Hi Lynn,

I had my eyes tested and everything was pretty normal except for a slight forming of cataracts, which he said was normal for my age. My dad had cataract surgery in his late 60s or early 70s so I suspect I'll need that someday. I've never had optic neuritis but sometimes I get pain in my left eye that comes and goes.

Here in the USA (at least in Illinois) the medicine manufacturer has contracted with a visiting physician organization that comes out to do all of the other testing, then they send a doctor and technician to give an EKG on the day for the first dose and stay here to observe for six hours to make sure there is no bad reaction to the medicine. The thing they watch for the most is a slowing of the heart rate to a dangerously low level. My heart rate is usually in the 70s though so hopefully that won't be an issue.