Diabetic Eye Screening

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Hi,
Does anyone know if following the nhs diabetic eye screening (it being my first and I’m unsure if I should cancel and opt for the wait list) impacts the rest of your day, I see they say the eye drops used will blur vision for up to 4 hours and not to drive, I’m just wondering if I would still make it to night college - appointment is late afternoon and falls on same day as night school. 

Many thanks.

k3lvc

I normally have mine done early am, go for a walk and have a coffee then normally completely fit after about 90mins. Maybe less of an issue in the evening but bright lights afterwards are the biggest issue for me

kazwookie

I have this done once a year.

For me the eye drops sting when they go into the eye, you sit and wait to go in to have the photos taken for about 15 to 20 mins, the photos take about 4 mins if that in total,  I put sun glasses on when I leave, and get someone else to drive me home, my vision is slightly blurred.

After about a couple of hours or so my vision has returned.

But I am sure each person reacts differently, personally I would go to the appointment, then go to your night school and just explain to the tutor about the procedure you have had done and ask for a copy of any notes, you can still sit and listen to your class.

Undervalued

kazwookie said:

I have this done once a year.

For me the eye drops sting when they go into the eye, you sit and wait to go in to have the photos taken for about 15 to 20 mins, the photos take about 4 mins if that in total,  I put sun glasses on when I leave, and get someone else to drive me home, my vision is slightly blurred.

After about a couple of hours or so my vision has returned.

But I am sure each person reacts differently, personally I would go to the appointment, then go to your night school and just explain to the tutor about the procedure you have had done and ask for a copy of any notes, you can still sit and listen to your class.

That is my experience too. Obviously it is right that they warn you not to drive until it has completely warn off but you can get about OK without a white stick and somebody holding your arm!
Take a pair of dark sunglasses with you!

lindens

Its usually back to normal within a couple of hours for me

giraffe69

I think the warning about driving is just a-se covering. The drops (which do sting a bit) dilate the pupils so you are quite sensitive to light for a couple of hours but sunglasses deal with that. I have an appointment coming up and the return trip by car is under 30 mins but around 5 hours by bus including waiting time!

kirtondm

most people fine but occasionally some px will take longer to recover.
Probably go ahead and see how you get on . Worst case driving / reading tricky until next day. Normally sunlight biggest problem but probably not today

Mojisola

giraffe69 said:

I think the warning about driving is just a-se covering. The drops (which do sting a bit) dilate the pupils so you are quite sensitive to light for a couple of hours but sunglasses deal with that. I have an appointment coming up and the return trip by car is under 30 mins but around 5 hours by bus including waiting time!

But will be taken seriously by your insurance company if you drive and have an accident on the way home.

pogofish

If they give you a few moments to let your eyes adjust to the dark and your pupils dilate naturally, most people could probably do this without the drops. I’ve not needed them for years.

pmduk

What does your night school consist of? Like the others my eyes have normally adjusted within a couple of hours of the test, but wouldn't do anything intense within that period.