Pressing eye while performing eye test, now I have eye pain
Not the same thing. Examining the retina peripherally involves scleral
depression, using an instrument to indent the eyeball at the edge of the
retina, 360 degrees around.
Pressing the globe with the find to do a tactile pressure is much less. It
is also almost useless as a means to assess pressure.
Certainly the dinger pressure woulnd not cause persisent eye pain in the
normal individual. Chris must have something else going on.
David Robins, MD
Board certified Ophthalmologist
Pediatric and strabismus subspecialty
Quote:
> I had this done once because I had a retinal hemmorhage and the dr was
> looking to see where the bleeding was coming from.
> charles
>> Hi,
>> I had an eye test at weekend by a well known optometrist, during the test
> I
>> said I'd rather not have a pressure 'puff' test because I find it
>> uncomfortable. Instead he did two things which are now worrying me. The
>> optician pressed the top of each eye through my open eyelids while first
>> looking with the handheld light, and then he did it again while measuring
>> the diameter of my eyeris with a calibrated instrument.
>> The problem is that I now have discomfort in the top of both eyes where he
>> pressed! I don't think he pressed with undue force, although I was worried
>> and therefore trying to back away.
>> Please could someone tell me if this is a common procedure / good practice
>> to do and if it poses any risk to the eyes at all? How much force is
>> required for this test and what is the optician looking for? I'm not sure
>> why I now have pain but I do know that the tissues and sinuses around my
>> eyes are quite sensitive normally. I'm concerned because I have a history
> of
>> visual disturbances and usually avoid this sort of procedure.
>> Thanks,
>> Chris.
