Post: #1

For the longest time I've had better than 20/20 vision.

As a kid I had to wear corrective lenses to fix a weakened eye muscle that caused me to have farsightedness. But once that was better there had been no problems.

As of a few days ago, a single eye has started to go blurry. Not terribly, but enough to a pain and have me anxious until Monday to hit up an optometrist.

I can't quite figure out what caused this change though. I have cleaned up my diet even more so. But I have read that changes in diets and increase in exercise can cause hypoglycemia. Really doubt that is whats going on but can't rule it out until I see the doc.

The only other culprit I could think of would be my coffee consumption.
http://www.arvo.org/about_arvo/press_roo...sion_loss/
And I had been putting down the cups of joe pretty regularly. I've since stopped drinking coffee but am very annoyed to have one eye fuzzy while the other seems to be functioning fine. Really, I should be happy that both aren't fuzzy I figure.

Anyone else have any experience with this?

Post: #2

First priority would be getting more details on what the problem is so that you can better reaearch/communicate with your doctor.

Are objects equally blurry regardless of distance? Do your eyes track equally and look the symmetrical in the mirror? Is your depth perception affected? Does anything feel different or are there shapes/squiggly lines in your vision?

Post: #3

Your eyes can change every year in prescription. Blurry vision shouldn't cause pain at all. Straining might be tiring though. Definitely have it checked out, and you might need to be dilated to make sure everything is healthy in the back of the eye.

Do you have a lazy eye? Since you mention weakened muscles. A lazy eyes never has as good vision even corrected than a non lazy eye.

I personally have mono vision where one eye is good for distance and one for reading. The fuzzy eye is over ruled by the clear eye and I hardly notice it unless tired or someone is standing very close to me like a waitress asking my order. I would wear glasses than.

Post: #4

Dont start reading too much into it. If you start searching the internet, you're going to think you'll be blind by the end of the week.

Write down whats happening in very specific detail and then talk to your doctor.

Post: #5

Definitely get your information only from the doc. If you start googling symptoms, you'll discover that you're either pregnant or dying of cancer. And everything in between.

Post: #6

How old are you?

I had 20/15 in both eyes until my mid 30s (which was good for flight physicals), then my left eye went downhill pretty rapidly in only a few years after that. Otherwise in robust health. Vision degradation is a case-by-case thing that is almost impossible to predict. Don't assume the worst just yet, or that it indicates deeper problems.

Post: #7

Could be parasites, they can influence eyesight.

Post: #8

Quote:Are objects equally blurry regardless of distance? Do your eyes track equally and look the symmetrical in the mirror? Is your depth perception affected? Does anything feel different or are there shapes/squiggly lines in your vision?

Text becomes harder to read the farther away it gets.
They both track equally and I've yet to see a difference between them in the mirror.
Depth perception is normal.
I can not say for sure anything feels different, the knowledge that one is acting differently could be causing some strange sensations.

Quote:Do you have a lazy eye? Since you mention weakened muscles. A lazy eyes never has as good vision even corrected than a non lazy eye.

I can say it's not a lazy eye. My eyes had been tested not more than 8 months ago and they were functioning above average.

Quote:How old are you?

29. Going to hold off on any solid judgements until I see a doc. Appreciate everyone's insights. I'll be sure to post up what the doc says after I get in to see him.

Post: #9

If text is getting harder to read the further away it gets, sounds like your becoming near sighted. Easily fixed with glasses. Start with glasses before contacts too if you need a correction. Granted a strange thing which I see when I do histories is that patients often complain about one eye, but the other eye is the actual problem. So self diagnosis is notoriously unreliable.

For some notes to write down for the doctor, note when your eye problems started, how often then occur. Your morning Blood sugar, blood pressure and A1c (if you know it) and family history of diabetes, glaucoma and macular degeneration the doctor would want to know too. Granted its only been 8 months, so you probably will have to pay either full price for exam, or a high copay. Most insurance are to the day, annually. Some start over in Jan 1. Talk to the receptionist if your eligible too. But definitely get it checked out even if you have to pay full price. A flex spending or HSA help too if you have either.

You will be alright eye exams aren't that bad. Your anxiety is probably much worse than exam.

Post: #10

Ended up seeing my primary care physician and then being told immediately after explaining whats up I need to get to a specialist.
Doc also told me she was the first to ever see anyone with shit on/in his eye when using the Ophthalmoscope, this particularly freaked me out but at least let me know that I wasn't going nuts at least.

Apparently the good doc and I were both in S. Korea back in the day as well, that may be why she had her staff bust there asses to get me a next day referral somewhere.

At the Eye doctor the nurse graded the vision in my left eye as 20/50? 50/20? I'm not sure which goes where but whichever is worse is what my left eye was at while the right eye was a 20/20. After the dialiation the specialist informed me that the cornea was covered with some sort of white foreign body. When I mentioned a stubborn case of pink eye I had about 6-8 months ago she chalked it up to an after effect of that. I was told that is is treatable, I felt like a 200lb weight instantly fell from my shoulders after hearing that.

So now I'm taking eye drops 4x daily and have woken up the past two days with white stuff in the corners of my eye. I am of the mind that the discharge is what was on my eye and it seems there really was/is a lot there. I have almost 2 weeks left before the follow up visit but as it stands, the outcome looks promising.

Post: #11

20/50 is he well you see distance wise. but 20/50 means, you see the letter of a certain size clearly at 20 feet that a normal person sees at 50 feet. This is letters you see on the chart. Some states if both eyes are that way you would need to wear glasses whenever you drive. However since you have possible an infection or growth, your vision is most likely impaired by that. So next time you go back the will probably retest you and give you an prescription if you need one. Never get a prescription while suffering from infections, blood sugar issues or injuries until they are treated. I talked to the doctor I worked with and he though maybe you might have got something in your eye recently which caused a reaction, but he can't say for sure without seeing it.

Cornea is the front lens of the eye, which if you look at someone in profile, appears as a clear bulge.

Hopefully your eye will clear up soon.

Post: #12

Just don't get involved with refractive surgical procedures (lasik, prk)...

Eye surgeons don't care about you and your eyes after the surgery: it's just business and making money with promises.They can be good and experienced (how many times I heard at that time that such surgeon performed thousands of eye laser operations), they can give you the 20/20 vision, but but only after receiving the surgery you might realize how poor night quality vision you have gained, how irritating is watching (and not enjoying) a film on big screen, expecially films with many scenes taken at night time. There is not coming back for that. Without talking about the floaters (they are there, even when you are not thinking about them) and the increased sensibility to light on a sunny day.

Check out this site:
http://lasikcomplications.com/risks.htm

Post: #13

He is NOT a candidate for lasik. Your vision has to be the same for years and he recently had a change (might not be a change after he heals though). And its way too weak of a prescription to bother with it. Also most doctors have you come back for at least a year to see if the eye is still healthy. Night time vision could be improved with plano anti-glare lens. I haven't heard of many people getting floaters from lasik, but you can get floaters naturally.

Post: #14

(03-27-2016 11:31 AM)rottenapple Wrote:  Could be parasites, they can influence eyesight.

Can you elaborate on this? Thanks.

Post: #15

I've gotten this pretty much resolved so I'm comfortable posting.

I've seen an additional doctor or two after it was concluded to be an issue with my cornea.

The white foreign bodies were cleared up by the steroid eye drops I had been prescribed however there remained scar tissue that was keeping my vision around the 20/40ish range in my left eye.

After a few weeks vision had improved to 20/30 in the left eye, as the steroids were clearing up the the scar tissue as well. However, steroid usage on the eyes increases the pressure in the eye. The doctor had me reduce the drops from 4x daily to 3x daily as well as prescribing me another eye drop in order to normalize pressure. I just got back from my 4th visit and vision in the left eye is again at 20/20. Not quite back at how good it was before but I'm due back in again in a month or so.

Still have no idea what caused this, doctor assumes the pink eye I had several months ago.

I appreciate everyone's comments and assistance, especially Kbell, thanks again.

Post: #16

(04-01-2016 09:32 AM)samsamsam Wrote:  

(03-27-2016 11:31 AM)rottenapple Wrote:  Could be parasites, they can influence eyesight.

Can you elaborate on this? Thanks.

Here are some examples, some of these mention diminished eyesight:
http://www.toptenz.net/10-terrifying-dis...r-eyes.php

I found out myself when noticing improvement of eyesight after a anti parasite and anti fungus threatment. Not sure how it exactly works, but it could be the cause in this case. Most times it is reversable luckily.

Post: #17

I'm not sure what caused it but I'm glad its clearing up for you. That must be a hell of a relief! Hopefully you won't have to stay on the drops forever. 20/20 with some blur is better than 20/40. If its cleared up so much so far it will probably get be even better by the time you get see the doctor.

Post: #18

Even though it's all said and done, this could have been something really really simple instead of the more dire issues that plague eyes.

Is it springtime for you? There may have been some allergens in the air which caused intraocular pressure to rise as an allergic response or maybe a simple dry eye response.