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Medical Forum / General / Vision / August 2006new member
Hello All -- I'm a new member, and I have some questions. There were posts on the site about one eye being so much worse that the other, and I have that problem with my eyes, plus others. According to the doctor my right eye is 20/20 for distance and my left eye is 20/70 without correction. With correction I'm supposed to have 20/20 in both eyes for distance. For close-up my left eye is much better than my right eye. The prescription he gave me was OD +0.50 -0.50 x 110 and OS -2.50 -0.25 x 90. I also am having trouble with double vision so he added +2.50 with 3 diopters prism base in right eye. I agree with him that I'm unwilling to wear the prisms because all I have to do is get my head just the tiniest bit off center when looking through the glasses and I have double vision again. I'm so frustrated because I should be able to wear these glasses and be able to see, but I can't, but they don't see any other problems with my eyes. There are times when I have double vision in just one eye (could be either, but usually the right). He told me to wear a patch over one eye and be thankful my eyes aren't any worse. I agree that I get along OK using bigger print on the computer, but when I'm reading printed paper, large print doesn't help. I can read fairly small print for a while, but not to read more than 15 min at the most at a time. I think I can use the computer because of the lighting. I'm also having trouble with nightblindness, and have had for over 20 years. I've also started having trouble with sun glare. I've taken to wearing my sunglasses whenever I'm outside even on a cloudy day. I also loose things in plain sight especially on a busy surface. I've had to call my husband in to find the canopener that is right in front of me on the counter. I've also got all kinds of floaters and spots that confuse me about what is really a spot on the table or a spot in my eyes. I hope someone can explain what's going on with my eyes. I'd just like to know. Dale > Hello All -- > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > I hope someone can explain what's going on with my eyes. I'd just like > to know. Your case is complicated, if you are not happy with your doctor's explanations, call and ask again for him to explain your problem. Double vision in one eye could be related to a number of conditions;consider asking him to refer you for a second opinion. Are you using a progressive? Sometime people notice double vision off centre with them and you may want to try a lined bifocal. Dr Judy > Dale Dr. Judy -- I don't wear progressives, I've worn trifocals for years, the ones with lines. I haven't been wearing my glasses because the prisms in the glasses bother me more than not wearing the glasses. When I wear the glasses I have to keep my head in one position because the minute I start turning my head just the least little bit I start getting the double vision again, and the prisms seem to make the problem worse. I don't get 2 complete images most of the time, just when I'm looking at distance or looking out the back window when I'm trying to see to back up (I don't drive anymore, this is just an example of when I get actual double vision). Most of the time everything is fuzzy, even with my glasses. I would never be a witness in a court because I don't see features clearly and mix people up all the time. I've seen 2 ophlamologists in the last 3 months. Before I moved here I saw an ophthlamologist in 2002. According to them I shouldn't have all this trouble, but I still have the problems. It has to be something that is hereditary, because my cousin and I have almost exactly the same symptoms. She's blind in one eye and still sees double at a distance. I would have just continued to muddle along, but my husband's chronic back problems started getting worse and he's been unable to work. I've got several health issues and working with the computer would be the best for me. Back in 2002 I was unable to continue working at my job because trying to go back and forth between the printed page and the computer screen because of blurred vision, my eyes not wanting to focus after I had been working for a while. So I went to the job store to find out what kind of a job I could get with my eyes the way they were. I learned that if I had gone to a job store when I started having problems they could have helped me keep the job I had. All I needed was a diagnosis from the OD. I still don't have a diagnosis I understand except that my eyes don't work together, and I haven't gotten any closer to going to work than when I started. Sorry, I got longwinded again. Dr. Judy thank you for your interest. I'll try to keep my answers shorter in the future. Dale > > Hello All -- > > [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > > Dale > Dr. Judy -- > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > start turning my head just the least little bit I start getting the > double vision again, and the prisms seem to make the problem worse. You have a very large difference in prescription between the two eyes and can expect to have induced prism when off centre. Since your distance vision R is likely OK without glasses and near vision L is OK without glasses use no glasses for most tasks with a pair of single vision glasses for computer. Using a contact lens on the left to correct myopia and then trifocals on top might work. It would help to know your diagnosis: do you have strabismus? Dr Judy |
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