[TC1474]

Today I had to go for my annual Diabetic eye screening health check which means having drops in the eyes to help the pupils dilate (which anyone who has diabetes will be familiar with) and then photographs are taken of behind the eye to determine any nasties that may be developing as a result of the condition.


Apart from the fact that the drops sting when they go in, the worst part is that in my case my vision is usually blurred for anything up to 7 hours which means you cannot drive.


So this morning SWMBO drives me to the clinic which is only 3 miles down the road. She drops me off and heads off to Aldi thinking I would be an hour at least.


30 minutes later I am on the phone to tell her to come and pick me up, all done.


They have a new camera and they have found that 80% of patients don't need the drops to dilate the pupils. I was one of those in the 80%, so 4 bright flashes later, all done and I am on my way out.


I even had a proper ophthalmic Doctor (rather than a Nurse or technician) who gave me a cursory thumbs up that there is nothing untoward was showing although that is subject to a more detailed study of the pictures over the next week of so.


So no blurred vision, no stinging eyes and provisionally my eyes are in good nick.


A result

[Mark07]

Excellent news!

A family member of mine is diabetic and has to get their eyes dilated every once in a while. They often comment about how much they dislike the experience. Not so much because of the discomfort, but because they feel so disorientated from the blurred vision afterwards.

Glad to hear that things are much better for you now.

[Drivingforfun]

I know someone who I think for similar reasons has to have injections in their eyes

I’m quite liberal with what I can put up with medical-wise but eyes are my exception … I’d take a foot long inch wide needle anywhere else over letting a sharp object anywhere near my eye 😳

[onestitchloose]

Originally Posted by Drivingforfun

I know someone who I think for similar reasons has to have injections in their eyes

I’m quite liberal with what I can put up with medical-wise but eyes are my exception … I’d take a foot long inch wide needle anywhere else over letting a sharp object anywhere near my eye 😳

Agreed, it's not like you can look the other way when it's happening 😮

[Rolebama]

I had cataracts in both eyes done a little over two years ago. Before they could be done I had to have a saggy eyelid sorted out. I had this done at Moorfields Eye Hospital under a general anaesthetic as locals don't work on me. The ineffectiveness of locals was discovered early at the dentists. I decided then that you have to be a particular kind of sadist to take up dentistry.*
*With apologies to all the non-sadist dentists I have never met.