Visiting the Optician: 4 things to remember if you have photophobia — A 30 Minute Life

Today I will be getting my eyes checked, as I wear glasses. If I remember correctly, I was about 14 when I started to need them. The writing on the blackboard at school was getting very fuzzy. Now I am 52 I need to take off my glasses to read, age does creep up on you. However, since my accident I have photophobia. This means light causes pain in my eyes. To help this I have several pairs of glasses to suit different circumstances. ( I tried some great over-glasses which help me too)

I have dark sunglasses, with a thick band at the side, so light doesn’t come in the side, driving glasses which soften the glare on the road, and deals with LED headlights (these are so painful) and my daily pair, which darken in sunlight and are varifocal (all my glasses are like this). With all the Zoom chats and work in front of a screen I have had more trouble with my eyes, more pain, so I will visit with the optician today, to see what can be done.

This is what I do to prepare for this visit:

1 — Bring all my glasses with me.

This might seem a waste of time and effort, as they should have the details of your last visit. But sometimes computers fail, or you might be changing who you see. They will be able to check what…