Scared of eye test

[claret3189]

Okay so i haven't had an eye test since i was young. I have a fear of all things eyes. I work on computers so i should probably get an eye test since i haven't had one since young.
Can anyone advise what this involves

Spec Savers site explains what happens.
Nothing to be scared of . Although I don't like the visual field test as it seems to go on forever and I get bored and stop concentrating and make mistakes. Then end up having to do it again. Last time I found one online to practice with before the appt and that helped.

You should..
Many practices you have a few initial tests done with a clinical assistant, often
Autorefraction - you put your chin on a machine and look into the light and it takes an estimate of your prescription
Tonometry - a tiny puff of air in the eye to take the pressure (we pressure goes up when you have glaucoma)
Possibly a photograph of the back of the eye - again just a flash of light, nothing touches your eye.
Then you’d come and see me: I
Say hello and ask if you’re having any problems with your eyes.
I ask lots of questions about youreyes/family/health history etc
Then I ask you to cover each eye in turn and get you to read the letters on my chart (for small children and anyone not reading our letters there are alternate charts)
I then cover each eye in turn whilst you look at a certain letter to check for squints/latent squints/convergence problems.
Check the health if the front of the eye with a microscope, then the back of the eye with a lens. We never touch your eye without asking first.
Check you pupil reactions and eye movements with a small torch.
Do a prescription check with either a phoropter or a frame and ask you questions about which lens is clearer. (It’s very difficult to give the wrong answer and most optometrists use a light to also estimate a prescription).
Then we have a chat
That’s it..

There’s other things we may do depending on clinical need or age of the patient such as OCT (an amazing machine which gives a detailed image of the layers of the retina, which you should always have done if you can afford it), visual fields - if you’re over 60, or have symptoms, or family history of glaucoma.
In children I would also do lots of other tests.

Anyway OP please go...

Also OP it is useful to have a record of how you are now, then there is a measurement to compare with if you have a problem later.

I always worry about giving the wrong answer, too, but the practitioner will check and recheck. My DH was an optometrist and always remarked I would never fool him ;-)

Please go!

Nothing to be scared about, but do tell them you are nervous when you get there and ask them to explain what they are going to do before they do it.

There are lots of machines that can look a bit scary, but don't be.

You should get your eyes checked if you drive too. Eyesight changes so slowly that you often don't really notice it yourself.