I hadn't had an eye exam in a couple of years, and my doctor has recommended once a year. I made an appointment at the UC Berkeley Optometry Center and showed up at the appointed hour.
To show the eye charts, they now use a flat screen connected to a Windows computer instead of a projector. In the middle of the exam the screen saver kicked in and the screen went black! I just started laughing. The intern was relieved that I found it funny instead of vexing. I actually looked at her computer to see if I could fix it. The screen saver interval was locked down, however, so I left it up to her and their IT department.
They decided to take pictures of the insides of my eyes. It added a little to the fee, but (after I asked) they said they could email the pictures to me. To take the pictures, they had a device made by Canon with a digital camera back (that was then connected to a computer). They tried a couple of times, but couldn't get the picture to show up on the computer. They then called the tech guy. He just unplugged the camera from the computer, plugged it back in, turned off the camera and the device and turned them both back on. And it all worked.
I could have done that!
Monday, July 27, 2009
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