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<blockquote data-quote="Dark Horse" data-source="post: 1545456" data-attributes="member: 52527"><p>When you signed the consent form for the laser, it's supposed to be 'informed' consent - in other words, it should have been explained to you what the risks were. If that didn't happen, you could make a complaint to PALS - that way, the procedures might be improved to prevent someone else going through the same shock and worry that you have. </p><p></p><p>Often, the ophthalmologists are actually doing all the right things, in the right time scales but they're not always good at explaining that. The referral from your optician is likely to be 'routine' which is usually in about 13 weeks. To be honest, your October appointment may be sooner. The other thing to consider is that some hospitals have macula clinics which are aimed at people who only have retinopathy in the macula area, i.e. maculopathy. In these clinics, patients have a special test for the macula (OCT) but may not be seen by a doctor at that time and will not have the rest of their retinas examined . As you've already had retinopathy outside the macula, you need to be seen in a clinic that looks at the whole of the retina - normally called a medical retina clinic. They would also do the same tests as the macula clinic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dark Horse, post: 1545456, member: 52527"] When you signed the consent form for the laser, it's supposed to be 'informed' consent - in other words, it should have been explained to you what the risks were. If that didn't happen, you could make a complaint to PALS - that way, the procedures might be improved to prevent someone else going through the same shock and worry that you have. Often, the ophthalmologists are actually doing all the right things, in the right time scales but they're not always good at explaining that. The referral from your optician is likely to be 'routine' which is usually in about 13 weeks. To be honest, your October appointment may be sooner. The other thing to consider is that some hospitals have macula clinics which are aimed at people who only have retinopathy in the macula area, i.e. maculopathy. In these clinics, patients have a special test for the macula (OCT) but may not be seen by a doctor at that time and will not have the rest of their retinas examined . As you've already had retinopathy outside the macula, you need to be seen in a clinic that looks at the whole of the retina - normally called a medical retina clinic. They would also do the same tests as the macula clinic. [/QUOTE]
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