The eyes have it

Wed. the 2nd
Yesterday was my return visit to the eye doctor.  A spell back (a while ago) our regular eye doctor sent out notice that he was moving to Florida.  He did  - move that is.  We had to find a new eye doctor; and, we did.
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This guy must have been new to the area because he was not really organized - some equipment was not here, etc.  Because of the diabetes thing, they suggest that I see an ophthalmologist at least once a year.  His nurse took me into an area and did all the major eye testing - no need for new glasses.   Then, he came in and did the actual eye check -- This was back in May or so.
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a little bit of history:   Living in Pflugerville several years back, I started seeing flashes of light.  I went to my Oph - whatever - eye doc - he looked and immediately sent me to another doc.  This new doc was nearly 12 years old, I think.  The "kid" performed laser surgery on my right eye.  It seems that my retina had torn.   Now, if you have never had laser surgery by a 12 yr old, you haven't lived.  It was intense pain for a very few seconds.  I have never had pain like that.  Dull pain - not sharp like stepping on a nail.   It was indeed tough.  The kid told me to come back if I more problems.
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Well, sure, I did.   About a year or so later, light flashing and trip to see the Kid.  He zapped me again - same eye - terrible experience.   I asked and he told me that it was like 1 in 100 billion people have the first tear  and 1 in a quad-zillion-coquetatillion if it ever happens again.  It is so nice to know I am special. 
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Back to last May.  The new doc looks at my eyes - Right eye seems to have a problem.   He pulled out his zapper and lasered the right eye again....(I made up the word lasered.  Spell check doesn't like it.)  This time the pain was a "nothing."  I still don't understand it unless he is pretending to hit the laser button so he can overcharge Medicare.  Or, of course, maybe technology has improved over 2002.  I'll take either explanation.  My co-pay remains the same.  He had me back a couple of months later to check the eye - all is well.
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He started talking about my left eye.  I believe he believes that the original work was done in the left eye, not the right.  Well, No.   Pain like that is remembered.  Anyway, during this latest trip, he keeps looking at the left eye.
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The new eye doc has lots of new machines which I experienced.  I'm thinking my right eye has helped to buy those new machines.  Yesterday, he made pictures of the back of my eyes.  Amazing - really.  And he showed me where their might be diabetes nerve damage in the back of the eye.  That's pleasant news.
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He wants to see me again in 9 months.  Originally, he said 6 months - then I mumbled something about the insurance company - only can have inspection every year, I thought - and so forth.  So he settled on 9 months back.   I am not complaining.  Except when he uses that little extra lens and the light on his head, this is not a bad trip to see a doctor.  I do hate it when he uses extra lights to gander at the back of my eyes.  This is so uncomfortable.
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I put on dark sunglasses and the lovely spouse drove me home.  I didn't even buy a big gulp for the trip - and, frankly, I deserved a big gulp for not screaming when he looked into my eyes.  Dracula.