Optometrist, take three

I was back on Monday to repeat the visual field test because I’d missed a few spots the last time. This time I missed some again for each eye so I had brief retests of those missed instead of a complete repeat. I had Lego Lover with me so I was very grateful for the shorter time requirement. The result is there are two spots on each eye that I continue to miss. At the moment, this doesn’t really mean much of anything but I will be recalled in six months for a new test to check if there are any changes.

I suspect this is going to become a regular test for me. When I was in the library yesteterday, I was looking at a book about eye problems and it seems I have more risk factors for glaucoma than I realised. I already knew about the family history thing but apparently being near-sighted is also a risk factor. There is also the diabetes that puts me at higher risk. So it rather feels that glaucoma is a likelihood in my future. I was talking to a friend about this yesterday and was told that a mutual acquaintance, who is relatively young, has had it for many years now.