I know this , but there is a member on here that has had the test at his regular opticians because the surgery that used to perform it closed .
I want my husband to get it done i really do . He is going to ask if he can get it done at our regular opticians as he trusts them .
I don't think we have much confidence with our GP at the moment with the speed they diagnosed him and then the offers of blood pressure medication when not needed and then cholesterol medication when not needed .
I'm not trying to be awkward and don't mean to offend anyone , but there seems to be a lot of rushed decisions with this diagnosis .
Has your husband had a letter inviting him for Retinal Screening?
If he has then he has also had a list of Optomotrists who are qualified to do the test.
If his usual optician is on the list then he can have the test there.
(My optician is Specsavers.....Specsavers were on the list and they arranged my test.
The drops they use are to enlarge the pupils so the back of the eye can be photographed, when daylight hits enlarged pupils it can cause glare, sunglasses stop that glare happening.
I have this test for my diabetese and also a second time for another condition and I can honestly say it has never been a problem, or caused a problem.
I don't think the test you had yourself was the retinal screening because this is a test for registered Diabetics. So if you are not registered you will not get the same test. These days the normal eye test includes photography of the back of the eye, everyone has this done at a check up.
When the Retinopathy test is done those photographs are then sent away for further scrutiny and when I had mine done this year it was the second check that found a problem, not the optician.
If your husband has the test, the likelyhood is there will not be a problem, however if he refuses it and does not control his diabetese then eventually he will need help from the NHS and believe me they will not be messing with his sight they will be fighting to save it. The test takes less than an hour, plus a couple of hours of blurred vision, is it really worth the risk. By the way, the listed Optometrists on the list are NHS registered and you get a quicker appointment there than a hospital and it's exactly the same test either way.
I know this , but there is a member on here that has had the test at his regular opticians because the surgery that used to perform it closed .
I want my husband to get it done i really do . He is going to ask if he can get it done at our regular opticians as he trusts them .
I don't think we have much confidence with our GP at the moment with the speed they diagnosed him and then the offers of blood pressure medication when not needed and then cholesterol medication when not needed .
I'm not trying to be awkward and don't mean to offend anyone , but there seems to be a lot of rushed decisions with this diagnosis .