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Questions about my eye exam
Tomorrow I have an eye exam really early but I often have an awful time sleeping so I know I will not be able to sleep well before. Will my eye exam be messed up if I am a bit tired ?
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Being tired will not affect the accuracy of your eye exam. The measurements optometrists take for your prescription and the health of your eyes are not altered by being a bit tired.
You may notice some temporary eye fatigue or dryness, and your responses during the refraction can feel slightly slower, but that’s very common and something they account for during the exam.
If you didn’t sleep well, just let them know, it helps them pace the exam appropriately. From a medical standpoint, being tired will not interfere with assessing your vision or eye health.
No, it won’t affect your eye exam You’ll just be tired
In the future, ask for a later appointment. I do that all the time as I have delay sleep pattern and getting there at eight in the morning is not good for me so I ask for after 10 please and they’ve been very nice to schedule me later in the day
Wish you the very best
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1 ReactionWhy did the optometrist ask if I saw flashes of light, I said sometimes and then they just kinda did nothing about it. It was sort of the only thing they asked me too. My eyes were healthy though.
I believe it might have something to do with the retina, I had a tear in my right eye which required laser surgery and two years later it happened to my left eye also requiring laser surgery. The biggest symptom of a torn retina is an flashing on light but it doesn’t go away without treatment.
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2 Reactions@frouke that happened to me too. All of a sudden I saw black “webs”, dots etc. Next morning I eye was painful. I got laser surgery.
6 weeks later I had it happen in the other eye.
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2 ReactionsWow!!! A tear or detachment of the retina is an emergency. It can deteriorate rapidly if not treated ASAP. My mom has a detachment in one eye and it was treated (surgery 3 hours later) Did not tell me about vision issue in other eye and ii progessed to full detachment over the macula and her vision in that eye could not be saved. Flashes or a sudden increase in floaters is an indication of possible retinal issue. You have a good optometrist.
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2 ReactionsDoc checking for a detached retina.