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CW: My lived experience with ophthalmologists while legally blind. Medical details.
RE: https://disabled.social/@tomkindlon/117134288892873004
When my contract was not renewed and I needed #ObamaCare, I looked at the list of in-network #ophthalmologists with my new #insurance. Some of the listings had the dates that doctors graduated. I found the earliest date listed and scheduled my appointment.
She went to school with my former #ophthalmologist, and actually listened to me about my #eyes.
There are two specific things that doctors need to understand about my eyes in order to appropriately advise me, and they are due to my medical history.
Below is a brief #history of my eyes and vision, including all of the everything.
There are two tests for #legal #blindness.
1) Having a best-corrected #visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye. If, with the best eyeglasses on contact lenses, you can only read the E at the top of the eye chart, you are legally blind in the #US.
2) Having a visual field of 20° or less. This means you can only see straight ahead, and you have to track movement by turning your head. I am here.
Now for my deets:
I'm bilaterally aphakic, meaning neither eye has a lens. This is a post-surgical condition, as outlined below. At the time of the surgery, there was no idea that implantable lenses would exist. This was not a bad outcome or medical malpractice.
I was born with #cataracts in both eyes. My body has no clue how to grow clear lenses. Because I'm old, I didn't have my first eye surgeries until I was three. Doctors were afraid to operate on infants in the early 1960s, and one of my classmates in kindergarten had a heart issue.
I also had surgeries when I was eight, and eleven or twelve. I don't know what the actual goal was for these operations, but they weren't really helpful.
When I was sixteen, I had a new kind of #laser #surgery in #Minneapolis. In separate surgeries, doctors basically zapped the lenses and their structures in each eye.
There is currently nowhere to attach a lens implant in either eye. My corneas are so thick from all my surgeries that Lasik is not an option, either. My vision is the best it will ever be, and most of the time, I'm okay with it.
When an ophthalmologist measures intraocular pressure (this is the test for #glaucoma), there is a chart that shows how to adjust the reading to account for corneal thickness. Many ophthalmologists don't realize that corneas can be thicker than what is shown on the chart, and assume my pressure is higher than it actually is. They then #misdiagnose me with glaucoma and prescribe #eyedrops that I do not need, and #schedule additional appointments that require me to pay a #copay because they're specialists.
My corrected acuity is 20/50, but with caveats. I can legally drive in #Texas, so long as I don't exceed 45 mph and avoid #expressways.
I have a "good" eye and a "helper" eye. The helper eye can only be corrected to 20/200, but if it isn't receiving light, my brain freaks out and thinks my good eye is on its own. I have such intense nystagmus (my eye involuntarally jostles around to try to see better), that it severely reduces my acuity.
So, instead of using the regular device for covering one eye, I need to use a translucent device for the "cover one eye" part of the exam. If they don't honor this when determining the prescription for my eyeglasses, the glasses won't function correctively or correctly.
When doctors and their assistants do not listen to me about my thick corneas and need for a blurrer rather than a blocker, they also add inaccurate information to my medical records. This directly interferes with my life.
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Hey, y’all remember last year when I went to the ER cause we thought I was having a stroke cause of the double vision? And it turned out to be a bacterial infection in my optic / cranial nerves, and the culprit was ultimately determined to be contaminated eye drops? Save yourself the hospital stay, and throw away any bottles of Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief.
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I have to put eyedrops in three times a day- you would think that I would be good at putting eyedrops in by now. Nope. I still miss at least twice before I get it close enough to actually get into my eye. Any tips? #eyes #eyedrops #chronicillness #help
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2.5 million bottles of eye drops recalled
FDA report:
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=220940News story with more human friendly info:
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/2-5m-prescription-eye-drop-bottles-recalled/ -
K.C. Pharmaceuticals Recalls Over 3 Million Eye Drop Bottles Due to Sterility Concerns
📰 Original title: Massive eye drop recall reflects ongoing issues with manufacturing and FDA inspection
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/k-c-pharmaceuticals-recalls-over-3-million-eye-drop-bottles-due-to-sterility-concerns/?redirpost=edaffd85-7bf0-47d0-9639-83e2600b235f
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Eyedrop chat (game-changer for getting them in!)
I've just gone back on drops, but I am truly shite at getting them in. Like, wasting 3-4 drops every time, multiple times a day.
This week I've been trying a 'Magic Touch' drop helper, where you put the drop on a thimble-like thing on top of your finger and then just pop it in.
And ohmygod it's actually fantastic. Like, it works every freaking time. So yeah, if you are also shite at drops then I recommend.
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“The affected Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF, Single Vials On-the-Go, 25 count is limited to lot number 10101, expiration date 2025/09. The product can be identified by the green and pink carton design, presence of “Systane” and “ULTRA PF” brand names on the front of the carton, and the “25 vials” package size”
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“The FDA announced that Alcon Laboratories was voluntarily recalling one lot of Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF, Single Vials On-the-Go following a consumer complaint of ‘foreign material observed inside a sealed single use vial.’ Alcon determined the material to be "fungal in nature," according to the recall alert.”
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/nation-world/eye-drop-recall-systane-lubricant-eye-drops-ultra-pf/507-2c4a31e7-bf48-41a4-bc40-974753c06a0a
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Newsweek: Pet Owners Warned to Watch for Concerning Behavior #dogs . Don't use contaminated #eyedrops
https://www.newsweek.com/pet-owners-warned-watch-concerning-behavior-1879624 -
#EyeOintments sold nationwide recalled due to infection risk
Story by Kate Gibson
February 26, 2024"Multiple brands of lubricant eye ointments are being recalled due to a risk of infection after federal inspectors found unsterile conditions at the Indian plant where the products were manufactured.
"The recall by Brassica Pharma Pvt. in Thane, a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, comes after a deadly outbreak last year of #EyeInfections linked to artificial tears made by another Indian firm.
"Sold nationwide by retailers including #CVS Health and #Walmart, the latest recall involves four products by brands #Equate, #CVSHealth and #AACEPharmaceuticals, according to the notice posted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"All have expiration dates starting April 2024 and running through September 2025. The recalled products include:
- Equate Lubricant Eye Ointment in a 3.5-gram tube, packaged in box with UPC code: 681131395298.
- Equate Style Lubricant Eye Ointment in a 3.5-gram tube in box with UPC code: 681131395304.
- CVS Health Lubricant Eye Ointment in a 3.5-gram tube in box with UPC code: 050428634141.
- #LubricantPM Ointment in a 3.5 gram tube, sold in box with UPC code: 371406124356."People should stop using the recalled eye ointments and can return them to the place of purchase. Those with questions can call 1-833-225-9564 or [email protected].
"#EzriCare artificial tears were among the brands recalled last year by #DelsamPharma of #ChennaiIndia, as health officials identified 81 people in 18 states as suffering from infections, with four #deaths and multiple cases of #VisionLoss reported.
"In January, the #FDA warned against copycat #EyeDrops because of the risk of infection."
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Every homeopathic eye drop should be pulled off the market, FDA says - Enlarge (credit: Getty | UniversalImagesGroup)
This year has b... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1990624 #homeopathic #infection #eyedrops #science #health #vision #fda
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Would you rather use eye drops made of vinegar or toilet paper made from sandpaper? 😬
#CriticalQuestions #Quiz #PubQuiz #EyeDrops #Vinegar #ToiletPaper #TP #Sandpaper #StayHome #StaySafe #StayHomeStaySafe
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No one told me that, as I'm #MiddleAged, #EyeDrops would become a daily concern. And lid hygiene? #WTF
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Just did #sanaga eye drops, super powerful and very potent.
It's had to start but once you make the decision to put them in you're on a one way ticket to pain, breathing, then relief.
It sure makes you feel powerful after though.
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Barefoot workers, bacteria found at factory that made big-brand eye drops - Enlarge / Eye drop over woman's eye. (credit: Getty | AGF)
Th... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1984986 #contamination #fdainspection #manufacturing #sterility #barefoot #eyedrops #science #riteaid #walmart #health #target #cvs #fda
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Dangerous eye drops
Beware of store brands so near
Vision may be lost#eyedrops #fda #visionloss #storebrands #haiku #poetry
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/30/health/fda-eye-drops-infection-risk/index.html
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FDA warns consumers not to purchase or use certain eye drops from several major brands due to risk of eye infection
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-warns-consumers-not-purchase-or-use-certain-eye-drops-several-major-brands-due-risk-eye#eyedrops
#eyedrops #DryEyes
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Dropping eye drops into my right eye: I do it like a champ. I almost always hit my eye. No problem.
Dropping eye drops into my left eye: [Sneezes...] "Holy cow! I just emptied the whole bottle into my nostril!!! 😱 "
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Eye drops containing drug-resistant bacteria have killed multiple people in the US.
#psa #outbreak #eyedropsOne more dead in horrific eye drop outbreak that now spans 18 states | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/05/4th-death-in-eye-drop-outbreak-now-81-cases-14-blinded-and-4-lost-eyeballs/
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PSA: do not buy #EzriCare #EyeDrops, #Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears or Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Ointment.
If you own them, stop use immediately. They are linked to blindness and death.
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One more dead in horrific eye drop outbreak that now spans 18 states - Enlarge (credit: Getty | UniversalImagesGroup)
Another person ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1940772 #pseudomonasaeruginosa #drugresistance #eyeinfection #globalpharma #vim-ges-crpa #blindness #bacteria #eyedrops #ezricare #outbreak #science #health #delsam #death #cdc #fda
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The FDA would like to remind you not to put amniotic fluid in your eyes - Enlarge / An inflamed eye. (credit: Getty | BSIP)
For a sinist... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1933418 #drugregulation #amnioticfluid #m2biologics #regener-eye #ophthalmo #eyedrops #science #dryeye #fda
