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vision problems under safelight
Hi,
I'm a 42yo male who has worn glasses most of his adult life (near-sightedness, coupled with astygmatism). I hadn't used my darkroom setup at home for about a year, until the other night. I had a problem keeping my eyes focused on the images in the chemicals, under one of those amber big bulb safelights. I've used the lamp for a couple of years, and it seems to be as bright as it was new. The problem was that everything would greadually become darker, until I had to get out of the room to regain my sight. I know I'm getting old, but what does this typify? Are there any eye docs in the house? Is this common? It was disconcerting at best, and quite frankly, a little scary. I suppose I could boost the the amount of safelight to accomodate this, but what might these symptoms be telling me??? Thanks for any help.... |
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"mm" wrote in message ... [...] The problem was that everything would greadually become darker, until I had to get out of the room to regain my sight. I know I'm getting old, but what does this typify? Are there any eye docs in the house? Is this common? It was disconcerting at best, and quite frankly, a little scary. I suppose I could boost the the amount of safelight to accomodate this, but what might these symptoms be telling me??? They are telling you to see a doctor! I've got twenty years on you, and I have serious astigmatism and haven't experienced that. |
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vision problems under safelight
"mm" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm a 42yo male who has worn glasses most of his adult life (near-sightedness, coupled with astygmatism). I hadn't used my darkroom setup at home for about a year, until the other night. I had a problem keeping my eyes focused on the images in the chemicals, under one of those amber big bulb safelights. I've used the lamp for a couple of years, and it seems to be as bright as it was new. The problem was that everything would greadually become darker, until I had to get out of the room to regain my sight. I know I'm getting old, but what does this typify? Are there any eye docs in the house? Is this common? It was disconcerting at best, and quite frankly, a little scary. I suppose I could boost the the amount of safelight to accomodate this, but what might these symptoms be telling me??? Thanks for any help.... I agree with the other answer. Get to a opthalmologist. This is not normal. -- --- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 12:31:41 -0800, "mm" wrote:
Hi, I'm a 42yo male who has worn glasses most of his adult life (near-sightedness, coupled with astygmatism). I hadn't used my darkroom setup at home for about a year, until the other night. I had a problem keeping my eyes focused on the images in the chemicals, under one of those amber big bulb safelights. I've used the lamp for a couple of years, and it seems to be as bright as it was new. The problem was that everything would greadually become darker, until I had to get out of the room to regain my sight. I know I'm getting old, but what does this typify? Are there any eye docs in the house? Is this common? It was disconcerting at best, and quite frankly, a little scary. I suppose I could boost the the amount of safelight to accomodate this, but what might these symptoms be telling me??? Thanks for any help.... feb204 from Lloyd Erlick, Your symptoms are telling you to go pay good money to an opthalmologist. It will be a huge bargain no matter what they charge to tell you there's no problem. If there is a problem, it won't get solved on Usenet! Delay is unwise, because as we all know, medical conditions sometimes proceed quickly and painlessly. I've paid a lot of attention to my eyesight as I've aged under the safelight. In my case, eyestrain is mostly caused by trying too hard to see where there just isn't enough light. That came from a relatively bright safelight. When I was younger, I could see (although I think I was still straining my eyes dong it). Now it hurts after a while, and I find that by keeping my darkroom nearly dark, just a dim red light for orientation, I don't try to see the image come up (one of life's pleasures foregone) and I don't strain at all. And looking at the projected image in the dark is a no-no too, unless it's necessary. That's another thing I used to enjoy... A baseball cap is eyestrain control device number one. regards, --le _______________________________________ Lloyd Erlick Portraits, 2219 Gerrard Street East, unit #1, Toronto M4E 2C8 Canada. --- voice 416-686-0326 http://www.heylloyd.com _______________________________________ |
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I do not have a choice of graded papers, so I went the red LED way (real
red, not orange). I feel I have plenty of light, more than I used to have with red bulbs (never tried a Kodak or Ilford filter), and no fog after 10 min. Jorge (Dan Quinn) wrote in om: Recalling all that, a couple of years ago I began a switch to graded paper. I've now a rather bright yellow lit lab. Fog tests have showen that the wattage can be further uped. Dan |
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Jorge Omar wrote
I do not have a choice of graded papers, so I went the red LED way (real red, not orange). I feel I have plenty of light, more than I used to have with red bulbs (never tried a Kodak or Ilford filter), and no fog after 10 min. If you are talking projection speed paper then here in the USA we've no option but to import because Kodak, the only surviving domestic producer of print paper, supplies only VC. We have a choice of graded paper here because it is imported by distributors. You must not have any distributors. My yen for a lighter, brighter darkroom is due to having been spoiled at an early age. Few have had the opportunity to be so spoiled and fewer still will have that opportunity in the future. Dan Dan Quinn wrote Recalling all that, a couple of years ago I began a switch to graded paper. I've now a rather bright yellow lit lab. Fog tests have showen that the wattage can be further uped. Dan |
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In article ,
wrote: Your symptoms are telling you to go pay good money to an opthalmologist. It will be a huge bargain no matter what they charge to tell you there's no problem. If there is a problem, it won't get solved on Usenet! Delay is unwise, because as we all know, medical conditions sometimes proceed quickly and painlessly. Agreed and amplified. I know quite a bit about eye problems; in addition to the usual nearsightedness and astigmatism, I also suffer from glaucoma, corneal dystrophy, and serous retinopathy. MY vision doesn't do that, nor does any condition I heard about researching my diagnoses. Consult an opthamologist. Do it now. |
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vision problems under safelight
"mm" wrote in message ...
Hi, I'm a 42yo male who has worn glasses most of his adult life (near-sightedness, coupled with astygmatism). I hadn't used my darkroom setup at home for about a year, until the other night. I had a problem keeping my eyes focused on the images in the chemicals, under one of those amber big bulb safelights. I've used the lamp for a couple of years, and it seems to be as bright as it was new. The problem was that everything would greadually become darker, until I had to get out of the room to regain my sight. I know I'm getting old, but what does this typify? Are there any eye docs in the house? Is this common? It was disconcerting at best, and quite frankly, a little scary. I suppose I could boost the the amount of safelight to accomodate this, but what might these symptoms be telling me??? Thanks for any help.... 1. Go to an eye doctor. 2. Get a Kodak 10 x 12 safelight, OC filter, and a long 40 watt bulb. |
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Night blindness:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/003039.htm If you are lucky you just need to eat more carrots. Other reasons are cataracts, retinitis pigmentosa or sometimes no particular reason at all. -- Nick Lindan |
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