My mother's eyesight was not good a few years ago. She said she always felt like there was something blocking her eyes. But she insisted that she could not go to the hospital for examination.
When playing mahjong, she often can't see what time the dice is thrown out; she can't see other people's avatars on WeChat. Once she asked me, what is your WeChat avatar? It looks like two people sleeping with bedding; my mother can't see clearly the photos posted by others, and even can't tell whether the photos are men or women. Last time my aunt celebrated her birthday, she cut the cake with her uncle, and she said they were two men. He also asked me to help her see who those two men were. I said it was my aunt and uncle, but she didn't believe it.
My father fryed a plate of cowpeas and put them on the table. She asked me if it was water spinach ? My father cooked a bowl of taro, and my mother asked me what this is, is it a potato? All these.
During the physical examination last month, one was vision examination. The doctor gave my mother a handful of things like a large spoon to cover one of her eyes. Then use the other eye to look at the vision chart on the wall. My mother couldn't see clearly, and then I found that she slowly moved the spoon away and looked at it with her two eyes. Isn't this cheating?
I asked my mother, if you can’t see it, you will say you can’t see it. Why do you remove the spoon? My mother said, "I can see clearly this way!"
The vision examination was completed, and the doctor examined the eyes. The doctor said, "Auntie, you have severe cataract , and you are almost mature!"
I went home and told my father that I had to undergo cataract surgery for my mother. My father, who has always believed in traditional Chinese medicine, said, "No need to do it. It's not mature yet. It's still early. I'll wait a few years later." I said, "She's 80, is it still early?" I told my aunt again, and my aunt said, "Go and do it, it's done."
My mother said, "I don't do it. I'm so old, why are you doing it?" I said, "The surgery is very simple now. general anesthesia , minimally invasive. You don't feel anything and you'll finish it. After resting for two or three days, all of it will be cured." My mother said, "Forget it, don't do it." I said, "But the doctor said, it's easy for you to not see the stairs clearly, causing you to fall while walking. At your age, you can easily break after falling, and it's not easy to recover after the fracture." My mother didn't speak, which means sticking to her own opinions and being too lazy to discuss.
