This is not exactly to Derek ,just general .. I had cataract in Scotland .very efficient and painless with only anaesthetic eye drops . Still feel eyes irritated almost as if I have contact lense in .. Was not prepared for this feeling
stopped eye drops to day after 28 days. But don't really want to
my check up is on 2 may . What to do ?
It sounds very like the dryness I had. When the second eye was done it did not feel like that. The consultant later gave me a gel version of the artificial tears to use for two weeks one the first eye that more or less stoped the feeling of irritation.
Later it felt OK and I have had no problem since...........except trying to find my reading glasses when I need them:-)
You could ask your GP for artifial tears/gel.
Which Scottish hospital? A friend went to Livingston for her first one and is booked for the Edinburgh Eye Pavillion for the next one.
I went to jubilee in Glasgow ..thanks for advice ,thought it was just me that felt like this ..keep feeling like taking lense out .weird
some people were talking about different instructions .i had to wear shield on eye at night for a week , don't bend for week and be careful bending for 4 weeks .everyone seems to get different instructions .
my eye drops arePred Forte
i am am hoping to get other eye done in May but don't know ..
Very strange. With the anastheatic injected one I was told to wear the dressing and eyeshield overnight for the first night only.
With the local anastheic and clear eyeshield I was told to take it off at bedtime.
I was told no lifting for I think the first week but don't remember that they mentioned bending.
As I said elsewhere the next day was normal. I travelled by train to the races and was out and about for ten hours.
Good luck with the next one. I had worn glasses from the age of twelve apart from about 18 months with contacts. I now see what I have been missing all those years. I now point out distant objects to my wife that she cant see with her specs on.
They also said to rest for 2/3 days .also no lifting
will be glad to get next one done .cant read excep on kindle .. ..
thanks for good wishes
It is very awkward coping with different vision in each eye.I tried knocking a lens out of an old pair of glasses but my brain could not cope with that and I was seeing distant objects double.
I then tried using another pair at an angle so so that I could read close up.
Finally I bought the cheapest pair of one strenght glasses that I could find. £3.50 compared to about £25 in Boots.
The screw of one leg kept on falling out.
My optician advised me to in to see him 2/3days after op ..took lense out of specs ..one that I had op on ..it does help but comical if I go out in sun as the other lens goes dark ..looks as if I have black eye
I also after I have second eye done to go to pound shop for reading specs and just keep replacing them until eyes heal and can get prescription ones
fortunately o can read most things unless writing very small
I don't see why you would need to keep replacing them.
I was told to wait four weeks before getting my eyes tested for reading glasses. They asked which optician I would be going to and I was vague either X or Specsavers.
They sent my details to X who wrote asking me to get in touch with them. By then I had decided to try specsavers. I asked if they send any report back to the hospital but they said that there was to need to.
After having tried several opticians over the years who had given poor service and wrong prescriptions and did a hard sell I found Specsavers to be very efficient and not pushy. I just had the new lenses put in my old frames. Boots once wanted to charge £80 for that as well as the prescription charge. X had wanted £20 and Vision Express £10,
Specsavers do not make a charge for doing that.
We will see . Not at that stage yet ..I go to spec savers also
There is a bit in the Daily Mail today (page 39) about eye drops and other products to scrimp or spend on. Always look for presevative free ones. Used frequently preservatives can damage the delicate cells on the eyes surface or cause inflamation that can damage the eyes even more. You can also develop an alergy to preservatives , making eyes red and itchy.
When I first went back with the eye pain and feeling of something in it the consultant said that it was caused by the presevative and gave me a preservative free one.
I asked why they had not prescribed that first....reply cost.
This site no longer highlights 'speling' errors since it has beenupdated
Thank you Derek .useful info ..going to Dr next week to get prescription for eye drops ..will remember that ..
eye test ..will have to continue to wear specs but low strength ,
Just for reading?
I can read the computer screen from my chair but the keybord is a bit blurry.
My arms are not long enough to read a newspaper or book without glasses.
Hi Derek
Thanks for alerting me about eyedrops, rushed out and brought a paper. I am going to the Chemist today to buy the eyedrops. Five months on and I still have a problem left eye and have not found eyedrops that my eye likes!!! And I have tried many different kinds, mostly preservative free, I don't know those one mentioned however. Will let you know how I get on. Carol
Glad you found eye drops ,hope they are success .going to dr next Tuesday .hopefully to get eye drops or gel
I have limo are at moment but it only lasts for short time
irritaion makes me cranky
haven't even had the other eye done yet ands it's irritated
I did not read article .Could not access page 39 on I pad
what eye drops/ gel did you buy
interested to hear how you get on ..
Yes ,I will have to use reading glasses also ..could not access daily mail page39 from my eye pad
It was an article on whether to buy cheap or expensive versions of products. Toothpaste and sun cream buy cheap. Eye drops buy expensive preservative free.
It may only be on prescription but I was given Celluvisc Gel for the dryness and a preservative free antibiotic ointment.
They said if it returned to ask my GP for another prescrition of the gel.
From the article:
Eye drops cost from £2 to £12, but you get what you pay for, say Francesca Marchetti, a West Midlands optometrist and spokesperson for the College of Optometrists.
'Always look for preservative-free eye drops, which tend to be slightly more expensive. Used frequently, preservatives can damage the delicate cells on the eye's surface or cause inflammation, which can dry the eyes even more. You can also develop an allergy to preservatives, making eyes itchy and red.'
Ms Marchetti recommends products such as Hyabak or Hycosan Eye Drops, which cost around £8 and last two months.
'The slightly more expensive products also have a good amount of hyaluronic acid, the lubricant that provides relief from dry eye,' she adds.
'And they have a good pump dispenser - some cheaper bottles are rock hard, which makes them difficult to use.'
Thank you again for info . Will write these down ..doc may give me one of those
we are lucky in Scotland as our prescriptions are free , altho not to say we have our choice but in most cases I would not know the difference. .this time I will write down a few things and see what happens
we are all so lucky to have NHS
When I lived in Scotland one of my neighbours around 1997 was quoted three years for an eye appoinment in Edinburgh.
I was once around 2000 quoted 26 weeks when I had a stomach problem.
My wife went to see a locum at the practice we attended for a maxio facial problem. He said that he knew the consultant and that she would get an appointment in a couple of weeks. Turned out that the department was being closed at the Western General and being transferred to Livingston but they had yet to recruit staff. I was a year before she was seen.
I was referred for Physio and my GP said that I would have a long wait as I was retired as they treated workers first.
When I was qouted 16 weeks I wrote to my MSP who was also the Health Minisiter. He replied that he had not realised he waiting times were so long.
I'm glad that things have improved since I left in 2006.
Sorry you have had bad experiences in Scotland's NHS ..not saying we don't have waiting list cause we do
cataract surgery I believe there are or was 80 surgeons and 5,000 patients
it would be great if it was quicker but at least it's free and they do their best .
what can I say !
It's not all that better in England sometimes. I waited 54 weeks for what was said to be urgent surgery to replace my aortic valve. Mainly due to long waits for tests and finally the surgery request not being sent to the other hospital I waited 54 weeks.
I developed a skin condition in 2001 that my GP could not clear up. He said that dermatology waiting times were up to three years.
I went to one privately. He looked at my skin and said 'Drug allergy. Are you taking Enaparil?
Yes, I said.
He said, "Stop it and the rash will be gone in three weeks"
It was.