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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / July 2004glasses questions
Hi Who here uses polarized glasses specifically for epilepsy? Are they for indoor and outdoor? How about tints? Do they help? Ive read various articles and such on the net. Im dont think Im photosensitive but I have had problems to varying degrees in the past outdoors on very bright days and of course at my computer (maybe the TV as well but Im not sure since I dont watch alot of it). Its about time for me to get examined again for a new perscription anyways as its been about 7 years and I know my eyesight has deteriated some. I might get tint and polarization anyways but Im curious how many people do so for epilepsy. Thanks all :-) > Hi > > Who here uses polarized glasses specifically for epilepsy? I used to use them but don't anymore unless I'm driving.. > Are they for > indoor and outdoor? I used to wear them indoors at the computer, but that was annoying. Also tried a monitor glare shield, but the screen was too dark. This computer has an LCD monitor now and no problems at all with it. The display is a little darker than a standard monitor, but there is also no glare from the window behind my chair reflecting off the monitor. > How about tints? Do they help? There was a point when I wore tinted glasses for a few years, but I don't recall if they helped. Back then I didn't know I had epilepsy anyway. > Ive read various > articles and such on the net. Im dont think Im photosensitive but I have [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > has deteriated some. I might get tint and polarization anyways but Im > curious how many people do so for epilepsy. Personally, I'd rather go without any tints and just use clip-ons or use a pair of prescription sunglasses. Things are just too dark, colors are distorted, and so on with tints or sunglasses. One of my distant cousins had her first and second seizure while operating a riding lawn mower believed by her to be caused by the flicker effect (trees). The things I noticed about being outdoors is that my own hair blowing in the breeze bothered me. I keep my bangs short and that helps. If I drive or am a passenger, I don't like flicking shadows from trees. I've tried wearing a baseball cap a few times but that didn't work for reducing flickering because you can see it through peripheral vision. The stuff I've noticed is shiny stuff, anything moving (including heavy duty reading), busy patterns, and intense color contrasts have annoyed my brain. Sometimes I would take my glasses off on purpose just to blur my surroundings. Barb > Thanks all :-) > > Hi > > [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > > Thanks all :-) I just have regular glasses for nearsightedness, but I find when I wear them outdoors, the surroundings seem too intense for my brain to handle, especially moving objects. I had a seizure while wearing them outside one night, so now I only wear them indoors. > > > Hi > > > [quoted text clipped - 62 lines] > especially moving objects. I had a seizure while wearing them outside one > night, so now I only wear them indoors. That makes sense to me. I wonder how many other people have noticed this visual thing. I try not to drive at night (no street lights were I live) in the winter because if it snows, my brain doesn't like it at all. If anyone else reads this and has noticed particular visual acuity things going on, can you pop in here and tell us what you've noticed about this subject? Barb > That makes sense to me. I wonder how many other people have noticed > this visual thing. I try not to drive at night (no street lights were > I live) in the winter because if it snows, my brain doesn't like it at > all. My eyes are pretty sensitive to those bright headlights on cars nowdays, and of course I never wore sunglasses at night (please no singing of that 80s song). What does snow do? I tried out some polarized glasses today (non perscription). Everything was very burry of course, but I could see much easier. > I wonder how many other people have noticed this visual > thing. I try not to drive at night (no street lights were I live) in the winter [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Barb Much of the time since this "mess" of "episodes" began for me about nine months ago, I find it hard to walk comfortably through narrow spaces ((like doors, between people), particularly if people are nearby (as in a mall) and moving rapidly. When I'm particularly sensitive to this, the nearby motion in my wide field of view "sets me off". Very "graphic" visuals occupying my field of view (with very simple, strong shapes of high contrast) can also do it (along with many other things, unfortunately...). --DR Barb wrote: >If anyone else reads this and has noticed >particular visual acuity things going on, can >you pop in here and tell us what you've >noticed about this subject? I wear glasses, like some of the people here mentioned. I have noticed light can seem to intense (or too bright). It never bothered me that much before, but has been worse since I started having seizures - could be meds though - who knows? This happens to me indoors as well as outdoors. Like now, I am sitting in my room, and the ceiling light makes my eyes feel like I am in bright sunshine. I know it isn't that bright of a light, so I am wondering too. By the way, I am on Dilantin and Keppra, if anyone wants to know.
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