I think i need glasses but am scared of an eye test, any help?

Question

I'm 16 and I sometimes get blurry vision and my eyes sting when i look at things far away.

The thought of some optician person i dont know, touching and looking at my eyes comepletely freaks me out! I really dont know what to do and im scared to ask my mum for an eye test.

Please help, its appreiciated!

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Answer 1

Eye exams are probably the least invasive of all medical exams. There shouldn't be any touching of your eyes except maybe some drops to dilate your pupils. Mostly you will identify numbers or letters and let the doctor know what lens makes your vision clearer. It really is not uncomfortable at all.

Answer 2

It's no big deal, it doesn't even hurt.

I think you should go to optometrist  if your eyes bothers you.

They could help you!

Answer 3

The most I have had an eye doctor touch my eye was when I had something in it and then he touched my upper eyelid and lower eyelid so that he could look into my eye.

Also, if they do a Glaucoma screening they might touch your upper eyelid and lower eyelid to help to keep you from blinking.

Other than that you can expect to have eyes covered up as you read a chart, they might put funny glasses on you so they can try a variety of lenses on you to see what clears up your vision. They might also put eye drops into your eyes to check for 'dead' cells...I have really dry eyes and sometimes eye cells will die but, he just puts the drops in and looks in with like a microscope.

He has never touched my eye ball unless he was removing something foreign and then that was with a cotton swab. And he did ask me to touch my own eyeball when I was trying to wear contacts.

You will be fine. The first time is more scary because, you don't know what to expect or your doctor. After that it is a breeze.

Answer 4

I am a Certified Medical Assistant

The doctor will give you an eye chart exam, then they will use different color and clear blurry lenses to determine your vision acuity. They may even place some drops in your eyes to dilate them so they can see inside to determine weather or not you have an eye disease, The air that is blown into your eye measures eye pressure and tells the doctor weather or not you have glaucoma. If they pressure is high in your eye you have it, if it is low you don't

Answer 5

As others have said, it's really a pretty easy doctor's visit.  There are quite a few parts to a basic eye exam.

First, part of it is just looking through lenses at letters at distance and at near and you just say what you can see.  The doctor will use your answers to determine what strength (if any) your glasses need to be.  If you do need glasses, the doctor should be able to demonstrate what your glasses will be like with some trial lenses.

Other tests include following a light or the doctor's finger to test your eye muscles and having a light shined in your eyes to test your pupils.  The doctor may have you look straight ahead and tell you when you see him bring his fingers into your peripheral vision.  All these tests are easy and quick.  Just follow the doctor's instructions.  :)

The doctor should do a dilated exam (where he uses drops to make your pupils real big) if you have never had an exam before.  This allows the doctor to see into your eye and check its health.  He or she will look through a scope with a light to see the inside of your eye.  This is usually the most awkward part of the exam because the doctor has to get real close to your face with his face in order to focus properly.  The doctor may rest one hand on the chair behind you or may rest his hand on your cheek to stabilize himself.

The doctor will also have you put your head into a headrest while he looks at your eyes through a slit lamp (basically another instrument that shines light on your eyes).  He can evaluate the health of the outside parts of your eye with this machine.  The doctor will probably hold your lids up and down at this part.

Finally, the doctor should do a test for pressures.  This can be with the dreaded "puff" machine which puffs air into your eye.  It doesn't hurt, but it will make you jump.  :)  Another way the doctor may do it is with a little cone-shaped device that will rest on your eye for a second.  Your eye will be numb and you won't feel a thing.

I suggest telling your doctor up front that having your eyes touched makes you uneasy.  Hopefully he will be sympathetic and do his best to keep you comfortable.  Also let the doctor know if at any point during the exam you feel uncomfortable or if something hurts.  The great thing about the optometrist is nothing should hurt!  (Except some of the numbing drops can sting a little.)

Okay, I know that was a lot, but I just wanted you to see that there isn't anything to be nervous about.  You should get checkups every year while your eyes are growing (into your twenties) to keep your vision at its best.  Good luck!

Answer 6

eye doctors don't touch eyes. Usually when I go, they just put different lenses in front of my eyes to see how bad my eyes are.

Eye doctors are probably the least scary ones out there :) You have nothing to be worried about.

Answer 7

eye test wouldnt include touching your eyes they give you a little air puff to the eye thats it no big deal its not really scary if my 4year old sister could do it you can too