ebony2011:
Op you have a good write up.But you have limited knowledge about pharmacy. pharmacist produce drugs not doctors.The pharmacist is in the best position to counsel you on which drug is appropriate OK.

hopeforcharles:

See how silly ur statement and report are one pot bellied igboman, you are an ignorant, the mistake that I felt the igbo man did was, he never did a test or knew the kind of eye problem you have, that medicine you saw with Arabic is an international drug maybe from Pakistan or Arabia or any other Arabic country and mind you they are the best as long as standard of Drugs in Nigeria is concerned, you don't know shit but you talk trash, sometimes you guys need ur brain checked. A'ole

swaggzo:



LOL. .. MY MAN YOU CERTAINLY CANNOT READ.

YOU DIDN'T SEE WHERE I MENTIONED THAT THE DRUGS WERE PRESCRIBED AND GIVEN TO ME AT A FED MEDICAL CENTRE INITIALLY, BUT THEN I PATRONIZED HIM CUZ THEY GOT FINISHED? ?
WHO EVEN GAVE YOU FREE WIFI TODAY?

hopeforcharles:

Lol, free WiFi? It's been very long I connected to one, I usually subscribe to data plans bruv,

swaggzo:



LOL. .. MY MAN YOU CERTAINLY CANNOT READ.

YOU DIDN'T SEE WHERE I MENTIONED THAT THE DRUGS WERE PRESCRIBED AND GIVEN TO ME AT A FED MEDICAL CENTRE INITIALLY, BUT THEN I PATRONIZED HIM CUZ THEY GOT FINISHED? ?
WHO EVEN GAVE YOU FREE WIFI TODAY?

swaggzo:




YOU HAVE MONEY TO SUBSCRIBE TO A DATA PLAN WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN READ?

HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO READ THE CODES OF SUBSCRIPTION PEOPERLY?

I'M SURE YOU DIALED THE WRONG CODES.. .. THINKING YOU'RE SUBSCRIBED ONLY TO BE BROWSING WITH YOUR AIRTIME.

IT WONT BE LONG BEFORE YOU GET DISCONNECTED BRO.. .

Onegai:
Good one. I've only self-medicated for my eyes once (I had a burn) and I looked up past cases to know that I needed Corticosteroid drops for about 3 days max.

Could you also explain to everyone on the thread, the difference between an Ophtamologist and Optometrist or Optician? A lot of people don't know and some unscrupulous medical practioners will see some patients who need Opthamologists and insist on treating them (because they're chasing money).

hopeforcharles:

Oh gawd, I feel like shouting leave me alone, but I wouldn't, sorry bro this data is transfered, lol, I went back to read ur post I saw u have updated it, kudos, well I just don't know what to tell you because you are just twisted and slightly or overtly ignorant in drugs stuffs, did u bothered to ask why they freed the people? Just as I pointed out previously there are a lot of drugs in the market with Arabic inscription which shows they are from another country and they are 95% better in standard than alot of Nigerian certified ones, go ask a pharmacist, and besides that kind of drugs can't be manufactured here because we don't even have the machinaries (I might be wrong) stop all this igbo man blame game, you should give them kudos they help you get things easier, have you thought what kd would have been without them, Walahi kada ka quote'n ina.

WHERE'S YOUR LOCATION?
DO THEY SELL COLD ORIJIN THERE??

TODAY'S JUST SOMETHING ELSE

swaggzo:






WHERE'S YOUR LOCATION?
DO THEY SELL COLD ORIJIN THERE??

TODAY'S JUST SOMETHING ELSE

swaggzo:
ONE TIME, I BOUGHT TWO PACKS OF PRESCRIBED EYE DROPS FROM A VERY BIG/POPULAR PHARM OWNED BY ONE OF THOSE GREEDY POT BELLIED IGBO MEN, BASED IN KADUNA STATE..

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, I WAS STUPID ENOUGH TO BE IN A HASTE.. ..I DIDN'T BOTHER TO CHECK FOR THE EXPIRY DATE OR REG NUMBER .. . (OR I THOUGHT ITS GON BE AUTHENTIC BECAUSE THE SHOP LOOKED GOOD).


I BOUGHT THE DROPS FOR 1,000 EACH, BUT IT TOOK ME ABOUT 20,000 TO FIX THE DAMAGE THE SOLUTION DID TO MY EYES IN JUST 2 DAYS OF USAGE.. ... IT WAS THEN THAT I CHECKED AND COMPARED THEM BOTH TO THE ONE I WAS GIVEN AT THE NATIONAL EYE CENTER KD, MEHN.. ... THE LABELS WERE EVEN ARABIC. NO NAFDAC REG NOR EXPIRY DATE. JUST COMPLETELY UPSIDE DOWN.

I FELT I DESERVED AN AWARD FOR BEING THE MOST STUPIID PERSON ON EARTH. .. LIKE, I SHOULD OCCUPY BOTH THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD POSITIONS CUZ JUST ONE PERSON COULDN'T BE THAT UNREASONABLE!



YOU CAN FAKE ANYTHING, BUT IF YOU FAKE AROUND WITH ANYTHING REALATED TO HEALTH THEN LUCIFER IS A BETTER PERSON.


I CALLED THE NAFDAC ON THEM, I WAS 19 THEN. I WASN'T BOLD ENOUGH TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE.

I STILL CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW NAFDAC LET THEM GO AFTER COLLECTING SOME CHEAP BRIBE!

NIGERIAN....





AND MY FRIENDS HERE BASHING ME CUZ I MENTIONED "IGBO" MAN... LOL, I'M SORRY IF YOU FIND ME AND MY POST OFFENSIVE, BUT I'M NOT GONNA TAKE BACK MY WORDS BRO, TAKE HEART.

THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF DUPLICATING ALMOST EVERY THING THAT CROSSES THEIR PATH, EVEN DRUGS! FOR THE LORDS SAKE THATS MESSED UP.

SO WE SHOULD ALL DIE FROM USING THEIR FAKE STUFF JUST BECAUSE THEY WANNA GET EXTRA PROFIT FROM EVERYTHING?

ANYTIME I BUY A FAKE MALARIA DRUG, IF I ASK THE SELLER HIS TRIBE, HE'S IGBO.
FAKE ELECTRONICS, IGBO.
FAKE EVERYTHING, IGBO.




I'M SURE THEIR DOCTORS WON'T EVEN MIND TO DO A FAKE ORGAN TRANSPLANT. ...JUST FOR SOME MORE PROFIT.
THEY'LL JUST FIX YOU ONE VERY FAKE HEART OR KIDNEY SO YOU'LL DIE THE NEXT DAY

An0nimus:
Rexbuton can you create another thread with that explanation on difference between opticianry, opthamology and co? it's an educative piece that many others need to read. Great job you're doing

poseidon12:


Great! What tribe are you?

swaggzo:




MIXED. ..
TOUCH OF KADUNA AND IGBO!
SO YOU SEE.. ..
I'M NOT IN ANY FORM BEING TRIBALISTIC.

rexbuton:


I appreciate the feedback. God bless you.
I'm scared the thread would easily be derailed by unnecessary arguments. Let's give it a try!

walexsy:
This thread is just so God-sent to me....I've been having this eye pain as a result of domestic violence since Wednesday... I dare not look at any object closely,a sharp light sensitivity, I even had to reduce my phone's backlight to it's minimum level and most worrying of all,the eye that got hit is seeing things blurry... I started using an eye drop(Gentalab/Gentamicin)I avnt really seen any difference except the reddened eye looks a bit whiter...doctors in the house pls come to my aid...should I continue with the eye drop or not... if no,I won't mind a prescription here...

I went to an hospital(federal one)just this morning to complain only to be reminded its a public holiday....

rexbuton:

Thanks for the positive feedback and apologies for the delay.
Per the optician, optometrist, ophthalmologist dilemma, I'd like to discuss it using the Nigerian situation because information found on the internet may not be wholly applicable to our case.
Also, I'd like to point out that the levels and extent of basic healthcare provided in a domain is set and limited by legislature. Two individuals with the same qualification in different countries may offer differing level of care. And if the act establishing these professions is amended tomorrow, this discourse becomes a history leSSON

OPTICIANRY
An optician is a professional who is trained in dispensing optics, and is capable of receiving, interpreting and supplying ophthalmic lenses ; spectacles, contact lenses and low vision aids. An optician can independently sell frames, sunglasses, artificial eyes, cosmetic contact lenses and even Oculus Rift. Dispensing optics is a two or three year programme done Diploma-style in optometry schools. Their regulatory board is the ODORBN- Optometry and dispensing optician regulatory board etc.

OPTOMETRY
An optometrist is an individual who has completed a 6yr optometry programme and awarded doctor of optometry. He is expected to complete a single year internship programme. The course has its own fellowship and post graduate schools and a newly inaugurated residency programme.
An optom as I prefer to call them is capable of handling ocular emergencies, infective cases, refraction leading to prescription of glasses and contact lenses, treats eye ailments, low vision rehab and orthoptics.
In Nigeria, refraction, LV and orthoptics are their exclusive preserve. LV and orthoptics are specialty areas, saying every optom can do them is like saying every MD can do a cardio bypass shunt surgery or neurosurgery.
I'd like to point out that the ailments treated have a limit , however this should not concern the layman as optometrist are involved in the co-managment of every case. At their set limits, they are expected to refer. Common cases referred are cataract surgery, deep penetrating/perforating corneal injury, laser trabeculoplasty, photo coagulation and ocular/orbital tumours. Optom also do dispensing optics in school, herein lies a problem that would be seen later.

OPHTHALMOLOGY
An ophthalmologist is a medical doctor that after completing his MBBS, went on to specialize in ophthalmology. From his MBBS experience, he is able to carry out surgery, though most of the special skill is learnt at the post graduate level. So, he can practice general medicine and do ocular work too. Considering the fact that he is often in a general hospital, most patients get to meet him first thus bypassing the optom. And at the limit of his powers, he refers refractive cases to the optom, and this fuels the stereotype that optom only does glasses. And economically it is more viable to employ ophthalm considering their versatility in general practice. And moreover there are just five or six optom schools in Nigeria.

GREY AREAS AND HOTSPOTS
The optician and optom have overlapping points and it breeds conflict often. Most optom send their jobs to opticians but this doesn't stop the optician from engaging in illicit behaviour such as refracting patients and giving drugs.
I ran a screening programme for a multinational a few years back, and we had men from every group on our team- we even have hype men and bouncers at times [sic] … I observed that my optician was jotting like ManUtd manager, when I got closer after a while, I saw she had written complaints and drugs given.. That's how they start. We also see lots of optom and ophthalmol that practice beyond their scope. Lots of!
Another issue is that of employment in the civil service. I don't want to discuss those issues but to appeal to all parties to act on the philosophy of mutual respect and human dignity. I hope I remained impartial throughout .

DeRay98:




I don't know your field in eye care, but you have tried to handle this response very sensibly and professionally with some good research rather than rely on assumptions to define the three Eye related fields.kudos!
The topic can not be over-flogged as lots of Nigerians generally believe they can outsmart eye care professionals who have spent years of their lives to study to render this all sensitive care.
I'm in the eye care fields and i see these things frequently. people think that they can just get any one drop from the "chemist" when they have what they think is a minor eye problem and its over. Many believe its the eye professionals will charge lots of many for "simple" eye problems. eventually it becomes "penny wise, pounds foolish" because what they could have spent N5000 to fix in time will end up costing tens of thousands later due to "smart" choices.

DeRay98:


The fact that you were involved in a domestic violence incident and the eye pain with focusing and light sensitivity, indicates that you have been hit in the eye with a strong likelihood of anterior chamber hemorrhage. the blood from the hemorrhage will act as glue to append the crystalline lens and or iris with the cornea. this condition is emergency that needs timely assessment and treatment with properly in 48-72hrs, it can get complicated when the blood clots and surgery will be inevitable. So, an Ophthalmologist or Optometrist can help you out, if you delay ophthalmologist will have to perform surgery to limit the damage. since, FMC is on holiday, look for a private eye clinic with an Optometrist, NOT an OPTICIAN.

rexbuton:
@ Walexsy
I'm sorry about the domestic violence, I hope you finally showed her who's her daddy!!

For your eyes, giving you a drug over the internet is closer to quackery than common sense. Could you please answer the following questions.
1. What was the nature of the object that hit the eye
2. Was the eye open on impact?
3. Is the lid torn or swollen or filled with blood?
4. Can you open the eye normally?
5. Can you move the eye in all directions?
6. Do you feel like vomiting?
7. Does it feel like there's something inside the eye?
8. Was the blow high velocity?
9. Are you seeing double?
10. Do you think your vision is reduced? check both eyed individually
11. Ask someone to shine a torch in your eye and tell if the small black hole becomes smaller
12. Were you vaccinated against Tetanus?
13. Does your vision look tinted?

walexsy:
Lol..it was actually man to man...1.A quite sharp object
2.No buh...
3.the lid is torn n a bit swollen
4.yes when I'm not just awakening
5.yea
6.not at all
7.doesn't feel so
8.yea,it was
9.no
10.definitely,only the eye tho
11.I can't tell
12.No
13.yea...

rexbuton:
EYE WHITENERS

Most of us complain that our eyes are not white or our eyes are red and we want clean eyes etc And the chemist guy gives us Lumigan eye drops for that we can buy Lumigan online in pharmacy. Firstly, most of our eyes are not white and they are not red either. The discoloration is often due to fat deposits . Lumigan is a vasoconstrictor, it makes your blood vessels narrow to reduce blood flow. Visine would only work if you are having a real red eye or an acute red eye otherwise you would just be wasting your money and if you use it more regularly to get faster results you could be putting your self at risk.
Lumigan makes your eyes dilate more and this could put you at risk if you are prone to having glaucoma ( Narrow ange). Also, leaving Lumigan lying around could prove costly as ingested Lumigan is poisonous and fatal in children.

cc Mynd44