I'm so sorry that happened.

I once freaked out having my eyes checked. I got in this little dark room with this man so close to my face and had a panic attack. I just wanted OUT of that room. Plus they dilated my pupils, and for some reason that sent me through the roof. I just started answering whatever to the "better, worse" questions to get it over with.

I got glasses that were all wrong and had to just take them back and try again another time.

I hope that the study will help you, and it sounds like you did something that was really hard to do but you made it!