I mistakenly made an appointment with Pearson Eye Group because they are in the same mall as Visionworks (the office I had used 3 years prior) So I arrive at Visionworks. Quickly we figure out that I've made my appointment with Pearson and not them. Prepared to just forgo my appointment with Pearson and make a new appointment with Visionworks, I inform them the reason for my visit (Glaucoma check) and ask them if they have my old records to compare my next visit with. Thier answer: "We have you on file but your records are in storage". I'm not sure what that means. Are they still using manilla folders and file cabinets? Do they have a unit at Uncle Bob's Storage? Quickly I realize I want to keep my appointment with Pearson. So I appolgize for the interuption and ask them where Pearson EyeCare is. The "wrong" Optometrist ended up being the "right" one. I don't have insurance and the price for a full exam was extremely reasonable. My family is predisposed to Glaucoma and Diabetes and I fear blindness more than death itself. Dr. Hagstrom picked up on this, and explained every test (and the results) AND...Even though I had my retinal scan done (which was probably more than adequate) she also dialated my pupils and inspected each eye herself. Long story ... L O N G E R ... I get home thinking my eye pressure was in the 90 range as that was the readings I got off one of the tests. Through google I learned that 20 was a normal pressure. A tad bit panicked I called late Friday and left a message asking for clarification. Dr. Hagstrom called me herself the following morning (a Saturday) and put me at ease and explained that the readings of "90" that I remebered were another unit of measurement for a different kind of test. She gave me my eye pressure readings and they were in fact 20 in each eye (which is normal yay!)
So yeah. I'll be back in a year for my Glaucoma check.
Thankyou!