Sarah Howard
Sarah Howard (nee Tackett) has dedicated her career to supporting the T1D community ever since she was diagnosed with T1D while in college in May 2013. Since then, she has worked for various diabetes organizations, focusing on research, advocacy, and community-building efforts for people with T1D and their loved ones. Sarah is currently the Senior Manager of Marketing at T1D Exchange.
Sarah and her husband live in NYC with their cat Gracie. In her spare time, she enjoys doing comedy, taking dance classes, visiting art museums, and exploring different neighborhoods in NYC.
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How many times in 2020 did you get a dilated eye exam (involving eye drops) with an optometrist or ophthalmologist? Cancel reply
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Only one eye dilates any more. Tough for the ophthalmologist, but I still see and drive. First fluorescene treatment and laser treatment was in 1976. Keep vigilant and do the exam with regularity. 💪⛄🌄(ʘᴗʘ✿). (人 •͈ᴗ•͈). ( ꈍᴗꈍ)
Every single month, but not due to Retinopathy. I was diagnosed last year with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
I’ve had an annual dilated eye exam with a retina specialist for the past fifteen plus years.
I said 0, because a) it hasn’t happened yet and b) it won’t be a dilated eye exam. I called to schedule it a couple months ago and was told they don’t need to dilate my eyes anymore because they have a new camera. So when it comes up I’ll go in to the hospital for the photos and then have a telehealth appointment with my ophthalmologist later in the day.
Usually once a year but other times this year because because I had cataract surgery in both eyes.
I’m waiting until it is safer to go into waiting rooms filled with older, vulnerable people, have rescheduled in the new year.
Mostly I just go once a year. This year I had some cluster ocular migraines that The ophthalmologist wanted to rule out eye issues – turns out it was a brain issue.
I usually go once a year. I was due in October, but my endo said since I was all clear last year, I should wait until spring. She didn’t say specifically, but I had the impression it was because of Covid. I’ve always had dilation, but a guy a work with said his eye doctor could do it without that. I am going to ask about it. I have always gone at the end of the day, but last year they had a cancellation the next morning and I took it. Big mistake, I forgot about dilation. It was really tough working the rest of the day.
I had four this past year because my ophthalmologist thought he saw something new in my good eye. So I saw my retinal ophthalmologist once, regular ophthalmologist twice and and optometrist once for new glasses.
I see my retina specialist every 8 weeks for injections to battle diabetic retinopathy. Each visit involves a dilated pupil exam and retinal scans.
Decided to keep my Retinologist safe and wait until after Vaccination for a visit.
I get really cool pictures taken of my eyes once a year by my optometrist, the pictures are sent to my endo ( my endo and eyeclinic share an office. Its a whole diabetes hub: endos, eyeclinic, foot doc, pharmacist, weight management center).
Last October I went to the Eye Institute for my yearly visit and was diagnosed with mild nonproliferative retinopathy of both eyes without macular edema. I usually receive a call from them every year to make an appointment. This question was a good reminder to do so.
Deferred this year due to COVID-19.
I go twice a year due to the fact I was born blind in my left eye (retinal damage before birth). I’m getting a starburst cataract in the good eye after 55 years with T1D, but it not ripe enough to remove at this point in time. Cataracts are hereditary in my family and I have no diabetic-related disease in my eyes at this point in time! 🙂