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Medical Forum / General / Vision / April 2007Visual discomfort
I am concerned for my son who is complaining of discomfort. Fortunately the optician can find no serious problems with his eyes. He has a different prescription for both eyes and complains that in one eye he feels he gets distortion which causes the discomfort. His prescription is -1.75 and -3. He wears glasses for driving and television but complains that his eyes feel unequal or unbalanced which I presume is due to the difference? He has no problem when he wears his glasses. Has anyone come across this problem before and does it mean he should be wearing his glasses all the time, which is what I tell him? > I am concerned for my son who is complaining of discomfort. Fortunately the > optician can find no serious problems with his eyes. He has a different [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > and does it mean he should be wearing his glasses all the time, which is what > I tell him? So, to summarize: He has discomfort when he doesn't wear his glasses and comfort when he wears the glasses. The solution to the discomfort seems obvious: wear the glasses. Dr Judy > -- > Message posted via MedKB.comhttp://www.medkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/vision/200704/1 Yes that sounds sensible but I think he feels he can see well enough for some things and young guys can be vain too . Is his a large difference between the two eye & is this a common side effect of having different strength for each eye? He may listen to a reasonable explanation if I can find one and at least wear them to relieve the discomfort. > Yes that sounds sensible but I think he feels he can see well enough for some > things and young guys can be vain too . [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > explanation if I can find one and at least wear them to relieve the > discomfort. The difference is not "large" but it is there and one would expect that the blurrier eye (the left in his case) would be more uncomfortable. In my experience, vanity often wins over comfort (how else do you explain high heels?) He won't do himself any harm not wearing his glasses and if he wants to live with the discomfort rather than wear glasses, then it isn't your problem. Contact lenses would be an option. You should not put up with any complaining he does, however. If he complains about the discomfort and isn't wearing the glasses, offer no sympathy. Just remark "Well you know how to relieve it" and change the subject. Dr Judy
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