Warning about your eyes!

[nicholsong]

A scary thread, but glad all seem to be OK.

It was comforting for me that I had been just recently been for a regular test for Glaucoma(because my Mother had it) and I had a thorough check up by a doctor. She found a slight cataract and a bit of minor damage to the retina, but the 'Visual field' test was 'Perfect', in her words.

It is always a relief for those of us >70 relying on C1 Licence to get good medical news to continue MHoming.

Good wishes to all for continued good news in this area.

Geoff

 

[Teasy2007]

Great to hear Mike is on the mend Ginny, just tell him to take it easy.
Hope he didn’t miss the last Grand Prix, I know how he loves to watch that.
Best Wishes,
Dave & Sandra xx

Thanks Dave and Sandra, he can see ok but still has the circle of shadow. It might take up to a month to disappear. He enjoyed the Grand Prix, and has had little or no after effects. He will be happier when it has all cleared and he can see clearly again though.

Have a lovely Christmas and we will see you in the New Year xxx

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

Thanks Jim, it was scary as you don’t expect to have a hospital appointment the following day and to have the laser treatment there and then. All done and dusted now and its just a matter of waiting for the eye to clear.

Have a great Christmas and we will see you in the New Year, love to you and Lynn.

Ginny and Mike

Thanks Ginny and all the best to you two for Xmas and trust the new year is a healthy, happy one .

Jim and Lyn xxx

 

[Puddleduck]

I've had a problem with a PVD (posterior vitreous detachment) in my right eye some years ago. I was seen at the eye clinic of my local hospital and made to feel as if i was wasting their time. I was basically told it was an age thing, of no concern, there was no treatment and I would probably have the same in my left eye at some point.

When we were away my left eye started to play up with the same symptoms as before so I left it a day and then saw a pharmacist who said I had dry eyes and gave me some eye drops. The drops did help but the eye was not right. Martin nagged me to get it seen but in a strange place with small children to look after, no public transport and no idea where I should go I didn't get it sorted. It was a stupid, stupid, stupid delay on my part but with past experience and the situation we were in perhaps understandable.

Anyway when we got home I saw the APN at the GP's walk in clinic and she said I should get an emergency review at the local opticians. They were able to see me that afternoon (Friday latish pm). The optometrist had a good look and then called in his colleague to have a look. They left the room and had a discussion and then returned. They should have sent me to the local hospital A&E for them to refer me on to Edinburgh but on phoning the local hospital they were asked if it could wait as there was no ophthalmic doctor available until later in the month. Anyway long story short and I was sent directly to Edinburgh Eye Pavilion, told to go immediately as it was urgent.

This was all moving very fast and I was still thinking it was like before and a waste of time but also starting to be worried.

At the eye hospital I was seen within the hour and diagnosed with an "L" shaped tear in the retina and a bubble behind the retina. Laser treatment immediately which was interesting. It's something I had always dreaded having to have done but the thought is far more scary than the actuality. It is painless and not even very uncomfortable - much like when contact lenses are put in for the first time. The tear has been tacked down and they have tacked around the bubble but are not sure what the bubble is - it will need more investigation. I was home before 9pm, a little teary eyed and shocked and tired.

I have been told that both the optometrist and I may get a nasty letter about not following protocol, I will either ignore that or write back saying that the optometrist was using his professional judgement and integrity regarding the seriousness of the situation and I did as I was told. The eye hospital will send me a follow up appointment for a couple of weeks time. The eye hospital said that any further delay may have meant surgery (which is still a possibility) and permanent sight loss.

If you have floaters in an eye, flashes or sudden changes in your sight please get it checked. You can go to any opticians, it doesn't have to be your regular optician. I wish I had just got a taxi and asked the taxi driver to take me to the nearest optician or even A&E, my stupid delay could have lead to blindness. I have been very lucky.

EDIT: I did not have the curtain or shadow but the colour perception in the affected eye was different to the good eye.

 

[awg]

A few years ago I managed to get a "A retinal vein occlusion" which gave me cloudy vision. It was like wearing reading glasses where one of the lens was smudged and needed to be cleaned. I had the laser surgery which was sore more than painful afterwards. (Don't read the next bit if you are squeamish). However the first thing they did was to use something akin to a center punch to mark the white of my eye a few mm from the center of the iris. They then injected some stuff right into my eyeball!!! Afterwards it was like having some 20/50 oil swilling around inside my eye. As I rolled my head to seemed to swing side to side when I stopped moving. That only lasted 24 hours but the pain, when the anesthetic wore off was something else. That took about a week to subside. I was lucky that I only needed 1 injection but it could have taken up to six. Trust me, you really don't want to have this done to you. My vision is fine now so hopefully it was a one-off.

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[jezport]

Any sudden change in vision requires urgent medical treatment, do not leave it even a day!

 

[Puddleduck]

Any sudden change in vision requires urgent medical treatment, do not leave it even a day!

Yes, I was really stupid to put it off but when you have previously been told attending was a waste of their time it strongly discourages you to go again

I will not hesitate to go back if I have concerns in the future.

Much better today but still a lot of out of focus "tadpoles" swimming about in there.

 

[movan]

Hope everybody ok now or on the mend ...

 

[Rapido666F]

Hi all: only just seen this thread and I'm off to the Eye Clinic for my "2 week" check-up tomorrow.

For those who had this years ago, things have changed.

I woke up in the MH near Spurn Head, with a black line vertically bisecting my left eye vision.
Barbara suggested Hull A&E but I didn't fancy her chances of finding a campsite if I was kept in.
So I drove home (120miles) with Barbara informing me of the speed and limits as marked on the satnav.
She also watched for traffic at roundabouts and in the NS mirror (which wasn't overly successful but we left it to them to sort themselves out: normally I allow folk to overtake easily).
Norwich A&E by 5pm, triaged into "Urgent Care", seen at 9pm!
Eye Clinic at 8.30am the following morning, a slightly painful inspection (which involved the doc pressing on my eyelids whilst shining his bright light into my dilated pupils), laser eye surgery and on the way home by 9.30am.
[I've never used contact lenses, so the rather large one placed in my eye was annoying, but I'd had drops to anesthetise it.]

IF YOU HAVE ANY EYE PROBLEMS, PLEASE GET THEM SEEN TO URGENTLY.

I had ignored flashing white lights in my left eye for two days, thinking they were reflections on my spectacle arms, or the carbon monoxide alarm which produces a bright light.

Gordon

 

[Rapido666F]

At my check the consultant spotted another tear.

Unfortunately the laser room was in use all afternoon so we had to hang around the hospital for three hours.

But it only took him 5minutes to zap in 160 flashes: I think it was after his "leaving off" time.

Fingers crossed for the next check-up in 3 weeks.

Gordon

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