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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 151132" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I've mentioned this one before... my best friend had a very nasty fall which eventually required surgery to repair her knee. But the bruising she got form it was extensive and VERY dark purple. A royal purple, you might say, because her son said it was a King of bruises that should be christened Robert. As in, "Robert the Bruise".</p><p></p><p>It's become a standard name now, in her family and ours, for any large, dark purple bruise.</p><p></p><p>On a serious note - if you keep finding yourself having these sort of accidents, you should get your peripheral vision checked. Also get your eyes checked for possible glaucoma onset. You can begin to lose peripheral vision and just not be aware of it for some time, because the brain 'fudges in' a lot of what we think we see. Loss of vision doesn't mean blank patches in our sight, it means we don't see objects when we should.</p><p></p><p>Have you ever done that little test to find your blind spot? Everyone has a blind spot, it corresponds to where the optic nerve leaves the eyeball and heads for the brain. Naturally there are no vision cells at that point, but we're not aware of it because the brain masks it with background. </p><p>With loss of peripheral vision, the same sort of thing happens but on a larger scale. But it is easy and painless to test for. The tests should be done especially as we get older.</p><p>There are treatments for it and a lot vision loss can be halted especially if you identify it soon. </p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 151132, member: 1991"] I've mentioned this one before... my best friend had a very nasty fall which eventually required surgery to repair her knee. But the bruising she got form it was extensive and VERY dark purple. A royal purple, you might say, because her son said it was a King of bruises that should be christened Robert. As in, "Robert the Bruise". It's become a standard name now, in her family and ours, for any large, dark purple bruise. On a serious note - if you keep finding yourself having these sort of accidents, you should get your peripheral vision checked. Also get your eyes checked for possible glaucoma onset. You can begin to lose peripheral vision and just not be aware of it for some time, because the brain 'fudges in' a lot of what we think we see. Loss of vision doesn't mean blank patches in our sight, it means we don't see objects when we should. Have you ever done that little test to find your blind spot? Everyone has a blind spot, it corresponds to where the optic nerve leaves the eyeball and heads for the brain. Naturally there are no vision cells at that point, but we're not aware of it because the brain masks it with background. With loss of peripheral vision, the same sort of thing happens but on a larger scale. But it is easy and painless to test for. The tests should be done especially as we get older. There are treatments for it and a lot vision loss can be halted especially if you identify it soon. Marg [/QUOTE]
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