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Why do you say "dreaded"?
I find it a bit uncomfortable when they put the drops in and the blurred vision for an hour or so is inconvenient but would far rather have the test to identify any problems which may be rectified than suddenly go blind.
I consider all the testing - retinal screening, cholesterol, kidney function, liver function, ... to be one of the few benefits of having diabetes. If I didn't have diabetes, I would have none of these tests and any problems would show up much later when they are harder to treat.
I have the screening every 3-4 months and I don't have the eye drops put in as I tell them that I don't want them and they never have put them in since 2010 and you can tell them not to put them in if you don't want them but the rest of the test is okay as I have that but you don't need to say that it's a dreaded eyes test as it's just like going to the options for a ordinary eye test and they check every part of your eyes and you are not blurred eye after it
I don’t have the test done with eye drops either, my reasons are because of complications from other conditions and it would be unsafe to have the drops. I don’t do anything to prepare my eyes, but I have a human look into my eyes rather than the camera (to avoid the flash) taking a picture. It takes a minute or two longer but they have never said it causes a problem. They switched me to this method after a chaotic test with the eye drops and camera, resulted in a seizure, damage to me and their machine, at my first eye test. If you have issues with the drops then I would talk to them when you get the letter through you can call them and discuss it.@Jordi
Do you do anything to help your eyes dilate before you get to the test?
Does lack eye drops have any impact on the efficiency of the test, ie does it cause the images to be less quality than with the drops ...
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I'm not a fan either @Gaffer type 1 but i'd rather have it done and know where I stand as i'd really hate to lose my sight, just grin and bear it as they say..
For some people, the lack of eye drops will make the images completely unassessable and they will need to be recalled. For some people, lack of eye drops will reduce the sensitivity of the test, i.e. fewer cases needing further investigation will be picked up. For some people (mainly younger people) the images will be fully assessable without drops. The difference between them may only become apparent when the images are examined back in the office.Does lack eye drops have any impact on the efficiency of the test, ie does it cause the images to be less quality than with the drops
I don't mind it at all, I was making light of it