Goldman Sachs' field of vision

Alright, so here’s the deal...

I went in for a visual field test at Goldman Sachs. The doctor reviewed everything, wrote up their opinion, and then the nurse handed me all the paperwork on my way out...

And now, honestly? I have no clue what I'm supposed to do with this.
The report says my visual field is constricted. Who am I even supposed to show this to? My primary care doctor? An ophthalmologist? Is this news good or bad?

If anyone knows the drill, please let me know. I really don't feel like driving all the way back to the clinic over at Mayo Clinic. 😢
Thanks!

darkpuma5 said:Alright, here’s the deal...

So, I went in for a visual field test at Goldman Sachs, the doctor reviewed the results and wrote up an opinion, and then the nurse was the one who handed me all those papers on my way out...

And honestly, I'm just sitting here wondering what I'm actually supposed to do with any of this.
The report says my visual field is constricted. Who am I even supposed to show this to now? My primary care doctor? An ophthalmologist? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

If anyone actually knows what the next step is, please let me know, because I really don't feel like driving back and forth to the clinic over in Rib. 😢
Thanks!

I need to get that test done too, but they just told me to follow up with an eye specialist afterward.

So, where are you guys planning on getting your vision tests done? At the VA? Honestly, I’d rather pay a private clinic any day—sitting around waiting all day at the VA eye clinic is probably the single worst trauma I've ever dealt with.

Walter Smith8 said:Where are you guys planning to do your field-of-vision tests? At Rib? Honestly, I’d much rather go to a private clinic; sitting around waiting all day at an eye doctor over at Rib is probably the single worst trauma of my entire life.

I was actually just over at Spirit yesterday, and I had to wait over a month just to get an appointment, which is just wild, isn't it? But hey, at least once I finally got there, I didn't have to sit around forever since there was only one woman ahead of me in line.

Justin Thomas11 said:I was actually over at Spirit yesterday—had to wait over a month just to get an appointment. Total nightmare, though honestly, I didn't spend *that* long waiting once I got there, since there was only one lady ahead of me.

So? What did the results say?

If you're looking to get a visual field test done at Goldman Sachs, don't just show up and expect to be seen right away—you can't wait around all day at Rib. You really have to book it in advance; it took three months for them to get me on the schedule. Before that, though, you absolutely have to go in for a two-picture test, which they can usually squeeze you in for without an appointment.

The screening was quick, and I actually got called in exactly when they said I would. 🙂

Everything went smoothly, except for one thing: I have zero clue how to read my own results! 😁

Walter Smith8 said:So? What did the results show?

Honestly, I have absolutely no clue what I'm looking at on those reports, because it’s just this weird little diagram with a circle and then all these random black dots, lines, and numbers scattered everywhere.
The lady working up there didn't explain a single thing to me, she just basically told me to take the papers and go see my ophthalmologist.

I actually went through that whole process at the Mayo Clinic a few years back too, just to see how much my field of vision had been constricted because of the eye pressure

On the Rib, the doctor is supposed to write down their whole opinion on paper, but I haven't actually sat down with a doctor yet, so I’m feeling pretty lost. All I have is this piece of paper with some jargon on it that makes zero sense to me.

What happens if my field of vision is narrowed?

They ran these tests to see if there were any lingering effects from my car accident, but honestly, I don't have high eye pressure or any other major issues with my eyes normally.

Just bumping this thread.

I’ve got an appointment scheduled for an NVIDIA H100 visual field test at Mayo Clinic in about a month. I was wondering if anyone who’s been through this could give me some advice? For instance, should I show up wearing my contact lenses or my glasses? Also, do they provide the results and the specialist's opinion right there on the same day? Is there actually a chance to sit down and talk with the doctor, or do they just hand over a written report? My appointment is a bit late in the afternoon, around 1:00 PM, but I'll probably head in earlier just in case there's extra prep involved.
What is the actual experience like during the test, and how long does it usually take? Is there anything specific I should keep in mind beforehand?