Your appointment at York Eye Clinic York Hospital

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Your appointment at York Eye Clinic

Your appointment at York Eye Clinic

York Hospital Entrance

York Hospital Entrance

The Foyer You need to keep going through the foyer to get to the

The Foyer You need to keep going through the foyer to get to the eye clinic

Entrance to the eye clinic

Entrance to the eye clinic

Reception The receptionist will take my details and give me a card with a

Reception The receptionist will take my details and give me a card with a letter on

The card has a letter on it and is coloured

The card has a letter on it and is coloured

I will follow the signs to get to the right waiting area Some of

I will follow the signs to get to the right waiting area Some of the wall are the same colour as the card

I will give the card to the nurse when I get there

I will give the card to the nurse when I get there

The waiting room I can sit here

The waiting room I can sit here

Clock I may have to wait a few minutes

Clock I may have to wait a few minutes

Sight testing room A nurse will test you eyesight in both eyes one at

Sight testing room A nurse will test you eyesight in both eyes one at a time

A letter chart If you can read letters you will be tested with this

A letter chart If you can read letters you will be tested with this chart, or you can point to the matching letter on a card. If you cannot see all the letter clearly that is OK

An eye cover One of my eyes will be covered during the test so

An eye cover One of my eyes will be covered during the test so we can check the vision in each eye separately

Waiting room You will need to sit and wait for the next person to

Waiting room You will need to sit and wait for the next person to see you

The doctor will call your name

The doctor will call your name

The clinic room You will be asked to go into the clinic room

The clinic room You will be asked to go into the clinic room

The examination chair You will sit in a chair near the doctor and all

The examination chair You will sit in a chair near the doctor and all the equipment

The questions The doctor will ask you or whoever is with you some questions

The questions The doctor will ask you or whoever is with you some questions

The slit lamp You will need to put your chin on the slit lamp

The slit lamp You will need to put your chin on the slit lamp

The examination The light will be quite bright you will need to keep you

The examination The light will be quite bright you will need to keep you eyes open

This is what an eye looks like on the slit lamp

This is what an eye looks like on the slit lamp

Eye drops We might need to put drops in your eyes. If these are

Eye drops We might need to put drops in your eyes. If these are going to sting we will tell you, most of the drops we use just feel wet

Pressure test The tip of this device is very blue You need to keep

Pressure test The tip of this device is very blue You need to keep you eye very still and open It gets very close to your eye

Dilating drops It is easier to see inside your eye if your pupil is

Dilating drops It is easier to see inside your eye if your pupil is very big

We put 1 or 2 drops in your eyes

We put 1 or 2 drops in your eyes

They take 20 minutes to work

They take 20 minutes to work

You will need to sit in the waiting room

You will need to sit in the waiting room

The doctor will call your name to come in

The doctor will call your name to come in

You will need to put you chin on the rest again

You will need to put you chin on the rest again

The doctor will use a special lens

The doctor will use a special lens

The light will shine in your eye

The light will shine in your eye

This is what the doctor sees This is the nerve going to someone’s eye

This is what the doctor sees This is the nerve going to someone’s eye

At the end When the doctor has looked at you they will explain what

At the end When the doctor has looked at you they will explain what they think is happening. They will might give you a prescription or just talk to you and whoever is with you

The OCT scanner

The OCT scanner

You put your chin on the rest The scanner shines small lights at your

You put your chin on the rest The scanner shines small lights at your eye, it does not touch your eye at all

You must keep your eye open

You must keep your eye open

An OCT picture The picture is colour coded to show the different layers at

An OCT picture The picture is colour coded to show the different layers at the back of your eye