How It Feels
There normally is no discomfort involved
with a slit lamp examination.
Dilating drops may make your eyes
sting and cause a medicine taste in your mouth. You will have trouble
focusing your eyes for up to 12 hours after your eyes have been dilated. Your
distance vision usually is not affected as much as your near vision, though
your eyes may be very sensitive to light. Do not drive for several hours after
your eyes have been dilated. Wearing sunglasses may make you more comfortable
until the effect of the drops wears off.
Anesthetic drops usually
wear off in about 30 minutes.