Going to get my vision checked today, & I have a question.... UPDATE: My vision freakin' SUCKS...

[Viper GTS]

Why do they dilate your eyes? I had to take light rail to work today because my mom wouldn't let me drive after the appointment.

Why do they do it?

Also, what can I expect them to do? I don't the idea of people messing with my eyes.

Viper GTS

 

[Siva]

They dilate your eyes so they look into, to check for, stuff

All they do is make you read letters off a board, make you rest your head on some thing while they shine a light into your eyes, make you follow a light while you aren't focusing and stuff like that. Its no real big deal, if you need glasses/contacts they will show you stuff through a bunch of different lenses and make you choose which one is best. Better or Worse

 

[vi edit]

I believe that they dilate them so that they can look at the backs of your eyes better.

 

[Rastus]

They pull your eyeballs out and soak them in a sink for about 30 minutes. Then they scrub them with a wire brush before reinstalling.

 

[Yeeny]

They dilate your eyes I believe, so they can see into them better and see any diseases that may be starting way in the back. Besides the basics, they just shine a light that will go across your eye, and you can actually see your own eye when they do it, its pretty freaky. But nothing major besides the dilating.

 

[BruinGuy]

<< They pull your eyeballs out and soak them in a sink for about 30 minutes. Then they scrub them with a wire brush before reinstalling. >>



Sounds about right lol

 

[cjchaps]

I got LASIK done on my eyes a while ago, and everytime I have gone back for a checkup, they put numbing(sp?) drops in my eyes so they can poke them with gadgets and I won't feel it. They once dilated my eyes, and gave me some old-people looking wrap-around sunglasses to wear.

 

[luv2chill]

LOL I got some cardboard specs that looked like those 3D glasses from the 1950s. Needless to say I looked pretty sporty in them and wore them all day.

l2c

 

[ManSnake]

They will use a pin and pop your eyeballs, afterwards, you will findout that there's nothing but water inside your eyeballs, pretty freaky if you ask me!

 

[MrBond]

Yeah, they gave me some of those pimp glasses when I got my pupils dialated last time. They look a little off. Might want to take em off when riding the rail, so people don't think your crazy. Take some sunglasses too if you're not wearing the ones they give you (this info is all probably too late).

Good Lord Viper, that Sony girls picture on your website is NOT work safe. One of my cow-orkers kids are in visiting him this afternoon!

 

[Cattlegod]

the reason they dilate them is to >>let more light in<< to see the back of your eye

 

[iamfried]

The last time I went it was allright. There was one point when he started poking me in the eye with some sort of tension tester. I was like, &quot;Whoa, what is that you are doing to my eye?&quot;
He's all, &quot;Well only a couple more times.&quot;
I am thinking, cool, I can deal with this because I am a big, tough male. No way! Three pokes later, I am all, &quot;Dude, that is all I can take. You are going to have to find a new way to figure out what you are doing.&quot;
He gave me some numbing drops and everything was ok. Jackass should have given me those in the first place...:disgust:

 

[WombatWoman]

Viper GTS:

Ophthalmologists routinely dilate the eyes of most patients; optometrists may or may not; opticians almost never dilate (and in some states may not legally do so.) If you dislike having your eyes dilated, and have no family history of vascular illnesses, diabetes, or glaucoma, you might want to choose an optometrist or optician affiliated with one of the discount-eyeware chains. I don't recommend this, but for a young person like yourself, it's probably okay.

Why is dilation of the eyes done? The back portion of your eye, which includes the peripheral retina, the macula lutea, and the optic nerve (all of which are essential to maintain normal vision,) cannot be examined without dilating the pupils, since pupils reflexively constrict when the bright examining light is shone into the eyes. The chemicals which are used as &quot;dilating drops&quot; serve two purposes: to enlarge the pupil's diameter and to make it nonreactive when light is shone into the eye.

This procedure assists the physician in early detection of conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy, all of which can lead to blindness if not treated in early stages.

 

[Viper GTS]

So they're actually looking at the back of your eye? :Q

That's cool, I wanna see!

I unfortunately do not have my sunglasses with me, they're in my car which is at home. I will have a ride home, though, so I won't have to wear the glasses anywhere very public. How long does it take them to return to normal?

And MrBond, sorry. It's work safe, but maybe not kid safe.



Viper GTS

 

[MrBond]

<< And MrBond, sorry. It's work safe, but maybe not kid safe. >>


I dunno about work safe either. They're kissing! I mean, it's definatly wallpaper material, but I think my &quot;family oriented&quot; cow-orkers would be a little upset at seeing it.

But I'm just a co-op here, so I don't have to share the same values

When they shine the light in your eye, I was always able to see my eye in the reflection. It's very cool. I always astound my eye doc when I rarly blink during the procedure.

 

[ElFenix]

they also have this machine that puffs air into your eye, its kinda uncomfortable. i think it checks for glaucoma. then there was another machine that checked your peripheral vision with some squiggly lines that popped onto the screen and then you press when you saw it. me being nervous clicked when it when there was nothing on screen.

 

[Jothaxe]

WombatWoman: all I can say is wow! You really seem to know your stuff.

 

[WombatWoman]

Thank you, Jothaxe. The Internet is the closest I can come to the old-fashioned &quot;house call&quot;.

 

[SendTrash]

<< they also have this machine that puffs air into your eye, its kinda uncomfortable. i think it checks for glaucoma. then there was another machine that checked your peripheral vision with some squiggly lines that popped onto the screen and then you press when you saw it. me being nervous clicked when it when there was nothing on screen. >>

GODDAMM!! Who else here HATES, I mean HATES, that puff machine?!!


On my last 2 eye test I couldn't get over that puff machine (since I hate anything touching my eyes, even air... its just that it gets so close to your eyes.

 

[Russ]

Jothaxe,

Unlike those who just play one here, WW is a real Doctor.

Russ, NCNE

 

[MrBond]

<< me being nervous clicked when it when there was nothing on screen. >>


&quot;Wow sir, you can practicly see right behind you, its amazing!&quot;

 

[Viper22]

I also hate that Puff test. But the dialation test i dont like as well....that light hurts like hell after about 20-30 sec of it being on constantly.

Viper22

 

[Viper GTS]

Well, that wasn't so bad. The dilation part wasn't fun, especially since I was trying to read as the drops were doing their magic. Things got blurrier &amp; blurrier.

However...

My vision sucks ass. My left eye is 20/40, my right is 20/100. With correction they think they can get the left to 20/30 &amp; the right to 20/60. No effing wonder I can't read street signs until I'm practically in the intersection.

So, I'm getting glasses. And I made the mistake of choosing frames without a woman present. :Q So I may have to get different ones.

Dammit, dammit, dammit.

And parents, for God's sake take your kids to get their vision checked. The doctor said if they'd caught my right eye before I was 7-8 ish they probably could have stopped it from being where it is now.

:|

Viper GTS

 

[lowfatbaconboy]

uh anywhere from 4-8 hours depending on the solution they used to dialte your eyes

 

[perry]

<< So, I'm getting glasses. And I made the mistake of choosing frames without a woman present. :Q So I may have to get different ones.
>>



Hehehhe. Big woops!

I got reading glasses last summer because I was getting headaches from sittin at this damn computer for too long. Perfect vision the doc said, but I got the glasses anyways. Weakest prescription you can get.

I was there with a buddy of mine for well over an hour and a half trying on different frames with the sales lady before I decided on a really thin wired pair from Eddie Bauer. Don't ask why I took so long or why I paid over $100 for the frames when I only wear them at home in front of the computer. I'm just difficult.

Took my that same buddy over two hours on a different day to find a pair he liked. He lost the glasses a month later.