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Medical Forum / General / Vision / October 2007Concerned about 1 eye
|'m not sure if this is related but I have poor vision in one eye (-3) and average vision in the other (-2). I often wear contacts but when not wearing them I try to avoid wearing glasses except for driving, tv etc. As a result I often get strain in the poor eye - is this as a result of not seeing properly? I also notice in photos that this eye appears to turn in. Are these two things in any way related, I mean the eye strain and the eye turning in? > |'m not sure if this is related but I have poor vision in one eye (-3) and > average vision in the other (-2). I often wear contacts but when not wearing [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > -- Yup, very related. > |'m not sure if this is related but I have poor vision in one eye (-3) and > average vision in the other (-2). I often wear contacts but when not > wearing > them I try to avoid wearing glasses except for driving, tv etc. There's no reason to avoid wearing glasses. > As a result I > often get strain in the poor eye - is this as a result of not seeing > properly? Not wearing your glasses is a common reason for discomfort. > I also notice in photos that this eye appears to turn in. It probably doesn't, in the conventional sense. It might if you weren't wearing correction during the photo. Your -3 eye could be too blurry for the fusion reflex to work. That would be pretty normal, not true esotropia. Otherwise, when nearsighted people's eyes "turn in" it's usually constant, present since birth, and they seldom develop stereo vision without surgery and orthoptics. So if you can see 3-D illusions, it's unlikely you have anything to worry about. People who DO suddenly develop esotropia complain about double vision. They complain a lot. > Are these two things in any way related, I mean the eye strain and the eye > turning in? Sounds like you're getting more strain from *not* wearing glasses than if you just left them on. Which urban legend told you not to wear glasses? -MT, OD >Not wearing your glasses is a common reason for discomfort. Thanks. Can you tell me what it is that causes eyestrain/discomfort? My optician tells me shortsighted people don't suffer from it. >It might if you weren't wearing correction during the photo. Your -3 eye >could be too blurry for the fusion reflex to work. That would be pretty >normal, not true esotropia. Actually I was wearing my contacts so that's not the reason, but I never have been able to see those 3D illusions. >People who DO suddenly develop esotropia complain about double vision. They >complain a lot. No double vision, thankfully. >Sounds like you're getting more strain from *not* wearing glasses than if >you just left them on. Which urban legend told you not to wear glasses? No-one. I've always worn them for tv/driving etc then taken them off whenever I finish doing something that's visually demanding. Is that unusual? I told the optician about the discomfort and he couldn't find a reason which led me to think about the eye turning in ... >-MT, OD > >Not wearing your glasses is a common reason for discomfort. > Thanks. Can you tell me what it is that causes eyestrain/discomfort? There's no single, universal cause. Generally it's from trying to focus or fuse at or beyond the individual's physiological capability. But what bothers you might not bother someone else. > My > optician tells me shortsighted people don't suffer from it. In general that's true, but it's best not to be dogmatic. Discomfort is discomfort. > Actually I was wearing my contacts so that's not the reason, but I never > have > been able to see those 3D illusions. Some people can't make the random-dot illusions work, even with normal stereo vision. There are other tests, and your optician should certainly be able to tell if you have esotropia or reduced stereo vision. > No-one. I've always worn them for tv/driving etc then taken them off > whenever > I finish doing something that's visually demanding. Is that unusual? Not with an indoor lifestyle. > I told the optician about the discomfort and he couldn't find a reason > which > led me to think about the eye turning in ... Photos are pretty unreliable. Even face-to-face, good practitioners don't rely on appearance because there are some pretty convincing "pseudotropes" whose eyelids (epicanthal folds) create the illusion of esotropia. -MT Mike Thanks so much for your considerate replies to my questions. If you're a practicing optician (or similar), then your patients are very lucky indeed. > Thanks so much for your considerate replies to my questions. If you're a > practicing optician (or similar), then your patients are very lucky > indeed. Can I quote you? :) -MT > > |'m not sure if this is related but I have poor vision in one eye (-3) and > > average vision in the other (-2). I often wear contacts but when not [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Not wearing your glasses is a common reason for discomfort. Meanwhile back at the ranch. > > I also notice in photos that this eye appears to turn in. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Which urban legend told you not to wear glasses? What , dear OD ? "Sunglasses advisery " ? > -MT, OD On Oct 7, 6:59 pm, lena wrote ... nothing of value ... nothing supported by any evidence ... nothing that isn't contradicted by evidence. In other words..... Sorry. Rishi Giovanni Gatti (Zetsu), Lena102938, and Otis Brown are trolls who haunt s.m.v. Rishi has published, and is trying to sell worthless books. Otis is pathologically dishonest and actually hurts people. Following his advice can induce double vision in those not working closely with an eye doctor. Lena102938 uses anti-eye doctor rhetoric as a substitute for ANY actual information. It seems she now has to wear glasses and has developed a pathological (and ILLOGICAL) resentment toward the industry that "foisted these glasses upon her." You'd do well to ignore them and wait for responses from the caring, compassionate eye doctors who DO also participate in this site. > > > |'m not sure if this is related but I have poor vision in one eye (-3) and > > > average vision in the other (-2). I often wear contacts but when not [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Another spitball. |
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