well mabe not now, but have you SEEN Delirious? Beverly Hills Cop and 48 hours were both pretty edgy for the time … Eddie Murphy is gangsta as fuck … I don’t care if his girl likes to party all the time…
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Thing that pisses me off?
Finding that i am have many traits that i complain about in other people.
And, i hate my self for it.
FML~
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Glaucoma tests at the optometrist! It used to be a puff of air that was annoying as hell. Now it’s a plastic thing that touches your eye for a few seconds and beeps! Only took the poor lady 5 tries per eye to get a good reading.
I’m sure it annoys the docs too huh @EyeDentist? I was trying to cooperate for the poor doc. But damn that infernal machine.
Multiple readings are necessary when the pt is a baby and can’t keep his eyes open. 
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You have no idea. When I first got my contacts at 14yo I had to prove to the doctor I could put them in and remove them. I had to go back after several failed attempts. Some people just aren’t skilled at getting poked in the eye.
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So, I’m genuinely curious why y’all have to do a contact lens fitting every year when I’ve been wearing contacts going on 20 years now…I’m not sure if that’s common practice across the industry or something insurance companies make y’all do…So yea, why, for the love of all that is holy?
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I confess I am the biggest weenie when it comes to to glaucoma tests and lights in my eyes. I just tear up and my eyelids close involuntarily.
I’d be completely willing to strap into one of these if it would get it over with sooner.
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I’ve never needed to get mine refitted. I DO have to get a prescription to buy more every year, which I think is silly.
Let me say at the outset that I’m not an optometrist, I’m an ophthalmologist. And like most ophthalmologists, I don’t do CL fitting myself. When an ophthalmologist does CLs, it’s usually because the pt has a condition rendering them difficult to fit, eg, an infant or small child; someone with keratoconus (like @dchris) or another condition that warps the shape of the cornea; etc.
Now that that’s out of the way…Assuming a person is an adult, has normal corneas and a stable refraction, there’s really no reason they need to be fitted every year. Unfortunately, the reason many optoms insist on yearly fittings is that they can get away with it.
Had a pt like that today. The first intraocular pressure (IOP) reading (done with the instrument described by @Basement_Gainz) was 42 (normal <22). My tech with the soothing voice (I call her the ‘pressure whisperer’) kept re-checking, all the while encouraging him to ‘Relax, open both eyes, look straight ahead…’ His subsequent IOP readings were 41, 39, 38, 33, 30, 28, 28, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 22, 20. Sold! Now check the other eye…
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Gracias
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Every year man. This year, I’m going to ask him what the deal is. I too think getting a new script to re-order is a racket to say the least
In fairness, the reason for the new scrip is that it compels the wearer to come in for a slit-lamp exam. Because, while CL wearers do not need to be fitted every year, they do need a slit-lamp exam to ensure their corneas aren’t getting too banged up by the CLs. (It’s not a natural state for the corneas to have a little piece of silicone or plastic sitting on them 16-24 hours/day, and potential complications abound.) Requiring pts to come in for a refill is a way to get them in the door for the needed exam.
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The part of me that enjoys having corneas appreciates this, but the free market captialists in me says let me buy whatever contacts I want whenever I want.
But man…I REALLY like having corneas.
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“Good” - I’m sure the first reading was fine. Those doctors are sadistic.
I also wouldn’t assume the eye torture device is more effective than the eye blower. “So this is simple, this point just touches your eye for a few seconds. We only know of three malfunctions so you’ll be fine but I need to tell you about the risks. I’ll just be over here during the procedure, with the surround vision. Those slow motion cameras are just for precision not for later.”
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What an odd thing to say.
Oh man, I had an ENT that was being sued for walking out half way through a rhinoplasty.
One of the only things I remember from a drug induced coma was him saying “This is going to hurt.” as he brusquely installed an evacuation tube through my nose.
Eye docs are just dandy compared to that guy!
I need progressive lenses now .
It doesn’t really piss me off, I like new glasses . I just wanted to wedge in the convo .
You’re only what, 32? Why do you need progressives at such a tender age (if you don’t mind my asking)?
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People tend to be somewhat protective of their eyes for some reason. You can imagine the amount of vocal-local we have to apply when, eg, we’re doing a drug injection directly into the eyeball (in my clinic we do at least 10 of these a week).
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I dunno my prescription changed I guess. I have to take my glasses off to read things that are closer , but I’m comfortable with how I see things at a distance . My dad told me he got progressive at age 20 so maybe it’s his fault lol
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