Just had eye exam

[Rob2008]

Hello,   31 yr old  white male here.   I just had an eye exam at the county charity clinic,  I went it due to seeing streaks of light behind light sources,  and things blurring together when I look around.     The resident looked in my eyes with the microscope,   but there were 2 things different about this exam that seemed different than other ones I've had.      1-- they didn't use the blue glaucoma light on my eye,  and 2-- they didn't stand up and use that disc object where an extremely bright, magnified light is used.       Can you please tell me if my eye exam sounds like it was good enough for comfort?   How did he rule out glaucoma without using the blue light device?

[Sandy Feldman, MD, MS]

Dear Rob2008,

There are different types of eye doctors and examinations performed.  Without knowing what examinations were performed, it is difficult to comment.  As you are still concerned, I would find an eyeMD and get reexamined.  You can find one on the AAO.org web site.  Some hospitals also have clinics.

Dr. Feldman

Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

He could have used an air-puff tonometer or a tonopen or an I-care tonometer, all of which do not use a blue light.  They are different technologies and all have their plusses and minuses.  In my office we usually use a Goldman Tonometer to measure pressure and it does use a blue light.  If you have concerns, please call the clinic and ask if your pressure was taken and it it was normal.

Michael Kutryb, MD