It’s cuppa tea time for this one I think… It’s long. Abit rambling… Get ready…
Masked up, I entered the eye centre with loads of time to spare. There are clear screens up around the reception. This is because of Covid.
Had to hold my letter up to show the woman behind the screen. Then went into the very sparsely chaired waiting room. It’s only small and usually packed with chairs. Today about 12 chairs were spaced out for social distancing.
They were having a book sale. Each book for 50p. Just normal print books. Instantly made me sad and reminded me that I can’t hold and read a proper book. I was bemused, did think to myself that it was taking the p** abit. It wasn’t probably the best place to put it. In the eye hospital… but then again, I wouldn’t have thought about that either, before this happened to me.
I do read on my big 10.1 tablet though. I’ve started reading about The Beatles at the moment. Just finished Elvis & Ginger.
Anyway… Went to have the usual eye test. The one you have at the opticians. Had to have pinhole glasses given to me for both eyes as I was guessing that the number 8 I saw, must be a letter S. These help the eyes focus abit more. I’ve done a post about pinhole glasses previously.
As far as I can remember. I think I was still reading on the same lines (3 and 4). So that’s good. Well. Not good. But you know what I mean.
Then I went to sit in the sparsely chaired long corridor. Was told to sit infront of this door. (below). Cue. The tune Octopuses Garden, unfortunately entering my head.
Well. After being puzzled by what this appointment was for. I now knew I was off to the Octopus Fields.
Exciting ☺
Name was called, so goes into the room. Was told to pop myself onto a wheely office chair in the middle of the room. #random. Then the bloke wheeled me the to the optos machine!
Weeeeeeeeee…
You place your right eye against the hole. Then colours appear. The green one gives out a massive flash. You can see for a split second your veins in your eye. Cue my outburst…
Me – “bloody hell”.
My Chauffer – (Laughing) “Oh, haven’t you had this test before?”
Me – “Clearly not”
Repeat with left eye.
All done very quickly. Didn’t have dilation drops for this one.
Then I was wheeled around again to another man to have another scan.
Again… Weeeeeeeeee.
This involved looking at a white dot while a red line lowers vertically, all while trying not to blink. I’m not sure what this is called. We were just chuckling at me being driven around on the chair for no reason whatsoever and I was trying my best not to blink. Didn’t think to ask.
So then that was it. Got my yellow sheet given to me. I asked if I was seeing the consultant. My chauffer with the chair for the day, explained that I wasn’t today and my other appointment I’m waiting for should come soon. Popped sheet into the tray at reception and off I went.
All in all. I think because of the zombie virus, and the fact we are still social distancing here in the UK. My appointment was quicker than usual, as there were less patients in the building. Within an hour I was done.
So… Ignorance is bliss. No news from this appointment. Will get a follow up letter though.
Now waiting on Glaucoma Field test. Then appointment to see the consultant.
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