10 out of 10 for thoroughness!
Had an appointment at the Hospital Eye Clinic this morning. It was a fascinating experience - beginning by being seen on time - definitely a novelty where our Hospital is concerned! I was seen by four different people.
!st - a delightful Scottish nurse (from Greenock) who gave me the standard eye test - chart and reading card. She also checked my pulse rate and blood pressure.
2nd - an ophthalmic nurse. She flashed coloured lights in my eyes and took photos - didn't like that much because I could see little red 'Zs' running up the walls for quite a time afterward - most disconcerting! - Then she put anaesthetic drops in them - they stung a bit - after which she poked at them with a bit of rubber on a stick (well, that's what it looked like!) to check the pressure. Then - deep joy - drops to dilate the pupils - after which the world went fuzzy round the edges!
2rd - Ophthalmic Consultant - a kindly cat mad person - she shone more bright lights into my eyes - said the cataracts were bad (I had actually noticed that!) and then proceeded to give me all the gory details of the operation - including everything that could go wrong! She asked if I was prone to claustrophobia as my face would be covered up for about 20 mins. I asked how does one operate on something that is covered up? If he is coming under there with me he had better be a Martin Shaw look-a-like - she went all dreamy at that point!
4th - another lovely nurse - this one from Huddersfield - also a cat person. Did a complete health check - allergies, previous illnesses, how many teeth my grandmother had etc., took about 30 mins over it.
From start to finish I was there nearly two hours. The friend who was kind enough to take me had almost over dosed on Costa coffee. Now we play the waiting game - it could be 6 months before anything happens.
We went off and had a delicious Chinese lunch - the best sweet and sour chicken I have ever tasted. Friend's hubby treated us - wasn't that lovely?