Dr. David Kisling is a VSP doctor practicing in Fort Collins, CO.
Dr. David Kisling, a VSP network doctor, returns for his second guest blog. Today’s post addresses one of the most challenging portions of an eye exam—dilation of your eyes.
Does an hour appointment with your optometrist turn into a full day of discomfort due to the pupil dilation? Have you wondered why you have to endure this glaring assault on your eyes? If you have ever tried looking through a peephole in your front door to see if it is a friend or foe knocking on the door, you have some idea of the difficulty of looking inside an eye. You have to get very close to the tiny peephole, squeeze one eye shut, and even then you have a very limited view. Think how much easier it the would be if there were holes for both eyes the size of a silver dollar! When examining the retina, the tissue lining the back of your eye, having the equivalent of a silver dollar size opening allows a much more thorough check of your eye health.