Yes, but...

[daemonluna]

The good news--getting new glasses! The bad news is that my opthamologist retired, and his replacement is only taking on patients from him that he'd seen in the past two years. They insist I haven't been in since 1994, which doesn't explain the prescription from 2000 that I've got here...

Which means that this afternoon, I'm going to an optometrist I've never been to. Which means that they want to dilate my eyes. I hate-hate-hate those damn drops with a passion. Last time, it took a day and a half for my eyes to go back to normal. I can't READ if I can't focus my eyes. (The good news being that it sounds like next time they check my eyes, they won't need to dilate them.)

But! New glasses!

Comments

[trull-sengar.livejournal.com]

Those drops are the worst. At least you're doing this on a cloudy day; I did mine on a sunny day...sheer agony getting back to the car.

If nothing else, though, it's a good excuse to nap away the rest of the day...

[daemonluna.livejournal.com]

I swear, next time I'm going to get my eyes checked in November, not July. It wasn't nearly as bad as last time, though, thank god. But it still hasn't quite worn off yet...

[deireanach.livejournal.com]

Eye drops?

I don't believe I've ever had that done when I've gotten a new prescription. What?

[trull-sengar.livejournal.com]

They put in some drops that relax the muscles around your pupil, leaving you unable to contract it. By doing this, they get to have a good look at the back of your eyeball and see if there are any health concerns. Unfortunately, it leaves you unable to focus on things like books and computer screens and deal with even a reasonable amount of light for some hours.


It seems to be relatively new; I had it done to me last year for the first time. Of course, it's not like I get my eyes checked with any frequency anymore...

[starplex.livejournal.com]

Only ophthalmologists can administer the eye drops, which dilate the pupils for a better examination of the retina and the interior of the eye; optometrists aren't licensed to administer the drops, and so don't do it.

Congrats on the new glasses, Daemonluna!

[daemonluna.livejournal.com]

Huh, strange--I was at the optometrist, not the opthamologist, this time. However, he did say that the ones they used to photograph the inside of your eyeball aren't as harsh as the ones they use to determine a new prescription, which might explain it.

[starplex.livejournal.com]

Interesting! I went googling on this, and found that optometrists have been lobbying for the right to administer the dilating eye drops, and in many jurisdictions can, in fact, do it now; I don't think they can, though, in Ontario, where I live.

[daemonluna.livejournal.com]

What trull_sengar said. Wretched things that dilate your pupils. Through circumstance or what-have-you, I've had them in every single damn time I've had my eyes checked. Ever. Gaah.