{"id":741,"date":"2007-07-17T06:03:18","date_gmt":"2007-07-17T11:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ocularfusion.net\/?p=741"},"modified":"2022-01-02T07:38:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T12:38:19","slug":"tunnel-vision-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ocularfusion.net\/?p=741","title":{"rendered":"Tunnel Vision, Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The following conversation recently took place in a local health care provider’s office. All names have been deleted in order to protect confidentiality and the sacred bong<\/strike> bond between doctor and patient:<\/p>\n

Patient (hereafter referred to as “P”): “Doc, I’ve been havin’ these spells of tunnel vision<\/a>, man.”<\/p>\n

Doctor (hereafter referred to as “D”): “In one eye or both eyes?”<\/p>\n

P: “Both.”<\/p>\n

D: “How long has this been going on?”<\/p>\n

P: “Oh, at least 5 or 6 years.” (translation: So long that he can’t really remember)<\/p>\n

D: “How often does this happen?”<\/p>\n

P: “Um, hard to say, pretty often I guess.”<\/p>\n

D: “How long does the tunnel vision last when it happens?”<\/p>\n

P: “Oh, anywhere from 5 minutes to a half hour or so, just depends.”<\/p>\n

D: “On what?”<\/p>\n

P: “Huh?”<\/p>\n

D: “Depends on what?”<\/p>\n

P: (chuckle) “Oh, I don’t know.”<\/p>\n

D: “Have you noticed whether or not these symptoms occur whenever you go from sitting or lying down to standing up?”<\/p>\n

P: “Nah, it happens no matter which way I’m situated.”<\/p>\n

D: “Okay. Are you on any new medications?”<\/p>\n

P: “Nope.”<\/p>\n

D: “Do you drink a lot or use drugs?”<\/p>\n

P: “Hell no, Doc!”<\/p>\n

D: “Are you sure?” (the doctor had already checked the patient’s chart and seen that “cannabis<\/a> abuse” was noted under his problem list).”<\/p>\n

P: “Does a little weed every now and then count?”<\/p>\n

D: “Yes it does.”<\/p>\n

P: “Well then, I do smoke a little Mary Jane (wink, wink) about 3-4 times a month.” (translation: 3-4 times a week–or more)<\/p>\n

D: “Have you noticed whether or not your tunnel vision occurs whenever you smoke weed?”<\/p>\n

P: “Huh, I never thought about it. Do you think that might have somethin’ ta do with my tunnel vision?”<\/p>\n

D: “Quite possibly.”<\/p>\n

P: “How could we find out for sure?”<\/p>\n

D: “Well, you could stop smoking weed for a while and if your tunnel vision went away, then I think you could safely say it was the marijuana.”<\/p>\n

P: (very long pause) “Well Doc, I don’t think I want to find out that bad.”<\/p>\n

D: (without missing a beat) “Well, okay then. Moving right along…”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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