eye test and referral to eye hospital

[Mommasoph30]

Hi had an eye test yesterday, need glasses. They also said my left eye nerve is different to my right so have referred me, Any had anything like this. Im so axnious, I hate the opticians and the thought of going to the hospital is freaking me out,. Any help or advice?

Thanks for your kind words Bleepinghell, Well yes Im beggining to think so too, no sign of referral letter yet!

Google Dr is not good , but I just want to know when it is now, but i guess Ill have to wait! I will keep you posted, Hopefully they will say yup your eye is different but its ok and i can RELAX!

How long should I wait. she said 2 weeks but not sure if that meant for letter to Arrive? still no post today.

from experience
i saw optician on a sunday ,who wasn't happy and emailed hospital first thing monday morning ,i then had an emergency appointment on the wednesday. i've been diagnosed with optic neuritis.
i had a repeat field vision test yesterday and the tester said it was still abnormal ,they have no idea if its going to come back ,(follow up appointment with the consultant next week)
my front vision has now been left blurry with close up things but at least the pain has gone.

No way ! I have had no letter or nothing . What pain did you get ? I only have headaches x

i had a pain deep behind my eyes - a pressure type pain
and a sharp pain in my eyes every time my eyes moved direction.
no headaches .
everything looked blurry and the more i tried to focus it would get worse, (thats getting better ,blurriness only starts if im reading for 10 mins now )
my peripheral vision started to grey out and i still have blind spots (this doesnt seem to be getting better)
hope you hear something soon.

Thank you my peripheal vision is ok anf no eye oain just headaches x

UPDATE!

So just rang opticians as been over 2 weeks and no referral,.

Eye hospital have got notes and they are making an assessment to see what happends next IE, Do i need to see a nurse, etc.

I said oh right I was under impression urgent so they said should get letter this week and appointment in like 2 weeks so thats like 5 weeks after opticians

Basically been stressed for nothing, Also asked for a copy of the referral notes aswell.

Update :( so basically had voicemail
No referral letter they want me to go to eye casualty 😱

Had dr notes see sttached

I hope it's all okay or at least straightforward to fix. Have you been told anything yet?

Been told nothing :( going Tuesday as earliest can go with child care x

Good luck op, I need to take my son back to the opticians on Friday as he has astigmatism and needs a eye test involving painful drops! I'm really worried for him as he'll literally shout the roof off with the drops!!!!

I've had lots of referrals as have a variety of eye issues. In my experience if they have concerns about a possible tumour or full loss of sight situation you are in hospital within days. For most other things it can take up to the full 18 weeks referral time limit to actually see a DR.

Bustergonad - the drops are to dilate the pupils and add a little dye so they can better pick up anomalies. They sting for about 10 seconds and make your eyes water. After a few minutes your son will notice that things look a little unclear and that bright light feel more uncomfortable. It takes a couple of hours for the drops to fully wear off so sunglasses are helpful. The drops are not comfortable but the stinging is really short lived.

Thank you Kate I know is not as worrying as the other posters possible problems but he's a bugger for going crazy if something hurts!

I'll
Update the thread tomorrow it's took 3 weeks since opticians for dr to ring and say go A & E

Good luck Momma. 🍀

Right drama over ! My eyes are fine and healthy yay! It's just they way they are xxx

Hello,
Can anyone help? My daughter went for an eye test and was refereed to the hospital and was told she needs a non urgent brain scan?
Is this normal? Can it be bad news if we get an appointment 4 days later?

Thank You

john

Hi John, you'd be best to start your own thread, this one is quite old. Hope you get the help you need