[Magdalen] Specs advice?

[Ginga Wilder]

My internist insists that I have an annual eye exam by an ophthamologist.
I have diabetes and my optometrist does not dilate my eyes to examine
them.  Whether my exam is done by an optometrist or an ophthamologist,
because of diabetes, insurance covers the exam, except for refraction of
vision.  I do prefer the refraction my optometrist does.

Ginga

On Sun, May 27, 2018 at 10:41 AM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I certainly wasn’t meaning to dis optometrists! It was an optometrist who
> caught my first detached retina. And he also did a field of vision test. I
> guess my bias is that periodically it’s a good idea to look at the medical
> side of eye care.
> At this point I’m dealing exclusively with an ophthalmologist, having some
> level of glaucoma in my left eye.
> Another advantage, of course, is that insurance will cover them, if it’s
> diagnostic or anything other than a routine check-up.
>
> > On May 27, 2018, at 7:54 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > My optometrist does the field of vision and retinal photography and all
> the
> > other tests. Most of the newer optometrists do, as well as any older one
> > who has updated their training. Don't talk smack about them! A good one
> > also knows when to refer to an ophthalmologist and where to send you.
> >
> > On Sun, May 27, 2018 at 7:22 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> And I just applied for a passport and had to have my picture taken
> without
> >> my glasses.
> >>
> >>> On May 27, 2018, at 4:29 AM, Roger Stokes via Magdalen <
> >> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 27/05/2018 03:35, Ann Markle wrote:
> >>>> You do need a measurement of pupillary
> >>>> distance, which was available from the last time I purchased glasses
> >> from
> >>>> an optometrist/optician practice. That measurement doesn’t change
> much,
> >>>> even with significant weight loss or gain.
> >>>
> >>> That constancy is one of the reasons it is used in face recognition
> such
> >> as at border control. The apparent distance can vary as a result of
> >> spectacle lenses refracting the light which is why it's "no glasses"
> when
> >> doing that check.
> >>>
> >>> Roger
> >>
>