Squishing eye with a cotton bud?!

[UtterlyUnimaginativeUsername]

I was having a partially detached retina examined yesterday and the doctor anesthetized the eyeball and then shoved a cotton bud into the socket to squish the eye to one side to try and get a better view down at the bottom of the retina. Is this common? I have to say, having experienced it, I'd never consent to it again. It was horrible.

[princesspenny]

It's called scleral indentation and is necessary because the most peripheral edges of the retina are not visible otherwise

[UtterlyUnimaginativeUsername]

Thanks, that led to some interesting googling.

It's still bloody horrible though! Thankfully the problem was visible with wide angle imaging so hopefully they won't need to root around next time.

[RedPandaFluff]

Wait . . . what?

Arrrrrggggghhhh! New fear unlocked