Doctor Appointment...
By DE
@DaddyEvil (163274)
United States
December 9, 2025 10:37am CST
I had to go see the Ophthalmologist (eye specialist) this morning. He examined my eyes and said there were only minor changes since he saw me about a year ago.
I told him about having problems seeing the lines on the highway after dusk and not being able to see turns unless they were lighted... He said he thinks my upper eyelids are getting thicker and that may be causing more problems. He prescribed some steroidal eye drops and told me to use them three times a day for three weeks and come back so he could check my eyes again.
The doctor said there are two types of things that might be causing the problems. One can be treated and the other can't. He said the steroidal eye drops should tell him which kind I have...
His nurse dilated my eyes before the doctor looked at them. I had a heck of a time driving home. Even wearing sunglasses, the light burned my eyes. I couldn't see the speedometer at all and kept asking Pretty how fast we were going. Then set the cruise control for 5 miles over the limit and we cruised on home.
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@AmbiePam (107812)
• United States
15h
I do not like trying to drive with dilated eyes. I remember once, they dilated my mom’s eyes, and they wouldn’t go back to normal. Obviously, they fixed the problem, but at the time I remember it was really affecting her.
Well, I’ll be praying you have the treatable issue. You could use a “break”.
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@DaddyEvil (163274)
• United States
12h
Thank you. The doctor is talking about surgery on my eyelids and I'd rather not have it.
My issue today was that even with sunglasses on, the sun was reflecting off everything making a glare that really hurt.
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@LooeyVille (20)
• United States
15h
Sometimes you have to have cosmetic surgery to life your eyelids to prevent them from blocking your eyes
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@DaddyEvil (163274)
• United States
12h
Yes, but Medicaid won't pay for cosmetic surgery. And you're right, that is what the doctor is suggesting. He talked with me almost two years ago about having too much skin in my upper eyelids but didn't want to do surgery because that could make my eyes seem to bulge out of my skull.
I don't want them cutting around my eyes.
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@DaddyEvil (163274)
• United States
5h
@LooeyVille Last year he and the surgeon said it wasn't covered.
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@LooeyVille (20)
• United States
5h
@DaddyEvil I understand not wanting surgery on your eyes, but I am pretty sure it IS covered if it's medically necessary for your eyesight.
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@FourWalls (80833)
• United States
4h
I sure pray you have the thing that can be treated. 
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@wolfgirl569 (126145)
• Marion, Ohio
9h
Hope it can be fixed. Glad you made it home safely
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@DaddyEvil (163274)
• United States
9h
Thank you.
This specialist talked about resecting my upper eyelids once before last year but said it would be considered cosmetic surgery and Medicaid won't pay for that, so he gave up on that approach. (I don't want anyone with a knife around my eyes, anyway. He can deal with it with medication or not at all.)
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@DaddyEvil (163274)
• United States
2h
I have arthritis in my hands, feet and legs. It's better for me not to need to keep pressing the gas pedal for long periods so I use cruise control a lot. (My foot/leg can lock in one position if I stay in one position too long and it hurts when I stop being in that position. My hands are the same way.) When we're driving long distances, I keep shifting in my seat and keep moving my hands in different positions on the steering wheel so my hands don't lock up on it.
Thank you. We'll find out in three weeks.
@sathviksouvik (21939)
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53m
it is good DE that the eye deficiency can be treated according to what you said being told by the Opthalmologist
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@DaddyEvil (163274)
• United States
36m
We don't know if it can be treated or not yet. We'll find out after I use the new medicine for three weeks and let the doctor look at my eyes again.
@Marilynda1225 (87342)
• United States
15h
I'm glad you made it home safe after having your eyes dilated. Of course I hope that you have the type of eye problems that can be treated.
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@DaddyEvil (163274)
• United States
12h
Thank you. Most of the time it was just glare causing me problems driving home. And we were driving away from the sun.
@DaddyEvil (163274)
• United States
12h
They just ask if you can still see before releasing you to drive home after having dilating drops put in your eyes.
The doctor said I have the beginnings of cataracts right now.
Thank you.
