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Having my appointment with the eye centre today

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Graphic depiction of the eye test screen with them words I cant see it written on white background
I will update this post when I have seen the eye specialist today.

I’m nervous but hopeful that the results of the tests I’ve been having won’t show anything I’m not expecting.

Still haven’t got my appointment yet for the ERG I’m supposed to be having but maybe they have enough information.

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My Hospital Appointment – Visual Field Test

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Photograph of Pontefract hospital
Just got back
from my field test.
It was the one which you hold a clicky button and press it when you see a light appear.
This was a first as the ones I’ve had before you just had to say how many, but it was a different hospital this time.
You pop your face in the machine and have to stare at the central dot without blinking for 10 seconds. Then the lights appear and you press the clicker when you see them.
She popped a lens, like a opticians lens in front of my right eye to help with seeing the dots as that eye isn’t as awesome as my left ☺… poor thing.

It was like a retro arcade game. Although one you play and find out if you had won a few months later.

Asked about my eye pain from the Autofluorescence test. My right eye is still in pain. Nurse said she had never heard of it hurting anyones eyes.
Well it has. All around the outside is in pain and it’s sometimes like a very minor electric pulse at times.
Can’t cope with bright light at all nowadays. To be honest, doesn’t have to be really light outside. This is the most bothersome problem for me at the moment.
Won’t know the results until I get an appointment and see the consultant.
Just waiting on one to see him and an ERG appointment now.

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My Hospital Appointment – Autofluorescence Test

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Photograph of the eye centre hospital

Well, I’ve been to the first of my appointments this week and it was for autofluorescence.

So, now I can tell you what happens.

You have the eye drops to dilate your pupils. Then wait awhile for it to take affect.

It basically is popping your head upto a machine and then you focus on a little light by the side of it and then lots of flickering bright lights flash to take the photograph of the back of your eye. Each eye in turn.

So, my macula has been photographed now and will get the results when I go back to see the consultant in a few months.

If you go for this, don’t drive there and take someone with you if possible.

The light leaves your eyes with bright patches. The disc that I can only see at night was more pronounced masking my vision.

My right eye hurts slightly now. This is several hours later. This eye was the most uncomfortable because it\’s my worst eye. My left eye was and is fine with the procedure.