Eye appointment
Jun. 19th, 2022 09:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lathanyBack in March I went to be tested for new glasses. The optician could see what she described as a scar on my eye and sent me with a letter for my GP to book a hospital appointment. I was rather surprised, but Dom and I theorised that it could have been That Time that breakfast-wanting Reeve scratched my face. Today I had that appointment.
I was first seen by the nurse for some reading tests. Then I was collected by the doctor. He put drops in my eyes and examined them for some time. This took longer than it might have as I'm rather squeamish about my eyes and didn't like tests involving touching them for sensitivity. Then he went out to see the consultant. And back in and then back out again. They had a long conversation outside. Then the consultant came in and examined me.
What I have is a condition I can't remember the name of (but it will be on the letter they send me) which effectively means dry eyes. Because my eyes have tried to protect themselves, this has lead to scarring. It's most obvious in the left eye, but the right one has some as well. I've been told not to worry as I didn't spot it, the optician did, so it can't be too problematic at present. Also, if it gets much worse I can have an operation to clear it. They wrote me a prescription for eye drops - both three times a day and a gel for night. Essentially to apply from this point on.
I'm grateful it isn't painful or life threatening. But I'm processing that that it's permanent, that the treatment, whilst quick, will be ongoing. I've been deaf in one ear since toddlerhood and I have mild hayfever, but this is my first, I guess age-related, condition.
And, I'm rather shocked as I didn't expect it to be anything other than an old scar.
I was first seen by the nurse for some reading tests. Then I was collected by the doctor. He put drops in my eyes and examined them for some time. This took longer than it might have as I'm rather squeamish about my eyes and didn't like tests involving touching them for sensitivity. Then he went out to see the consultant. And back in and then back out again. They had a long conversation outside. Then the consultant came in and examined me.
What I have is a condition I can't remember the name of (but it will be on the letter they send me) which effectively means dry eyes. Because my eyes have tried to protect themselves, this has lead to scarring. It's most obvious in the left eye, but the right one has some as well. I've been told not to worry as I didn't spot it, the optician did, so it can't be too problematic at present. Also, if it gets much worse I can have an operation to clear it. They wrote me a prescription for eye drops - both three times a day and a gel for night. Essentially to apply from this point on.
I'm grateful it isn't painful or life threatening. But I'm processing that that it's permanent, that the treatment, whilst quick, will be ongoing. I've been deaf in one ear since toddlerhood and I have mild hayfever, but this is my first, I guess age-related, condition.
And, I'm rather shocked as I didn't expect it to be anything other than an old scar.
