13/02/2026
I've been unable to post on my Page recently - domestic and medical issues (mine and my partner's) have taken precedence for some months - not the least of which was my cataract operation last Tuesday. With very poor eyesight, I've been a lifelong spectacles wearer (since about 5yrs old). It's a wonder that I ever pulled-off the notion of making images for my living! This current unexpected transformation is little short of astonishing - my worst eye has been re-lensed and following the (short-term) pain and visual disablement - so far, in that eye, I now have 20/20 vision. The aim of a cataract op is to remove the cloudy lens, not necessarily to eliminate the need for spectacles, but this . . . colour, uber-clarity, depth of field - *everything* is enhanced. Someone clicked the image filters in my head, and for the first time in my life, I can see!!! Was this new world there all along? My other eye will be done as soon as the post-op assessment is 'approved'. From an artists' point of view (pun intended) this is nothing short of a miracle. Heaven knows how or if, it will change my artwork. I will still need (minimal) correction specs for closer tasks, and for a while will not be able to fully resume my work, but for now am in free-fall, with old visual perceptions melting away.
