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CT scan of eye

I saw an opthamologist yesterday about the sclera in my eyes thinning. He gave me a full battery of tests and said that everything looked healthy and he didn't know what was causing the thinning. So he decided to set me for a CT scan next week followed by some sort of tear production test. I'm just curious what kind of things would they be looking for. And is it common for a doctor to order an x-ray for something like thinning sclera?
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Fear not the OCT scan, I have them done twice a year at my ophthalmologist, along with full dilated exams, and have had no negative after effects.
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I just called my doctor's assistant and asked for the reason for the CT scan. She told me it will allow them to see if there's anything back there such as a lesion or anything else causing me problems. Then I asked her if it's possible for my eye to just thin for no reason and it not being a health risk or sign of other problems and she said she couldn't answer that, she didn't know. So, is it possible my eye is just thinned a bit and it isn't really a cause for concern? I have full intention of getting the scan done either way, but no one can tell me if the thinning is a serious problem or not, or even what it could possibly be.
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I'm being followed by an Optometrist and I'm getting repeated CT of the eyes. Apparently there was a hemorrhage in the back of the eye that left raised scarring near the optic nerve. I have no symptoms now, put they're repeating the process monthly until it's healed completely. I'm just wondering if there's any problems in repeated CT scans of the eye, repeated dilatation, and  repeated exams with bright magnifying light.
A hemorrhage in the back of the eye should be treated, followed by an Eye MD ophthalmologist not an non-MD optometrist.  The test you are having done is OCT not CT..   No there is no problem with repeated use.  But do get in to see the right type of eye professional.  If you don't know or have knowledge of Eye MD ask your personal physician to refer you.
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The doctor told me that it's to see what is going behind the wall of the eye, where the tissue is to thick to see behind.  I also told him I was having eye pain, so I hope he isn't ordering it just for the pain. Because I seriously doubt that the pain is caused by something behind the eye such as a tumor.
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Honestly I don't know what the CT scan is for.  It doesn't tie in to this situation from what you told me.  Obviously there is more to the picture than you are telling us.  What is the CT scan of - the brain? Chest? ???

MJK MD
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