Doctor Appointment...
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@DaddyEvil (167210)
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 (112138)
• United States
9 Dec
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 (167210)
• United States
9 Dec
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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@DaddyEvil (167210)
• United States
10 Dec
Thank you.
I haven't seen the specialists in over a year. Our car broke down last year and we just got everything fixed a couple of months ago so I called the eye specialist for an appointment since I just finished my appointment with the new Endocrinologist. (All three specialists are in the same part of Springfield but they can't see me on the same day or even the same week. 
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I often can't see well enough to drive so keep needing to reschedule appointments, anyway. Driving today strained my eyes enough that I'm against my laptop screen just to see to read/write here now.
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I often can't see well enough to drive so keep needing to reschedule appointments, anyway. Driving today strained my eyes enough that I'm against my laptop screen just to see to read/write here now.2 people like this
@RebeccasFarm (91205)
• United States
10 Dec
I hope the results will be better then..that it can be treated.
I need new glasses and an eye exam but that ain't happening.
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@DaddyEvil (167210)
• United States
10 Dec
Thank you.
Pretty and I just had regular eye exams a month ago and both of us got new glasses.
I hope you can get an eye exam and glasses soon.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Dec
Good things she was in the car with you. I knew someone once with thicker eyelids but I assumed she was born with them.
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@DaddyEvil (167210)
• United States
12 Dec
I would have made it home but only by following cars in front of me. When no cars were around, I wouldn't have known if I was speeding or driving 20 mph.
The doctor wasn't understanding what I was telling him. He kept asking if my eyelids were blocking my vision. My eyes were wide open. I just couldn't see anything that wasn't lit up in the darkness. I couldn't see the lines on the highway or see turnoffs coming up until I was right beside them and that was too late to slow down and make a turn.
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@DaddyEvil (167210)
• United States
13 Dec
@MarshaMusselman The doctor said I have the beginnings of cataracts but should be okay to drive. I just won't drive after dusk or before the sun is up in the mornings anymore.
I'm glad you made it home safely.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
13 Dec
@DaddyEvil that sounds very familiar to when I had cataract surgery, or the prep for it last year. I know my husband drove me home after the surgery each time but it was either the exam before or after when I was told I could drive that it was very difficult.
I'm fact one of the times I was coming home I realized after the fact that I might have cut someone off when making a turn because I didn't see that I needed to be in the right hand lane and I turned right from the next lane over.
But I didn't run into anyone not did anyone honk so maybe no one was close.
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@DaddyEvil (167210)
• United States
10 Dec
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.
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@JudyEv (371000)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Dec
@DaddyEvil Thanks for explaining.
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@LindaOHio (213083)
• United States
10 Dec
I hope your eye problem is treatable. I know you'll keep us posted.
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@DaddyEvil (167210)
• United States
11 Dec
@LindaOHio I've had a few surgeries and they all left me in pain for months... I can't imagine having my eyes hurt worse than they do already and am not willing to take a chance.
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@DaddyEvil (167210)
• United States
10 Dec
Thank you.
I'm really hoping it's not. I don't want anyone near my eyes with a blade of any kind. Last year the same doctor said Medicaid wouldn't pay for cosmetic eye surgery so I don't understand why he's trying this again.
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@LindaOHio (213083)
• United States
11 Dec
@DaddyEvil You're welcome. I know how you feel. Cataract surgery was painful for me and very stressful. Then later she did a procedure to remove some scar tissue. The lady that was holding my shoulders said I hardly breathed!
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@DaddyEvil (167210)
• United States
10 Dec
Thank you. I've had my eyes dilated before but never had that much trouble with the sunlight before. Even with good sunglasses, the sun kept blinding me.
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@DaddyEvil (167210)
• United States
19 Dec
Thank you. I can't tell any difference using the new steroid drops but we'll see what he says when I go for the follow-up appointment.
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@Traceyjayne (7570)
• United Kingdom
1 Jan
I have never heard of eyelids getting thicker …..but that would certainly explain things.
I do hope you gave the type that can be treated….
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@DaddyEvil (167210)
• United States
1 Jan
Honestly, I don't want anyone wielding a scalpel anywhere around my eyes. I'm scared the knife would slip and leave me blind ALL the time instead of just part of the time!
The doctor wasn't paying attention to what I was trying to tell him. My eyes weren't swollen closed. I just can't see things that aren't brightly lit up and car headlights aren't enough light for me to see to drive safely at night anymore.
@Shiva49 (27866)
• Singapore
10 Dec
Eye check ups are a top priority as some issues can develop beyond repair quite fast.
The treatment is in expert hands.
Driving after eye dilation is quite dicey. .
It is good that Pretty was with you.
We are advised here to take public transport or have someone drive us back home.
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@DaddyEvil (167210)
• United States
10 Dec
We are told the same thing. There is no public transportation where I live and Pretty can't drive.
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@sathviksouvik (22321)
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10 Dec
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 (167210)
• United States
10 Dec
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.
@Dreamerby (9912)
• Calcutta, India
10 Dec
I am glad you could drive back home safely
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@FourWalls (82699)
• United States
10 Dec
I sure pray you have the thing that can be treated. 
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@wolfgirl569 (129140)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Dec
Hope it can be fixed. Glad you made it home safely
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@DaddyEvil (167210)
• United States
9 Dec
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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@Marilynda1225 (88529)
• United States
9 Dec
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 (167210)
• United States
9 Dec
Thank you. Most of the time it was just glare causing me problems driving home. And we were driving away from the sun.
@DaddyEvil (167210)
• United States
9 Dec
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.
