Have you had your macular checked? Please do...

[Olive]

I had my macular checked today for the first time whilst having my routine eye check..left eye is fine but my right eye already has some changes to it, I need it photographed yearly from now on to monitor changes, so please if you haven't had it done, go do it. I go to OPSM and they charge $30 to have it checked but I'm sure Spec Savers dont charge.

[~me~]

Very important..excellent reminder Olive.
Specsavers will do a full check and yes they check the macular and Bulk Bill.

[Traveller]

how do they check the macular? Is it when they blow puffs of air into the eye and photograph the back of it?

[briggsy's girl]

i didn't get any puffs of air into my eyes Trav - but he did take photos. so at least they have a base picture to monitor later on. even though mine was clear in December, I have family history of pretty much everything that could go wrong with eyes going wrong somewhere, so i'm not too phased at paying $30 every 12 months to have it monitored... i also have visual field tests every 2 years and glaucoma pressure tests every 12 months. same deal. i'd rather be overcautious where vision is concerned...

[Traveller]

I go for an annual test at specsavers and I think they check the macular but not sure, I'll ask next time I am in there

[Olive]

Yeah no air just a big flash and picture taken! Looks cool on the screen! He's going to put the images onto a disk for me.

[Calluna]

My mother in law has macular degeneration. She gets accupuncture at least once a year in America to treat it. She notices a marked improvement after treatment and has, in the last few months, discovered the only acupuncturist in bris (possibly qld) that treats it.

If anyone wants his details pm me.