Haven't been to a NO, but I have been to a glaucoma specialist, and have often had to go to Wills Eye Hospital for a day-long battery of tests. In my case, I was a glaucoma suspect from the age of 29 on. The tests I had were: Visual field--I'm sure you've probably already had this, given what you describe are your problems, but I wouldn't be surprised if they repeat the test to see if there's any change. It's the test where you sit in front of a large white bowl-like thing, staring at the black dot in front of you, and when you see a dot of light anywhere in the 'bowl', you click a clicker. It tests for how much vision you have or have lost. Hourly pressure checks--no big deal, you know what that's like--they give you the anesthetising drops, then touch your eyeball with the 'blue light'. They do like to test over the course of a day, because your pressures can vary at different times of the day. Extensive color testing--they would give me trays of 25 color chips and I'd have to put them in order. There were 6 trays, I'd have to do one at a time, and there was a time limit. One tray would be just shades of green (yellow-green to blue-green), another would be shades of blue, or yellow, or purple, etc. The reason is that glaucoma can affect color vision. Corneal thickness measure. Takes only seconds, is painless, but should ALWAYS be done when glaucoma is a possibility (but not all opthalmologists do this very vital test). I'm not sure, though, how having had cataract surgery might affect this. I never had this test until about 10 years ago. What a relief it was! Turns out, my corneas are so thick, they're off the chart--that was why I've had high pressure readings for over 30 years. Photos--record the exact state of your optic nerve so your drs can share that information with each other, AND so that future photos can be checked for changes. Generally, for photos, they dilate your eyes with several doses of those dilating drops (more than for a regular exam), and then take pictures of the inside of your eye. It's a bit annoying to have a flash going off into your dilated eye, but not painful or really even uncomfortable. There have been a few other tests they've tossed in over the years, as well. Again--I don't know if that's especially helpful, not knowing what your specialist has scheduled. But I'd add that generally when you go to something like that, you won't be having tests for the whole time most likely. There's always some downtime between things, while you wait your 'turn' on the next machine. And part of why they scheduled 4 hours may be so they can to pressure checks at intervals. I'd tuck a book or some sewing into your purse. If you do have questions or need a second opinion, and it's at all possible, I'd highly recommend Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. They're really the best place to go for anything regarding your eyes. I'm so lucky to live in this area--where almost all the eye drs have trained there, and are associated with the hospital. Even if it's too far out of your geographical area to visit, you might want to check out their website--there's a great deal of patient info, and sometimes they even have online chats where you can talk to some of their world-renowned specialists about your own situation. Best of luck to you--let us know how you do, and what your exam actually included.

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