubble is to press the retina against the eyeball 
>until the spot welds heal.  This required keeping my head in a face-down 
>position for several days - day and night.
>
>I'm still limited in activity for a while to keep things from jiggling 
>about.  And the gas bubble - now about halfway dissipated - makes the 
>vision in my right eye useless.  I have no depth perception - I 
>frequently miss when pouring into a cup.  So I'm not too eager to get my 
>hands near a bandsaw blade!
>
>Upshot of all this is that my waiting list and delivery schedule for 
>jacks will be delayed for a while - most likely another month.  I'll hit 
>the shop with all possible speed as soon as possible.
>
>Moral:  Don't take your eyes for granted!
>
>Norm
>
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