I have been under a stable glaucoma clinic for several years even though my eye pressure was normal, due to a small loss of visual field in the left eye and a tilted optic nerve in that eye which was discovered at referral.
In January this year a marked deterioration was seen and I was told by a message on the hospital portal that I needed an OCT scan of both eyes and treatment should be considered. As we were moving house I tried to arrange the scan myself at my opticians, but was told that they couldn’t give me results and I would need to register with a new GP to get them sent there. Also they had no appointments available.
We have now moved, and are in the process of registering with a GP. Unfortunately yesterday I had a problem with a severe headache and eye pain in the left eye, and have woken up with the same this morning. I do also have a diagnosis of hemiplegic migraine, but the symptoms don’t seem the same as I wouldn’t typically have a severe headache with that. I also had blurred vision in the left eye for a time yesterday. I am very sensitive to light as well.
My optician is a national chain and I have tried phoning the local branch this morning, but just got a recorded message saying they would call back. Do I need to be seen by someone today?
Thanks for reading, I know it’s long 🙁