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I'm feeling really puzzled as suddenly I'm finding it harder to read large fonts whereas before I struggled to read smaller fonts. This isn't possible right?
 
Maybe its your pc, try a different machine and see if there is a difference.
 
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ok, jazak Allahu khayr brother. I will try that insha Allah.
 
this could be due to 10000000 reasons.

can you explain by what do you mean by not being able to read larger fonts? Is it because they are blurry? or is it because you are seeing halos? or is it because you cant open your eyes? Or is it because you are seeing double vision?

if its blurriness with eyes wide open, aer you hyperopic? do you have presbyopia? do you have cataracts? do you have any pain in the eyes? any redness?

tons of questions but cannot really answer without that information.

w salam. hope it resolves and was just that you just woke up.
 
CosmicPathos said:
this could be due to 10000000 reasons.

can you explain by what do you mean by not being able to read larger fonts? Is it because they are blurry? or is it because you are seeing halos? or is it because you cant open your eyes? Or is it because you are seeing double vision?

if its blurriness with eyes wide open, aer you hyperopic? do you have presbyopia? do you have cataracts? do you have any pain in the eyes? any redness?

tons of questions but cannot really answer without that information.

w salam. hope it resolves and was just that you just woke up.
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Sometime ago i started struggling reading smaller fonts despite the fact that I don't need to wear my glasses at this distance. The bigger font helped but not entirely. But now the bigger fonts seems blurry and in my face and I had to decrease them. It's definitely clearer. I'm not familiar with any of the conditions you mentioned, but if it helps to know, sometimes when I'm reading it feels as if there tiny dots of text missing in the print. I do get stabbing pains in my eyes. Like needle pricks. No redness. Can open eyes fine. In fact I stare rather than look and forget to blink. No double vision but sometimes see lines around things. Sorry, I know I'm not very precise in my explanation.
 
many non-specific symptoms. could be nothing. as i've suggested, do get a thorough full eye exam from a qualified and licensed ophthalmologist (not optometrist, neither an optician) in your area.

wsalam
 
Sorry, I'm going to derail this thread.... :hiding:

What's the difference between an ophthalmologist, an optometrist and an optician?
 
an ophthalmologist is a medical doctor (and a surgeon as well) with a M.D. degree plus 4-5 years of residency training in eye surgery and eye medicine afterwards. Many go on to then do fellowships furthermore such as in retina or anterior eye or oculoplastics.

Optometrist is a primary care eye doctor. He/she is not a medical doctor and is not licensed to perform eye surgeries at all, including cataracts surgery. Some states in US allow them to treat minor eye diseases or sometimes glaucoma but they are not medical doctors i.e. they did not go to medical school and dont have M.D. degree. Rather they went to optometry school and have O.D. degree.

Optician is someone with training to design lens, glasses, do basic eye exams. They are not qualified to either diagnose a disease or treat it or to perform eye surgeries.

Ophthalmologist is someone whom you would want to see if you love your eyes and want to get good care. Of course I am biased here, but this is the best suggestion to any Muslim on this forum.

note: for "basic" things such as what lens to wear and what color, an ophthalmologist would simply refer you back to an optometrist :p. Frankly, in the type of cases they see, deciding on what lens and what color of glasses really trivial and they should rather spend, and rightly so, their time with patients with more severe eye problems such as blindness, infections, detachments, degenerations etc. So if that is your question, dont go to an ophthalmologist.

may Allah protect us from the need to see one. when eyes and vision is at stake, it is not pleasant.
 
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CosmicPathos said:
many non-specific symptoms. could be nothing. as i've suggested, do get a thorough full eye exam from a qualified and licensed ophthalmologist (not optometrist, neither an optician) in your area.

wsalam
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I decided to delay it as A&E is extremely busy over the weekends. All those drunken pub-goers getting into fights taking up valuable spaces at the hospital. Insha Allah will try to go in the beginning of next week.
 
جزاك الله خيرا bro Cosmic for explaining that - I've been going to an ophthalmologist for years but thought it was a fancy title lol.

Snowflake- you might want to try going to the Dudley Road Eye Hospital. Also known as City Hospital.
Much better than the new QE and they're usually pretty quick to see you!
 
Aisha said:
جزاك الله خيرا bro Cosmic for explaining that - I've been going to an ophthalmologist for years but thought it was a fancy title lol.

Snowflake- you might want to try going to the Dudley Road Eye Hospital. Also known as City Hospital.
Much better than the new QE and they're usually pretty quick to see you!
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Thanks sis. Didn't know it existed sis. It's a bit far out but probably worth it I guess. Heartlands is the pits lol.
 
It's a specialist eye clinic so I prefer it, I went there when I managed to scratch the surface of my eye (lol don't ask) and they were very efficient!
Don't know Heartlands too well, stayed in the new QE last year and it wasn't too bad unless you consider the fact that I just wanted to go home! Lol
 
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It's a specialist eye clinic so I prefer it, I went there when I managed to scratch the surface of my eye (lol don't ask) and they were very efficient!
Don't know Heartlands too well, stayed in the new QE last year and it wasn't too bad unless you consider the fact that I just wanted to go home! Lol
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Is it walk in, or do I need a referral? How's your health now ukhti? I remember you in my duas : )
 
I am not aware of UK hospitals and helthcare other than the NHS and Moorsfield hospital which is a prestigious eye care center in UK.
 
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Is it walk in, or do I need a referral? How's your health now ukhti? I remember you in my duas : )
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The emergency bit is a walk in. I could find out more info and get back to you tomorrow ان شاء الله, my ophthalmologist is now based at QE so I haven't been there in a while.

الحمد لله, I'm coping.... جزاك الله خيرا :wub: you're also in my duas.
 
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I am not aware of UK hospitals and helthcare other than the NHS and Moorsfield hospital which is a prestigious eye care center in UK.
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I thinkkk that's near London, it's always getting a mention in the keratoconus newsletter! Apparently, they have a wide range of treatments that other hospitals don't have..
 
^sis, you forgot to say if the eye centre has walk in services or do I need a referral from my GP?
 
snowflake, yes I think you'd need a referral from your GP unless you walk in to ER, then they'd triage you and could take hours there sitting and waiting and killing flies.

@aisha: I know moorsfield cuz we referred one extremely complicated case from our hospital to Moorsfield.
 
Snowflake said:
^sis, you forgot to say if the eye centre has walk in services or do I need a referral from my GP?
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I just walked into the emergency A&E bit and I didn't have to wait tooo long but it does depend on the day/time.... but it was two years ago and it's possible I'm getting mixed up.. will find out and get back to you inshaAllah. I'm tired now so I'm probably not making much sense!

And I seem to have done more than my fair share of trawling through the eye clinics of Birmingham and West Yorkshire :p
 

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