I was unwell yesterday so I went to the doctor. In addition to the pain I was suffering, I asked the doctor about the flashes of light I see recently on the left side.

I was unsure if it was something I should be worried about. I mean it started 2 weeks ago. I started seeing flashes on the left side once a while. When I mention this to the doctor, I was told to go immediately to the specialist for further examination.

So today I was all dressed up for work and left for NUH before school. After registration, I had to take a vision test. The normal one where we read the numbers and letters. Then I had a eye pressure test. I was shock when the machine blew air into my eye. I was so quick to close my eye I had to redo it again. SOB~~~

When I finally got to see the doctor, she did a check on my eye with a machine that reflect light into my eye. Torturous to have light shine into your eyes. She said on the surface it looks fine but just to be sure, she wants to look behind the pupil so I have tto have my eyes dilated.

I was send outside the room where the nurse drop 2 different eye drops into my eye. I felt my eyes swell up slowly. That's when my vision started to blur. I was told that is normal. I will get blur vision for about 6 hours. HORRIFIED! How am I to teach?

Anyway after sitting outside for half an hour, I was sent in again for the doctor to look into my eye. I sit by the same machine. She say I'm alright. Then she walked over to the next door Professor and send me over. They wore a helmet with a headlight and eye scanner sort of headgear and made me look at various direction while light shone right into my eye.

It was horrid. I realised that after my eyes were dilate, I was sensitive to light. I was given a MC as the sun is now too sensitive for me.

I took a cab home. As the sun shone into the cab, I couldn't open my eyes. I have never felt I wanted a sun glasses so much in my life. I covered my face to block out the light and I think the cab driver might have thought I was mad.

Anyway, the doctors couldnt find a reason to why I see flashes of light. I'm to go for another check up 1 month later. However, if I see floaters of vein like lines, I'm to go back immediately.

It seems flashes of light and floaters together are sort of warning signs for something more serious. I'm now praying the flashes will go away. I don't want to go through the whole process again.