[Magdalen] Specs advice?

[Christopher Hart]

I get regular checkups twice a year at a practice owned by an
Ophthalmologist, but with several Optometrists associated. Since I am also
diabetic there are reasons to check for medical issues such as glaucoma and
retinopathy. Neither of these is currently an issue TBTG. However, I have
developed a cataract in my left eye which is becoming quite annoying. The
optometrist who I see once year, a very nice Iranian woman, did a new
refraction for me recently to achieve the best possible relief and then
told me not to get the Rx filled. I was promptly set up for a consultation
with the Ophthalmologist (whom I otherwise wouldn't have seen for several
months yet) which will happen later this week. He does the surgeries
himself and I am pretty convinced that I need to have it done for the one
eye. The difference between the vision in my two eyes is dramatic.

On Sun, May 27, 2018 at 12:51 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
> > >>
> >
>



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