Gentlemen, thank you! It's been quite the education, I'll tell you. If I had experienced any of the "dark curtain" effects that I'd been warned about I'd have hit an ER somewhere to deal with it immediately. I will ask about the retina tack at my next visit in 2 weeks but so-far I've been lead to believe that this shouldn't get any worse. I was also counseled about cataracts that are developing but don't need addressed just yet (yea). The joys of aging indeed! I was pretty down about it after my eye doctor visit but I've had some time to ponder it and I've decided to feel fortunate about it instead. Clearly, it could be much worse. Also, I specifically asked about recoil and other more-physical activities and was told that they were nothing to worry about at this point so...I guess I won't.