I had my follow-up appointment with my optometrist today. When I went in a few weeks ago he was concerned about the fluid pressure in my eyes and wanted to run some extra tests to make sure I hadn’t developed glaucoma. So, I arrived early and mentally braced myself for the dreaded eye puffer machine, which, thankfully, was not on the agenda for today. One of the tests I had done was to see if my peripheral vision has deteriorated. I had to put a pirate patch on one eye, stick my head into a machine and stare straight ahead at a small orange light. Small white lights then flashed…