I had an eye examination with an ophthalmologist today, to figure out why my vision was becoming cloudy. She took a first look and said, "It's a small uveitis. Nevertheless, go with the nurse so she can dilate your pupil and I will look at your cornea in a few minutes."
So I did, and the nurse put a couple of drops in my eyes to make me look like a cat.
When I was called back to her office, the doctor sat me in my chair and started to look at my right eye, where I hadn't really noticed any blurred vision. She said, "Yep, it's inflamed alright."
Then she looked at my left eye and exclaimed, "Woah!"
You never want to hear a doctor say, "Woah!" when looking at your eyes.
She immediately added: "OK, let's lie you down to take a closer look." Here's a tip: a normal eye exam has you sitting, not lying.
She brought out some instruments I'd never seen before and started to poke my eyes left and right. I'll spare you the details, but I sort of felt like Arnold Schwarzennegger in Total Recall when he fell out of the pressurized cabins on Mars. If you've never seen the movie, go rent it!
After poking around, she sat me back up and started writing in my medical file. Then she said, "Do you have that prescription sheet I gave you? Please give it back to me."
Another tip: when doctors ask you to give back a prescription sheet to add more stuff to it, it's never a good sign.
After handing me back the sheet, she took me by the hand and said, "Come on, if we're lucky we'll be able to get a specialist to see you right now."
When a doctor leaves his/her office to accompany you to an unscheduled appointment with a specialist, it's time to panic!
We were unlucky. My next exam is on the 11th.
So I did, and the nurse put a couple of drops in my eyes to make me look like a cat.
When I was called back to her office, the doctor sat me in my chair and started to look at my right eye, where I hadn't really noticed any blurred vision. She said, "Yep, it's inflamed alright."
Then she looked at my left eye and exclaimed, "Woah!"
You never want to hear a doctor say, "Woah!" when looking at your eyes.
She immediately added: "OK, let's lie you down to take a closer look." Here's a tip: a normal eye exam has you sitting, not lying.
She brought out some instruments I'd never seen before and started to poke my eyes left and right. I'll spare you the details, but I sort of felt like Arnold Schwarzennegger in Total Recall when he fell out of the pressurized cabins on Mars. If you've never seen the movie, go rent it!
After poking around, she sat me back up and started writing in my medical file. Then she said, "Do you have that prescription sheet I gave you? Please give it back to me."
Another tip: when doctors ask you to give back a prescription sheet to add more stuff to it, it's never a good sign.
After handing me back the sheet, she took me by the hand and said, "Come on, if we're lucky we'll be able to get a specialist to see you right now."
When a doctor leaves his/her office to accompany you to an unscheduled appointment with a specialist, it's time to panic!
We were unlucky. My next exam is on the 11th.
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