Guest guest Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 The insurance company finally sent me an approved list of eye docs. My question is, what are the questions i should ask the docs tuesday when i start interviewing them? I intend to call every one on the list, which is over fifty untill i find the right one for me. If any one knows the speciality test needed plz let me know. Once again than every one who is apart of this group,. , You need to make sure that you are calling Ophthalmologists (MD's) and bypass the Optometrists (OD). As far as scheduling the appt-- you need someone that has see's alot of glaucoma patients, and is very familar with Iritis and Uveitis. Iritis is inflammation of the iris, which causes you to be very light sensitive (photophobic.) Uveitis is the inflammation of the "spiderweb" ligaments that allow the iris to open and close according to lighting. When either of these systems is inflammed, the intraocular pressure can rise very, very rapidly-- and you end up with an acute glaucoma. When glaucoma hits in an acute situation, you may think you have the worse case of the flu you've ever had-- it comes with the headache, the nausea and vomiting, the light sensitivity, and can lead to tunnel vision (like looking thru a straw.) This is past emergent-the er isn't where you would want to go-- call the MD Ophthalmologist directly-- and meet him at his office. (Most ER docs don't know enough but to put you off while they call the ophthalmologist.) Time wasted is permanent vision loss. As far as tests-- He'll want to do a Full Visual Field Test, Fundus Photography (photos of the back of your eyes so he has a starting point of reference, should disease advance) and a full exam with dilation. That way he can see the retina of the eye as well as the macula, so if there is any damage to those sections of the eye, he can work with it-- and also it gives him the opportunity to see the optic nerve and look for any signs of problems there. Get copies of the reports, tests, and pictures, so that you can hand carry them to the neurologist or (neuro-ophthalmologist.) I've put together many posts about eyes, and these tests--so if you go into the ARCHIVES--you can pull up the articles and read about what each test shows them. If I can help further, let me know, Tracie NS Co-owner/moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 The insurance company finally sent me an approved list of eye docs. My question is, what are the questions i should ask the docs tuesday when i start interviewing them? I intend to call every one on the list, which is over fifty untill i find the right one for me. If any one knows the speciality test needed plz let me know. Once again than every one who is apart of this group,. , You need to make sure that you are calling Ophthalmologists (MD's) and bypass the Optometrists (OD). As far as scheduling the appt-- you need someone that has see's alot of glaucoma patients, and is very familar with Iritis and Uveitis. Iritis is inflammation of the iris, which causes you to be very light sensitive (photophobic.) Uveitis is the inflammation of the "spiderweb" ligaments that allow the iris to open and close according to lighting. When either of these systems is inflammed, the intraocular pressure can rise very, very rapidly-- and you end up with an acute glaucoma. When glaucoma hits in an acute situation, you may think you have the worse case of the flu you've ever had-- it comes with the headache, the nausea and vomiting, the light sensitivity, and can lead to tunnel vision (like looking thru a straw.) This is past emergent-the er isn't where you would want to go-- call the MD Ophthalmologist directly-- and meet him at his office. (Most ER docs don't know enough but to put you off while they call the ophthalmologist.) Time wasted is permanent vision loss. As far as tests-- He'll want to do a Full Visual Field Test, Fundus Photography (photos of the back of your eyes so he has a starting point of reference, should disease advance) and a full exam with dilation. That way he can see the retina of the eye as well as the macula, so if there is any damage to those sections of the eye, he can work with it-- and also it gives him the opportunity to see the optic nerve and look for any signs of problems there. Get copies of the reports, tests, and pictures, so that you can hand carry them to the neurologist or (neuro-ophthalmologist.) I've put together many posts about eyes, and these tests--so if you go into the ARCHIVES--you can pull up the articles and read about what each test shows them. If I can help further, let me know, Tracie NS Co-owner/moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 Well I finally get to fine an eye doctor. The insurance company finally sent me an approved list of eye docs. My question is, what are the questions i should ask the docs tuesday when i start interviewing them? I intend to call every one on the list, which is over fifty untill i find the right one for me. If any one knows the speciality test needed plz let me know. Once again than every one who is apart of this group,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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