Dilations

Went to the eye doctor today. For the first time…ever? I know I’ve been to “check for lisch nodules,” but never to actually check my eyes.

They’re pretty good. Doc said I could get glasses if I felt like I needed them, but I’m right on the edge. It’s more of a prescription of nuisance, she said.

I did have to get my eyes dilated, though. Now that’s a weird thing. Wait, speaking of weird things, the air puff? Yeah, weird. Scared me. Made my palms sweat.

I also got to do this thing, “think of it as a video game,” where I had to click a little joy stick when I saw a little flashing light. I had that same nervousness I had when they did the hearing screening at school. Wait? was that a beep? Should I raise my hand? What if I raise it when there’s not really a sound and then they think I’m crazy? What if I miss one because I sneezed and then they think I can’t hear? … Same thing today. Was that a flash? Wait. I think I missed one. Will they think I need glasses? Wait. She talked and I missed one…

Back to the dilation. She put the burning stuff in my eye and then said I could go read in the waiting room. I was able to totally complete the People magazine crossword puzzle and then things got really blurry up close. I felt like my dad, putting things as far out as I could in order to read it. All I could do was sit there. Talked to the receptionist some.

I came home and turned off all the lights. My eyes and head still hurt a little bit.

Here’s my eye, all dilated and stuff.

Yes, dilated and red.