jrgpots Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 3 days ago I developed double vision, seeing two images stacked on top of one another. I,ve started a work up for nyasthenia gravis. Anyway, if it doesn't go away, how hard it to learn to throw with one eye? Anyone doing it? Jed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 WOW! not making light of the above Jed, but often I shut my eyes totally when centreing and throwing, don't know how far one can go with this method. The brain is an amazing thing. canadian , I think Arrowsmith has written on brain plasticity , neural plasticity and maybe there is something there for you. I know that the brain will learn to ignore faulty signals from perfectly good eyes in babies eg a severely squinting eye will become brain dead if left with out treatment. Let us know how you journey. Babs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 One of my bst throwing students was blind.....blindness caused by a botched suicide attempt but blind never thee less. Throwing is mostly by feel. marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 I know a older person who only has sight with one eye and throws ok Details are harder for him on forms. Ball catching is out. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby Charpentier Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 A good friend tells a story in his Handbuilding classes, where he had a blind student in one of the previous classes. At the end of the class, the student asks to handle all of the other work made in the class. Upon doing so, the student says, "Wow, you guys all suck!" It keys into how feeling the clay is much more important than seeing it. The eye tends to do a lot of averaging. I've actually started having beginner wheel classes try throwing blindfolded fairly early to help learning what's going on. So, like Babs was saying, throwing without looking is pretty comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrgpots Posted February 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Thanks guys, tests will be back in a week. High dose prednisone for now. It sucks knowing the differential diagnosis list. It might be time to see how much I like lemonaid from this lemon. I keep waiting/hoping to see normally in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wphlea Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 good luck with tests. I developed sort of double vision in 1997 and it turned out to be thyroid eye disease. Not serious, no meds in my case and vision is only double when it peer upward. Hope yours is as simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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