by Ashleigh Kernohan
So you’ve tried everything. You’ve blinked about four hundred times, you’ve rubbed with a tissue and you’ve gone to town with that rough part of your sleeve but it’s no use. You’ve definitely got something stuck in your eye.
If you were to wake up tomorrow with this particular problem, then the best course of action may vary depending on where you happen to be. If you are in Newcastle there is a walk in hospital eye clinic which you can attend. In Manchester you would attend your GP who would send you to an accredited optometrist who may help you in their practice or then refer you to hospital depending on your problem. If you were to travel north to Aberdeen then it is possible to be referred from one optometrist to a different optometrist with a local protocol to give medications, who may still refer you to hospital depending on your problem. One could be forgiven for being confused about what to do in this situation, particularly as you are trying to navigate this pathway with one eye. Continue reading “On a scale of one to ten, how badly does it hurt? Valuing acute and painful health states”