Going to an optometrist for the first time

[LeetViet]

I think I have a colour deficiency. I have troubles differentiating hues of colours.

I'm going to drop-in at an optometrist tomorrow for an exam. Unfortunately, my friends cannot recommend any. What tests can I expect?

 

[lxskllr]

Make sure you shower first, and don't be surprised to see the latex glove ;^)

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: lxskllr
Make sure you shower first, and don't be surprised to see the latex glove ;^)

I think you are confusing a rapist doctor with a eye doctor again.

How old are you if this your first trip to a eye doctor since usually you have these a few times during most grade schools and such.

 

[KLin]

I'll take the rapists for 300, Alex.

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: KLin
I'll take the rapists for 300, Alex.

I prefer famous titties myself.

 

[djheater]

Visual acuity and eye pressure for starters.
I bet that have a pantone set of some kind, but AFAIK it's not what they specialize in.

If this is a recent development they'll probably refer you to a neurologist, since it's more likely a brain thing than an eye thing (only if it's recent, that is)...

 

[ondarkness]

lol. And I thought the anal rapist was bad.

seriously though, there is dialation of the eyes. you kick it for a while and let that stuff do its work. your eyes will dialate or get larger like a cartoon caracter and then the eye doctor will shoot light into it to check the state of the eye.
or they can use a machine to take xrays-like pictures of your eyeballs.
either way, you will be using the insurance and or a couple benjamins atleast.

but hopefully they will give you the cool kanye west glasses on your way out.
they didnt give me any, but I took some anyways.

 

[paulney]

They will offer you a glaucoma exam or smth of sorts. They will scare you into it by saying you masturbate too much, so you will go blind, unless you do this test. Naturally it is not covered by insurance, and you will get raped later when you get the bill.

Attention: you will not go blind if you masturbate. To prove it to the doctor, unzip your pants, whip it out and flush the dolphin right there in the office.

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: paulney
They will offer you a glaucoma exam or smth of sorts. They will scare you into it by saying you masturbate too much, so you will go blind, unless you do this test. Naturally it is not covered by insurance, and you will get raped later when you get the bill.

Attention: you will not go blind if you masturbate. To prove it to the doctor, unzip your pants, whip it out and flush the dolphin right there in the office.

That's not completely true...

If you hit yourself in the eye with the discharge one to many times it can lead to permanent eye damage.

Why else would so many people wear eye patches if they are not pirates?

 

[LeetViet]

@Newbian: I'm 20 but have never went to an optometrist (that I can remember).

@djheater: I've always had trouble differentiating hues of colours. I was stupid for not addressing this sooner as Ontario's health care does not cover a visit to the optometrist for people aged 20 to 64.

 

[sandorski]

Polish up on your Calculus.

 

[newnameman]

Originally posted by: LeetViet
@Newbian: I'm 20 but have never went to an optometrist (that I can remember).

@djheater: I've always had trouble differentiating hues of colours. I was stupid for not addressing this sooner as Ontario's health care does not cover a visit to the optometrist for people aged 20 to 64.

That seems to be a fairly arbitrary age range.

 

[compman25]

Turn your head and cough

 

[oiprocs]

Originally posted by: compman25
Turn your head and cough

But only to the left. If you turn to the right, you're gay.

 

[markgm]

They'll blind you with pepper spray and tell you you're allergic to light to try to sell you glasses.

 

[cheesehead]

Seriously, though, here's a few tips:

1. Go to a proper M.D. optometrist, not some schmuck of a technician. Of course, you can take your perscription and get a perfectly good set of glasses from LensCrafters, but you really want to get the right one.

2. Most of the tests involve sitting in space and looking at various optical illusions, tiny letters, or color spreads and saying which of the raised dots or bunnies is raised above the rest.

3. A few of the tests involve looking at the inside of the eye, checking eye pressure, et cetera. These are all non-invasive procedures that are done by looking at the eye with a giant box of lenses. Your eyes will be dilated for these, and will remain dilated for two to six hours - wear the sunglasses they give you or else.

3. Glasses are better than contacts for many reasons, the main reason being that it's almost impossible for glasses to do any damage to your eyes unless you stab yourself.

 

[Aimster]

eye exam is $49 at hour eyes.....

wtf do u need insurance for

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: Cheesehead
Seriously, though, here's a few tips:

1. Go to a proper M.D. optometrist, not some schmuck of a technician. Of course, you can take your perscription and get a perfectly good set of glasses from LensCrafters, but you really want to get the right one.

2. Most of the tests involve sitting in space and looking at various optical illusions, tiny letters, or color spreads and saying which of the raised dots or bunnies is raised above the rest.

3. A few of the tests involve looking at the inside of the eye, checking eye pressure, et cetera. These are all non-invasive procedures that are done by looking at the eye with a giant box of lenses. Your eyes will be dilated for these, and will remain dilated for two to six hours - wear the sunglasses they give you or else.

3. Glasses are better than contacts for many reasons, the main reason being that it's almost impossible for glasses to do any damage to your eyes unless you stab yourself.

Um, MD's are not optometrists, and optometrists are not MD's. Optometrists are O.D.'s. An Ophthalmologist is a MD, but you certainly don't need to see one to get a frickin' eye exam.

 

[imported_Lothar]

Originally posted by: Cheesehead
Seriously, though, here's a few tips:

1. Go to a proper M.D. optometrist, not some schmuck of a technician. Of course, you can take your perscription and get a perfectly good set of glasses from LensCrafters, but you really want to get the right one.

2. Most of the tests involve sitting in space and looking at various optical illusions, tiny letters, or color spreads and saying which of the raised dots or bunnies is raised above the rest.

3. A few of the tests involve looking at the inside of the eye, checking eye pressure, et cetera. These are all non-invasive procedures that are done by looking at the eye with a giant box of lenses. Your eyes will be dilated for these, and will remain dilated for two to six hours - wear the sunglasses they give you or else.

3. Glasses are better than contacts for many reasons, the main reason being that it's almost impossible for glasses to do any damage to your eyes unless you stab yourself.

You contradict yourself there.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Aimster
eye exam is $49 at hour eyes.....

wtf do u need insurance for

Insurance covers my eye exams for free.