Dilated Eyes Are A Trip
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203454)
Nashville, Tennessee
April 18, 2022 1:11pm CST
Had my annual eye appointment today. And they dilated my eyes, of course.
They checked for glaucoma and everything was well. My vision has not changed in the past year.
Those drops they give you for dilation are crazy. I felt like the monkey in this photo. Getting back to normal now. A great eye exam, all is well.
Back home on this cool and cloudy day. Hope you are all doing good on this Monday afternoon.
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@dgobucks226 (34313)
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27 May 22
Ha, ha. Those eyes look like they might have superpowers!
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
27 May 22
@dgobucks226 I think you may be right. 
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@sharonelton (24859)
• Lichfield, England
19 Apr 22
I never had eye drops when I had my eye exam.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Apr 22
@sharonelton Not bad, only lasts a little while. I like to know my eyes are healthy.
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@sharonelton (24859)
• Lichfield, England
20 Apr 22
@CarolDM Oh, no! I wouldn't like that. 
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@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
19 Apr 22
What do you mean when eyes are dilated? That monkey is the tarsier of Bohol
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@averygirl72 (37715)
• Philippines
20 Apr 22
@CarolDM Okay. I haven't tried that
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Apr 22
@averygirl72 Every time I go it is done here.
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Indeed.
@allknowing (130067)
• India
19 Apr 22
I hesitate to go for eye check ups because I hate it when they dilate my eyes.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16518)
• China
19 Apr 22
Glad that the results of eye exam are normal !
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@Deepizzaguy (94310)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Apr 22
Thank goodness your eyesight is good at this time.
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@Deepizzaguy (94310)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Apr 22
@CarolDM You are welcome.
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@aninditasen (15719)
• Raurkela, India
19 Apr 22
Nice to hear that your eyes are fine. I have not tested my eyes for a long time but I don't have any trouble with my eyes. Only sometimes my right eyes looks smaller in the morning.
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@LindaOHio (155562)
• United States
19 Apr 22
My appointment is coming up in a couple of months. It's the "long" appointment which means a Field of Vision test which I hate and pupil dilation. Oh, yeah, and the "is this better or is this one better?" They always look the same to me.
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@dgobucks226 (34313)
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27 May 22
Glad your eyes checked out ok. Having eye issues would be a burden. Just ask Mr. Magoo 
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
19 Apr 22
Good, you're ok! Passed my rental subsidy inspection, today. Celebrated with malasadas, chili and rice from Zippys fast food restaurants and went to Taco Bell for cheesy rice and beans burrito and cinnamon twists. So filled.
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@GardenGerty (157488)
• United States
18 Apr 22
I usually do not have a driver with me so I do not get my eyes dilated. They still find lots of strange things to do to my eyes. My doc classifies me as "pre glaucoma" because of the pressures in my eyes, but I have had the same numbers for almost thirty years. It is good to keep on top of things.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
18 Apr 22
glad it went well dear friend. take care. I myself am doing a little better today.
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@FourWalls (61951)
• United States
18 Apr 22
The VA uses a different process: they numb the eyes and put a device right on the eyeball to look in and check the pressure. (Everyone in my family has/had glaucoma, so that’s my worry.) My brother said he even took his sunglasses to the doctor for the dilation, to no avail!
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
18 Apr 22
I hate that puff puff machine thing, it freaks me out so badly. it isn't even the air towards my eyes that makes me flinch, it is always the noise. They have to do it at least 3 times for me because I jump so badly at the noise. Last time I did it though there was a loud construction happening so I was distracted by that and didn't hear the puff noise so I didn't jump, it was very nice haha
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