The ophthalmologist, Dr. Sindy, didn't fully check out everything like the first time, but she said my optic nerves look about the same. She dilated my eyes for that. I don't think she believed me that things are blurrier, and she didn't use the machine that estimates your prescription or do the "Which is better: 1 or 2?" I heard the staff saying that she needs to leave soon and needs to get through the patients quickly. If she didn't have time to do a thorough exam, I would have waited until Monday. It wasn't an emergency. Brother.
One thing she did that was new was a visual field test. The assistant ran the test. I had to press a button when I saw lights. I did a great job with my right eye, except one spot at the bottom. I had a larger spot at the bottom of my left eye (a spot means a blind spot). She said that she doesn't think it represents damage. I assume that means she thinks I just wasn't paying attention to that area.
I don't know if she's a good doctor.
One concern I had was that I was able to do the test fine with my left eye patched, but I had difficulty with my right eye patched. My vision kept going black, and then I'd realize that was the signal from my right eye (which was open behind the eye patch) taking over. It required concentration to focus on what I saw in my left eye.
I asked her about that, but she didn't give me any information. She just listened and said something noncommittal. I just wanted to know if that was normal. Maybe everyone has a dominant eye and that happens? If so, tell me. If not, tell me! Doctors are weird sometimes. What's it going to hurt to tell me if something is normal or not?
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