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11-17-2004, 11:35 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The mighty shire. England
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| | | How Often For An Eye Check?
How often do people here get their eyes checked?
I had mine checked about two months ago, maybe nearer three. I feel like it's too soon to go back again. But today I was stood waiting for a bus looking up at a huge rainbow.... and I could see strange circle ish dotty shapes in my vision. It was only there when I looked to the sky... but i think I should have it checked.
I just feel a bit silly going so soon... |
11-17-2004, 11:54 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oxfordshire, UK
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| | Laura, if you're at all worried, then you should get it checked out. It sounds like it could be a floater (I'm not sure exactly what they are, but I've got one - had it for over 20 years and it's totally harmless, just annoying).
Why don't you phone the optician and explain what's wrong, and see what they say. I'm sure they'll tell you to come in for a check up.
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11-17-2004, 12:13 PM
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| | thankyou sue.
I will give them a call, or i might pop in when i'm near by maybe |
11-17-2004, 12:25 PM
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| | why don't you phone them after you've phoned the doctor about the mumps LOL.......sorry, I'm in nagging mum mode LOL   |
11-17-2004, 12:39 PM
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| | Quote: Originally posted by BeadieJay
why don't you phone them after you've phoned the doctor about the mumps LOL.......sorry, I'm in nagging mum mode LOL | "Yes mummy" :p lol...... just kidding.
I was going to post it in one thread... but I forgot to.
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11-17-2004, 01:37 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oxfordshire, UK
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| | Quote: Originally posted by LauRa Lu
"Yes mummy" :p | I wish my kids were as good as you LOL 
seriously, though, I'd like to know what the optician says about your eyes.
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11-17-2004, 02:05 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The city on the edge of forever.
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| | | I generally have mine checked every 4 months now, but that's because of the retinoschisis. I used to have them checked every 6 months.
It sort of sounds like it might be floaters to me. I'm under the impression that for they most part, they are nothing to worry about and almost everyone gets them from time to time. I used to get one every now and then and thought it might be something like a speck of dust on my eye, but that turned out to be wrong. If you have a lot of floaters, it could be a warning of a detached retina and that should be looked at immediately, if not sooner. I'm under the impression that with a detached retina, they can go away but you still have the problem.
I feel just to be on the safe side, it might be best to see a doctor about it. Are you seening any "flashes"? When I have them, everything turns white for a moment. If you should have something like that, I'd go to the doctor immediately.
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11-17-2004, 02:28 PM
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| | | If any us here was actually normal, (LOL) I'd say not to worry, but since you're diabetic too,
Go See The Dr.----with all the things about this disease that we cannot control, going to the Dr. is one thing you can control.
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11-17-2004, 04:15 PM
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| | | twice a year by the "cute" eye doctor and once by the retinologist.. when I ask the eye doctor he said for his diabetic patients he suggest every 4 months. |
11-17-2004, 04:24 PM
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| | Quote:
Belinda
twice a year by the "cute" eye doctor and once by the retinologist.. when I ask the eye doctor he said for his diabetic patients he suggest every 4 months.
| Really? My Dr. and CDE say once a year.
Geez, are they trying to make me go blind?
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