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Eye test is not free in this aussieland, luckily I can claim from my OSHCHad an eye test last Friday after a series of eye strained and low vision symptoms. Luckily nothing happen to both of my eyes. 3 test was performed: the sighted test, tonometry and dilation and computerized perimetry.Today another computerized perimetry test will be conducted.

Reseachers from the University of Aberdeen, in Aberdeen, Scotland; Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, in Aberdeen, Scotland; and the University of Birmingham, in Birmingham, England; have evaluated the comparative accuracy of potential screening tests for open angle glaucoma (OAG).

Professor Dennis S C Lam and researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, China, have reported on ophthalmologic examinations of patients taking the antiepileptic drug (AED) vigabatrin. The researchers from Hong Kong have concluded: “The authors confirmed a high prevalence of visual field constriction associated with vigabatrin in Chinese patients.

Eriksgirl got me into an ophthalmologist really quickly. Yeah Eriksgirl! I had questioned, to myself, the value of going to an ophthalmologist because I thought all I needed was to get was to get my optic nerve checked. The plus side was that I was having problems with blurry vision, in addition to the blind spots, so it seemed like a good idea to get a thorough eye exam.