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Dilated pupils
"Marina" wrote in message ... wrote: Mine, that is. I just came back from an eye exam, and they always put drops in to dilate your pupils, to check for glaucoma. As a result, bright lights hurt my eyes and a dark room feels normal and comfortable. In fact, I could see really well in the dark corridor inside my work building, after coming in from the sunny outdoors. Maybe this is what it's like to be a cat. I had the same thing on Tuesday. Luckily, it wasn't very sunny when I walked the few steps home from the doc's. Couldn't really read, so I The last time I had my eyes dilated I was driving home (short drive, done it many times after eye dr appts) but this time I got pulled over by the police. WTF? I sure wasn't speeding, I had been sitting at a red light with the police car behind me, and after making my left turn when we got the signal, his lights and siren went on. Turns out one of my rear light bulbs was out. He asked for the usual drivers license and registration. License, ok. Registration, glove compartment. Problem. I couldn't SEE in the glove compartment! I had to tell the officer that I just came from the eye doctors and I couldn't see well so couldn't find my registration. Then I said, "I probably shouldn't have told you I can't see since I'm driving and all". LOL He laughed and said at least I was honest, then he offered to follow me home so I'd get home OK. It was just 3 miles down the road. Nice guy. |
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"Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message ... Mine, that is. I just came back from an eye exam, and they always put drops in to dilate your pupils, to check for glaucoma. As a result, bright lights hurt my eyes and a dark room feels normal and comfortable. In fact, I could see really well in the dark corridor inside my work building, after coming in from the sunny outdoors. Maybe this is what it's like to be a cat. You must have a very old-fashioned and low-tech eye specialist. I haven't had one do that for more than 20 years. There have been two generations of glaucoma-testing technology since then. It isn't necessary anymore to have your pupils dilated for routine testing. But as you would find out if you hang out with old people, it is still necessary for some diagnostic and treatment purposes. I had it done at some point during the testing etc for my cataract surgery. I think it was when then were doing the measurements for the replacement lenses. When I'd stay with my mother at the facility where she lived for a while, it wasn't unusual to see someone at lunch in the dining room with the plastic 'blackout' temporary sunglasses after their ophthalmologist visit. Jo |
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"Jofirey" wrote in message
... "Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message ... Mine, that is. I just came back from an eye exam, and they always put drops in to dilate your pupils, to check for glaucoma. As a result, bright lights hurt my eyes and a dark room feels normal and comfortable. In fact, I could see really well in the dark corridor inside my work building, after coming in from the sunny outdoors. Maybe this is what it's like to be a cat. You must have a very old-fashioned and low-tech eye specialist. I haven't had one do that for more than 20 years. There have been two generations of glaucoma-testing technology since then. It isn't necessary anymore to have your pupils dilated for routine testing. But as you would find out if you hang out with old people, it is still necessary for some diagnostic and treatment purposes. I had it done at some point during the testing etc for my cataract surgery. I think it was when then were doing the measurements for the replacement lenses. When I'd stay with my mother at the facility where she lived for a while, it wasn't unusual to see someone at lunch in the dining room with the plastic 'blackout' temporary sunglasses after their ophthalmologist visit. In my case, my pupils have been dilated many times while eye doctor was checking retina problems. My eye doctor thought I was showing signs of macular degeneration and until he was confident that what he was seeing wasn't changing, he was taking pictures of my retinas and to do that your pupils need to be dilated. At least that's what I was told. |
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On 2009-04-02, Jack Campin - bogus address wrote:
Better test equipment seems to make the homatropine unnecessary for any routine purpose. They don't use atropine much any more. It lasts too long. Bud |
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On 2009-04-02, Cheryl wrote:
Marina wrote: MLB wrote: I question the validity of your statement. There are other things the dilation can detect besides glaucoma. Further research needed. MLB Mine are always dilated to check my retinas for any sign of retinopathy (which I've had before). Mine are always dilated, too - I assumed to check for glaucoma, but there could be other reasons as well. Dilating the pupil isn't needed to check the pressure in the eye. They put in a local anesthetic to reduce the discomfort and use a tensiometer to measure the pressure. I've had that done without having my pupils dilated. Persons of a certain age should be checked periodically. Get checked if you notice symptoms, such as seeing colored halos around streetlights, that may be caused by glaucoma. Bud |
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On 2009-04-02, Jack Campin - bogus address wrote:
Mine, that is. I just came back from an eye exam, and they always put drops in to dilate your pupils, to check for glaucoma. As a result, bright lights hurt my eyes and a dark room feels normal and comfortable. In fact, I could see really well in the dark corridor inside my work building, after coming in from the sunny outdoors. Maybe this is what it's like to be a cat. You must have a very old-fashioned and low-tech eye specialist. I haven't had one do that for more than 20 years. There have been two generations of glaucoma-testing technology since then. Dilating the pupil can be a bad idea when you suspect glacoma because dilating the pupil may trigger an acute attack. Usually they dilate your pupil to be able see how the retina is doing. They also have things to un-dilate pupils. BTW, they check cats for glaucoma the same way they check people. Bud |
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"Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message ... Mine, that is. I just came back from an eye exam, and they always put drops in to dilate your pupils, to check for glaucoma. As a result, bright lights hurt my eyes and a dark room feels normal and comfortable. In fact, I could see really well in the dark corridor inside my work building, after coming in from the sunny outdoors. Maybe this is what it's like to be a cat. You must have a very old-fashioned and low-tech eye specialist. I haven't had one do that for more than 20 years. There have been two generations of glaucoma-testing technology since then. Dilating the pupils is usually for examining the retina. I am a veteran of 7 eye operations so I know a little about this. Glaucoma testing is done by my optician with a puff of air. Tweed |
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"Cheryl" wrote in message ... "Jofirey" wrote in message ... In my case, my pupils have been dilated many times while eye doctor was checking retina problems. My eye doctor thought I was showing signs of macular degeneration and until he was confident that what he was seeing wasn't changing, he was taking pictures of my retinas and to do that your pupils need to be dilated. At least that's what I was told. And he was right. The pupils have to be dilated to examine the retina closely. I well remember coming away from a hospital appt with my pupils still dilated when it was sunny outside. I could not bear the sun and my eyes were streaming with tears. I'd gone there on my own - on two buses - as I knew I would not be able to drive afterwards. I had to walk over a mile and a half to find a bus to get home on and I could only look down at the ground because of the sun. It was certainly a challenge finding my way home that day. Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote:
The pupils have to be dilated to examine the retina closely. I'm sure my doctor was doing that as well. It was a general exam, for eye health as well as for vision. (Mine got slightly worse - my near- sighted eye got more nearsighted, and my farsighted eye got more far- sighted.) I well remember coming away from a hospital appt with my pupils still dilated when it was sunny outside. I could not bear the sun and my eyes were streaming with tears. I'd gone there on my own - on two buses - as I knew I would not be able to drive afterwards. I would have found the walk back to work painful if I hadn't been wearing sunglasses. I even wore them inside for a while, and sat in my office with the overhead lights off, and just the desk lamp on (with the bulb facing away from me). -- Joyce ^..^ To email me, remove the XXX from my user name. |
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Christina Websell wrote:
I well remember coming away from a hospital appt with my pupils still dilated when it was sunny outside. I could not bear the sun and my eyes were streaming with tears. I'd gone there on my own - on two buses - as I knew I would not be able to drive afterwards. I had to walk over a mile and a half to find a bus to get home on and I could only look down at the ground because of the sun. It was certainly a challenge finding my way home that day. I've experienced that many times. I always hope for cloudy weather when I have an eye app. I especially remember one time, when I was a teenager; I was supposed to go on to school from my appointment, but there was new snow on the ground and bright sunshine. I couldn't look anywhere, because the sun hurt my eyes, and the bright white snow reflecting the sunlight hurt my eyes. I had to go back to the clinic and ring my Dad to come and get me. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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