Which tip was your favorite? Any other tips you would share to others getting their exams?

@mrsp2115

2 жыл бұрын

I've been wearing glasses since I was 6 when the teacher realized I couldn't see the blackboard. For over sixty years I think I've been looking at the same eye chart when I get a vision checkup. Why don't they change it up so your brain doesn't remember what it was before?

@user-id1ke2kf3h

2 жыл бұрын

Hi dr One of your favorite follower I need your e mail to text you to help me in my education Thanks alot

@dorothykeene5442

2 жыл бұрын

NOT HOLDING MY BREATH. I appreciate your TLC So very much. THANK YOU and Lord Bless you.

@appleseedsmama8552

2 жыл бұрын

What do you think of the Optomap in place of dilation? Should you do both or one every other year?

@peternumber19

2 жыл бұрын

Not holding my breath during pressure tests. It went up by 3 at the last 2 tests (to 29) and I'm sure I held my breath due to not wanting to breath Covid germs onto the optician. I'm being monitored for Glaucoma but have always had high eye pressure. I'll be watching for good breathing, next week thanks.

I have been a tech for 36 years. Here is my tip. Stop calling them tests, phoroptor, IOP, . Start calling them measurements. Test imply to the patient they are going to pass or fail. also I tell them don’t strain and relax cause if you strain and focus behind the phoroptor they will do the same with glasses.

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

I love this sooooo much!!!!💯💯💯💯

@K4naLmata

9 ай бұрын

The power of words

@nicoleswartz9945

8 ай бұрын

This is so true the word fail just gives me anxiety😭

@otiebrown9999

7 ай бұрын

I agree. I measure my own refractive state.

The "one or two" tip is nice. I've been wearing corrective lenses for at least 20 years and I still get nervous about picking which is better. Often times they seem the same but my mind tells me I need to pick only one.

@jeweligcse4461

2 жыл бұрын

This!

I practiced optometry for 39 years and everything Dr. Allen outlined is absolutely true and helpful to the process of good eye care. Thumbs up!

My favorite tips were the glaucoma test "relax" tip and the pro tip about the "better 1 or 2" test. Didn't know that stuff! Thank you so much. I will pass this on to friends and family.

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joanna! Wishing you and the family all the best.

Thank you for the video. Some other good advice is make sure your eye doctor is addressing your concerns. I’d been going to the same guy for 25 years. He is an ophthalmologist that everyone in the family goes to and supposedly a great surgeon. I’m 55 years old and for the past 4-5 years, I had times when I couldn’t focus properly. This happened at night when my eyes were tired or when I’d look in the rear view mirror and then back to the road, it would take a split second to refocus. These problems were never addressed. I changed doctors. The new doctor is awesome. Told me the pores in my eye lids were clogged up so we fixed that. Then he sent me to a strabismus ( eye muscle doctor) to address the intermittent focus problem. 3.5 base out prism’s took care of that. Turns out I have divergent insufficiency ( esotropia) . That did the trick. Moral of the story…. If you feel that your doctor is striving to really help you… change doctors. It took me 4-5 years of suffering which was my own fault to say enough was enough.

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I'm so glad you found a great doctor!

As someone with -12 and -14 and glaucoma, it's so endearing to me to see so many people talk about their experiences and find out about these kind of things. Keep up the good work

Tips 1 and 2 FTW. Thank you. On 8 weeks of changing glasses because of challenges getting my glasses to work with my astigmatism, new assessment next week, I will be looking to be relaxed with the refraction test and if they get smaller and darker I will know it's worthwhile to say something. Appreciate that others can get nervous too, never occurred to me to mentally prepare for an eye exam until I realized I was tense last year.

My favorite tip is dilation. I bring my husband with me because my eyes are so sensitive to sunlight after the exam that I prefer to have someone else drive me home. I am happy to have dilation because my family has a history of glaucoma and a close friend was just diagnosed with macular degeneration. Eye doctors are often the ones to detect diabetes. If I have a problem, I want it diagnosed asap.

@robertct06

2 жыл бұрын

Really? How do they detect diabetes?

@kathrynmettelka7216

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertct06 I don't know how they do it since I'm not an eye doctor. My husband was told to get an eye exam to check for diabetes. I would have thoughtba fasting blood test would be better for a diagnosis.

had a smile on my face when you demonstrated the 1 or 2 part of the subjective..the retinoscopy lenses were still in the phoropter..might have done that once or twice in my 36 years in practice..overall good video. The refractionist really does control the exam and looks for consistency or inconsistencies in the 1 or 2 part...so don't worry about getting the right answer folks

Love how he gets straight to the point. I had no interest in even watching because *I been wearing contacts for years now so whats there to learn* however I can gladly say thank you I learned something new today. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. God bless

Awesome curb your enthusiasm clip! LOVE that show!

My “favorite” test is that one for peripheral vision. The one with the grey wavy lines that appear briefly and you’re supposed to click the button. It’s soooo long and my attention wanders. My tip is if you get new glasses and they just don’t seem right, speak up. My doctor tweaked my astigmatism correction but the right eye seemed blurry. I brought in an old pair of glasses which they compared and adjusted my new ones. Much better!

@shelbycadwell9140

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, if you "love" that one, you should try the extended one that can take 5 to 15 minutes per eye! All our patients love that one 🤣

My tip is on the visual field test. I always failed the second eye and had to be rechecked until I started taking a minute or two between eyes to relax. It makes the test a lot easier on the second half.

I don’t get anxious but I would get excited if my eye doctor was as visually stunning as you! The most helpful tip was the eye glasses exam and telling the examiner which lens is clearer or if they are the same or if the letters became smaller and darker. Thanks for the tips. 😎

Thank you!! All tips were great!

Some of these things I wish I knew about, such as squinting at the screen before I was given the pinhole. I am glad that my eye exam was with an in-network Opthamologist and I was able to get all the pre-check-in completed before my appointment! 😊 Before this exam, I read up on what to expect, so I was more mentally prepared, even if I was a little nervous for my first ever exam. I was also given some water so that I could take sips which helped me stay calm and cool during the numbing process for the dilation. Thanks so much for sharing this information with us! It's so awesome that people like you can always help teach us! And for Free too! 😊❤️

Very informative. I personally hate the puffer test & always tense up when it's done. I'll definitely try and relax more for my upcoming eye exams. Thank you 👍

Your content is super helpful. Thank you!!!

I do wear glasses for most of my life , just now you did explain to me the procedure of a eye exam . Thanks ! 👍 it is very helpful . In the " better one or two test " I felt that I was doing something wrong since there was never much of a difference 🤭

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@kimberlycornelius7911

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Thank you for all the helpful information I always thought that when the letters got darker and bolder it was a good thing now I know that my script is probably to strong and that may be why I get alot of headaches and feel dizzy alot . I wish that more eye Dr's would explain these things so we knew what to look for and what each test is actually for. Thank you 😊

Very good tips. Thanks! I'm going to add one that I wish I didn't have to add. I have an annual exam at a practice that has several ophthalmologists and other staff that do the refraction first. A couple of times, I didn't have confidence in the person doing the refraction and didn't like the result of my prescription either. The next year, a new person did it and I was very pleased with the result. I specifically requested her the following year and luckily, she was available and again, she did an excellent job. Yes, all staff should be equally capable and competent but I found that was not the case where I go. The ophthalmologists themselves at this practice, I like a lot, but it's their supporting staff that is variable. So my tip is, if you like the way a specific person did your refraction, don't be afraid to ask for them the next time you have an exam.

Back in 2001 during senior year in high school I had a classmate who ruined his eyes after playing too much Diablo II and Counter-Strike. He dreamed of becoming a deck officer in an oceangoing sea vessel but the maritime college he had his eyes on wouldn't accept anyone with bad eyes. So he bought an eye chart for himself and straight up memorized it. Now that's an excellent tip.

Thank you for all the great tips. I get a bit nervous for the glaucoma test .I will be better prepared on my next visit to my eye doctor.

Hay guy, thanks for taking the time to make and post video.

The observation and the tie tip for the one or two method actually helped me

Thank you for these tips!! I don’t think I’ve ever been able to do the glaucoma test before. Every year they try over and over and I blink every time and they eventually seem to give up after so many tries.😩 I’ll definitely be relaxed as possible now, maybe that was it. I was telling myself “dont blink. Don’t blink. Don’t blink.” Lol!

Thank you for all of your videos! You've really helped me with so many things

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

That's so kind. Thank you for sharing!

Hey man because of one of your videos about how to put on and take off contacts I was able to finally get mine so thank you so much.

Thank you for posting this. I never knew what was going on with "which one is best". I'm going to the eye doctor next week so now I know what to expect.

Great tip for letting them know the change in letter size and shape

Thanks so much for all the info! I always thought I was doing something wrong in “Is 1 better or 2 test” when I thought they look the same. I HATE the pressure test when the device touches your eye…no relaxing at all. The office I visit returned to that fun little puff. I always giggle…. The one thing I try hard to do is drink lots of water and get a good night’s sleep the night before. Too bad we can’t study for these tests! Take care and stay safe,👀

That's what exactly I needed

I love your teachings, Dr eye health

Thanks for the tip for the better 1 and 2. One tip my eye doctor usually gives me before having the eye exam is having a good night sleep before taking the exam.

Great video.

You are a very informative person thank you very much

My favorite; At home, have permanent Snellen. ( Protect against ovef minus prescription) Verify passing the DMV. Then, never accept any "minus " PRESCRIPTION. It is possible to go from 20/50, to 20/20, by wearing a plus lens, for all close work, during the school years. I also measure using my own tesf lenses. This saves me endless arguments with ODs about doing the right thing for my life time vision.

Great tips, one more, sit up strait and keep your head squared up to the auto refractor and phoropter for a more accurate glasses Rx. This is good advice for any of the instruments your doctor uses to help with accurate and consistent results.

Hello. My fav tip was the tense eye false pressure. Thanks for the tips

Thank you!

Wish someone told me those pro tips about the "better 1 or 2" test. Would have made the experience less stressful. I can definitely empathize with that Larry David scene. I have had the blue light pressure test recently, but in my younger years, it was the air puff test that made me blink. However, I recently had cataract plus Lasik surgery so glasses are no longer required for me for now.

Thank you Dr

Love your videos

I'm a big fun of your vids Doc! Just want to ask which is the best progressive lenses Hoya or Essilor? I'm planning to get one but I'm still confuse which is better, but I'm leaning towards Virlux Comfort Max.

Thankyou so much .i have my eye test very soon and all these things are helpfull.

Thank you.

Thank you! Very helpful!

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

So glad!

Thanks Doctor for the upload. I also went to see an ophthalmologist because of severe eye pains at the back of the eye. It has been approximately 8months experiencing that pain the doctor said its just an allergy that's bothering me. And gave me eye drops am still puzzled as the pain isn't going away!! He didn't take scans or anything of that sort.

Great advice. Thank you!

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Thanks Michel!

Always amazing experience to see your video. It is very informative Thanks Doc

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!!! Thank you so much!

THANK YOU

Tip#2 refraction: is very helpful, especially regarding to much magnification 👍

I've been following your much appreciated advice for eye drops (I now use Zaditor or Alaway or even Pataday) but I would love to hear your thoughts on Manuka honey eye drops. Thanks

I've never had the dilation one. What my optometrist does is turn the light off and then I have to look at the green light on this separate machine. Then suddenly there is a bright light and they take a photo of the back of my eye. First one eye then the next. I get to have a look at my eye as well. Pretty cool!

Great tips! I’ll make sure to spread the word!

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh!!! I look forward to the day wen we can collab on something

As an Ophthalmic Assistant, I would love to send the link to this video along with every appointment reminder lol

Reeeally great demonstration of the difference in IOP! That was pretty eye opening (tee hee!)

Just going tomorrow for eyesight check up. Thank you Doc 😇

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

What timing!!! Hope everything goes great for you!

I have never had my eyes dilated before because my optometrist office has Nikon Optos. Thank you Advanced Eyecare and Dr. Harper in Bozeman, MT.

Thank you for your insight.

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Letting us know that serious problems tend to only be noticed when it is already too late is helpful, and it reminds me to say, from experience- Be careful to avoid spikey objects like fake plants and reed diffusers, as getting poked in the eye isn't necessarily a normal occurrence. It's probably safer to buy real plants, also, as we evolved with them? But we didn't evolve with reed diffusers, etc.

Thank you so much Sir, have a great day ♥️

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

You too!

Superb & easy to understand. Thank you.

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

love all your tips. going to see eye doctor in june for oct and vision field he is going to use eye drops for the oct.

After having a retinal tear and buckle around my eye, I find it a bit more tricky to get a good prescription. These tips should help. THANKS.

Had eye test recent change in multifocal prescription Take your time on the test , i asked a few times to see the options again. Some test takers are to rapid. Just do so. I want a good new prescription, so I take it serious. Few days to week weird having new multifocus lenses. Although have them years. Knowing your eyes and brain need to adjust. From the Netherlands eu but find these tips verry usefull

Where was this on Tuesday when I went to my eye doctor??

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Still being edited 😁😁 But I hope you had a great exam either way. How did it go?

@andrewstoll4548

2 жыл бұрын

@@DoctorEyeHealth getting my regular glasses, some computer glasses and safety glasses for shooting. Put a hurting on my credit card.

What do you think of optomap vs dilation? I've only been to the eye doctor 2x in my life, and I am considering the optomap option for my 3rd exam.

woah woah nice content and very lively.

Hi Doctor! Please, make a video about your tips for eyecare professionals, expecially for students. Thank you!

My eye doctor looked at my retinas the other day. My right eye has some thinning apparently and Im 29. Kinda worried about it. They said it shouldn't be a problem, but I still want to avoid any complications.

Hi...pls make video on slit lamp examination 👍

During my last exam, I couldnt see through the eye checker thing, my vision was getting really dark, she said she thought my closed eye was somehow dominationg my open eye but said it was really weird. She used a manual thing and had me hold that up and she swapped out lenses and it was fine.

Great tips!!!

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jen! Glad you liked it!

I need more with my Keratoconus eye problems

These are great tips. It’s good that you’re mindful of overminusing. I think 90% of my myopes come in over-corrected. Even with a 20 foot room, I find I can usually take off a quarter once I trial frame.

@ElCid48

2 жыл бұрын

the older man that was having trouble deciding with the female doctor was Biden... HHAHAHA

@eyeballs50

2 жыл бұрын

the red-green test is very useful to avoid over minusing..keep in mind that a lot of myopes can actually show reductions in myopia from one exam to the next. I've seen Pxs go from -9.oo to -5..over a decade or two..perhaps due to lenticular spasm at a younger age of just unusual change in the crystalline lens..

Relax, favorite tip.

have you done a video on the eye supplements yet? how effective do you think they are? which vitamins/nutrients are the most important to take for prevention? is there a specific supplement/brand you prefer, etc?

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

I have one planned...coming soon :)

Good to know about elk the md the letters get smaller and darker, it never occurred to me to do that

I have my eye appointment tomorrow morning and I’m excited and nervous.

Thanks for sharing.

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

They were all good tips. Thank you. Doctor.

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Is there any chance you'll do a video on Pterygium. Whether eye drops help or when is it best to have it removed.

This are great tips. I always squint because the eye doctor makes me feel as if I should be able to see something. I hate it. Today I have an eye exam and I’m going to try and not squint

I watched this the day before my vision exam and this came in handy

This video helped alot. I will take these tips under advisement. Since i have my eye appointment in a few weeks.

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Hope all goes well.

Please do a video on polarized prescription glasses

My best preparation, before an Office Exam, is to look at my own Bright Snellen, permanently on the wall. Then I verify 20/20. Then I use my own test lenses, to measure my Refractive State, with great accuracy. Then I can converse with an OD in his office about pure medical subjects.

Will you be making any videos about visual field screenings or retinal imaging?

Well done Dr good job

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

My favourite was to relax. My test went so much better because the optician put me at ease it didn’t even feel like an exam 😄

Hey Dr , can you do a video about Zeiss DriveSafe or equivalent lenses ? Also is there any tips to help people like me going into winter in a couple months time ? When the sun is nearing winter it’s angle makes it hard for you to drive west

Thanks for the info! I haven't had an eye exam in nearly a decade (oops) so this was super helpful.

@clarissaanderson8623

2 жыл бұрын

I hadn't gone in like 8 years and finally had an appointment yesterday. This video helped so much with my anxiety.

all good tips. thanks

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks! I have an appointment coming up soon and I’m excited because I feel really blurry and I would like that to go away. Does anyone have tips for picking frames? (Because like they’re hard to see because they don’t have prescription so they’re blurry)

THANKS dood.

@DoctorEyeHealth

Жыл бұрын

No problem :)

Awesome advice..

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Can you make a video how to know if you have small tear contact lenses in your eye, and how to remove them?

Great video

@DoctorEyeHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!