Al, you mentioned choroidal neovascularization at the level of the retina. This sounds like what a dear friend of mine is going through now. She had histoplasmosis as a child, then as an adult, started losing vision (it was explained that this was a complication of the disease). After laser surgery 20 years ago it was arrested, but is now resuming. There are no results from the most recent surgery last Tuesday, but a previous one helped very little. She felt like an optometrist should have noticed this earlier or at least explained it to her instead of just saying, "Looks like you've had histo." It may not have made a difference though; she got prompt care when her vision started deteriorating.