An eye test over the phone

[VeronicaF]

They have got very clever the hosptails, they can give you an eye test over the phone now!!

true I had a appointment over the phone because I am on hydroxychloroquine and been on it for over 5yrs now, they are now going to send me an appointment to see them, when is your guess? in how long you have to wait for appointments now ??

[Spanelmad]

I just have a yearly appointment at the optician.Been on hydroxy for 10 years.

[VeronicaF in reply to Spanelmad]

I go to the optician, but this is an eye test at the hospital, eye screening

but first appointment was over the phone which I thought was very clever

[Spanelmad in reply to VeronicaF]

Did the optician flag you on the extra tests they do ,regarding colours and shapes? That might be why you've haved the appointment

[VeronicaF in reply to Spanelmad]

no no

its part of being on that drug and checking your eyes after 5 yrs

[Orangebox in reply to VeronicaF]

I requested and got 5yrs special eye test this year for taking DMARDS Hydroxy in London. Wasn’t offered but insisted I got it at my last RA consultant checking.

[Spanelmad in reply to VeronicaF]

Doctors think they know everything!!!!

[strongmouse in reply to VeronicaF]

My husband tried to make an appointment for his blood pressure and we were wondering the same! Amazing what they seem to think can be done by phone 🤣

[Peacox in reply to Spanelmad]

I just had my first proper eye test — they cancelled it three years running. I’ve been in it for 12 years 🙄

[Gnarli2]

An eye appointment over the phone? You couldn't make it up.

[VeronicaF in reply to Gnarli2]

I know :0))))

[helenlw7]

I’m about to start Hydroxychloroquine and was told I had to see an optician every year, and a hospital eye man every 5 years

[VeronicaF]

Eye screening

eye

[VeronicaF in reply to VeronicaF]

eye screening

eye screening

[VeronicaF in reply to VeronicaF]

see above

[Spanelmad]

Only the nhs could waste time and money like this

[KittyJ]

so how did they do the test? Intrigued or are there other parts to the assessment?

[VeronicaF in reply to KittyJ]

just asked me what meds I was on and how long, and my weight, and how my eye sight was and that was it, now I am to wait for an appointment to be seen in person for how long a wait who knows??

[Lizard28]

I get checked once a year at the hospital, they are very thorough, it usually takes about half an hour. My hubby had a physio appointment over the phone, what a waste of time, she told him she couldn’t help him and referred him back to his GP 🙁. He waited months as well.

[welsh12 in reply to Lizard28]

Yes lot of physio like this I am so lucky have a wonderful young lady 45 min appointments exercises shown and printed or linked to online and hydro booked for 4 sessions

[nanny_bee71]

Couldn't make it up really - a waste of time (both theirs and yours)

[nanny_bee71]

Couldn't make it up really - is it not a waste of time (theirs and yours) Crazy world

[BoneyC]

A Rheumatologist referred me to the hospital eye department for a test rather than going to the popular High Street opticians. HCQ for over 10 years. However, I never received an appointment and when I asked, the hospital said as I have no other health problems (heart, diabetes etc.) other than RA, I did not qualify.

[AnnieJo41]

I was referred to the Eye Hospital by my Optician and had to wait a year for the appointment.

[Grandy55]

My wife, having waited over a year for some hearing aids, has now been told that she will have an assessment’ (?) over the phone in January. She’s already had 3 hearing tests and been told on each occasion that she needs hearing aids but she still needs to be assessed’ apparently! I just hope that she has a good mobile phone signal that day or who knows what’ll happen.

Yep, our good old NHS is becoming something that we can all be really proud of! GPs who have gone into hiding, people being misdiagnosed and then sent home to die of sepsis, doctors who think they’re worthy of a 30%+ pay increase and dentists who think that they are too important to even bother with NHS patients. Someone once said that America was a country where people were invited to die from diseases that they couldn’t afford to have; well I guess we can see where our own medical care industry is headed!

[Blackberrywine]

I did wonder what people were clapping and banging saucepans for. I was asked a year ago by a GP to take a photo of my inner ear. I put the phone down.

[VeronicaF in reply to Blackberrywine]

:))))))))

[Evie3]

ludicrous!!

[thelmar]

My local optician was an ophthalmologist recommended by my GP and I had annual check ups with her. Was then given a hospital appointment in February for a scan. It was obviously very important as I haven’t had any results yet! Decided it is not worth following up as I have now discontinued the hydroxychloroquine.

[Poshcards]

I have the special screening test at our hospital every year now x