[Magdalen] Specs advice?

[Grace Cangialosi]

Cataract surgery has become so easy. When I had mine done, the procedure took about 25 minutes, and I drove myself home. Had a follow-up at the optometrist’s the next day, and then went back later for a new Rx.

> On May 28, 2018, at 10:36 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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> Christopher Hart
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