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Post by burningfeather on Jan 15, 2018 22:24:58 GMT
I know the Peas love a good diagnose me thread.
As most know, I have some pretty significant vision issues so this is in no way a substitute for my care and I will definitely be seeing my doctor, but it's not an emergency so I'm not rushing right off and just trying to find a better way to describe it to her. (I've have 2 cornea transplants, vitreous detachments, retinal holes/repair, cataract removal, glaucoma, a macular hole - pretty much you name it)
I've been experiencing what I jokingly refer to as googly eyes. It's sort of like when your camera is searching for focus and is zooming in and out very quickly. I know focusing changes and lessens when you get older, but I experienced that years ago and with the damage to my corneas, I pretty much lost most ability to focus. This is different - it's not an inability to focus - it's more that my eyes are on some kind of quick zoom function searching for focus. It only lasts a second or two each time, but it's becoming more frequent (it was happening once every month or two and now I experience it a couple of times a week). There has been some pretty significant dimming and haziness but I'm not sure that's related to my googly eyes - LOL.
Anyone else experience that? Maybe it is just an aging thing and I can quit fussing about it. Or if not, then I probably should move my next appointment up a bit.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jan 15, 2018 22:29:06 GMT
How recent is your current prescription? I had that happen once with a new set of glasses. They swore it was the right prescription, but I went in again and some one else checked it. The center focus of my eyes was out towards the edge of the lens by 1/4”.
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Post by kate on Jan 15, 2018 22:30:07 GMT
I don't know, but I'm curious to hear about it. I have experienced something similar - when you said "google eyes," I had a visceral recognition of the feeling. I've only had it a few times total, though.
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Post by burningfeather on Jan 15, 2018 22:34:11 GMT
How recent is your current prescription? I had that happen once with a new set of glasses. They swore it was the right prescription, but I went in again and some one else checked it. The center focus of my eyes was out towards the edge of the lens by 1/4”. Well, it's very possible that my prescription has changed, but it's the same that I've been wearing for a couple of years and I just had it checked about 3 months ago and it was close/fine. Given my vision issues, my vision does fluctuate day to day so "close enough" is usually about the best that I do. My floaters (I have a couple that are really large) have seemed to be extra active, but that sometimes happens when I'm tired or stressed and my brain just doesn't have the capacity to ignore them. It doesn't happen at any particular time when I'm trying to focus on something or when I first put my glasses on or off and it's such a rapid in and out that it almost feels as though my eyes are physically moving (although I don't think they are).
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Post by burningfeather on Jan 15, 2018 22:35:15 GMT
I don't know, but I'm curious to hear about it. I have experienced something similar - when you said "google eyes," I had a visceral recognition of the feeling. I've only had it a few times total, though. Yes, that's it exactly. It's not just a vision thing - it's almost a sensation too.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jan 15, 2018 22:37:06 GMT
How recent is your current prescription? I had that happen once with a new set of glasses. They swore it was the right prescription, but I went in again and some one else checked it. The center focus of my eyes was out towards the edge of the lens by 1/4”. Well, it's very possible that my prescription has changed, but it's the same that I've been wearing for a couple of years and I just had it checked about 3 months ago and it was close/fine. Given my vision issues, my vision does fluctuate day to day so "close enough" is usually about the best that I do. My floaters (I have a couple that are really large) have seemed to be extra active, but that sometimes happens when I'm tired or stressed and my brain just doesn't have the capacity to ignore them. It doesn't happen at any particular time when I'm trying to focus on something or when I first put my glasses on or off and it's such a rapid in and out that it almost feels as though my eyes are physically moving (although I don't think they are). . Then that’s not it. Your center of vision wouldn’t change.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jan 15, 2018 22:43:17 GMT
I have no eye issues, well need readers. I do have lens implants. If I were having anything similar to what you are describing I would sitting in my ophthalmologist's office. My vision is too precious to risk.
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Post by anniefb on Jan 15, 2018 22:50:31 GMT
I have no eye issues, well need readers. I do have lens implants. If I were having anything similar to what you are describing I would sitting in my ophthalmologist's office. My vision is too precious to risk. Same here.
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Post by burningfeather on Jan 15, 2018 22:54:00 GMT
I have no eye issues, well need readers. I do have lens implants. If I were having anything similar to what you are describing I would sitting in my ophthalmologist's office. My vision is too precious to risk. If I sat in my ophthalmologist's office every time I had something strange going on with my vision, I'd have to put in a change of address at the post office. I'm very certain it's not an emergency, but I'm trying to determine if it's something that anyone else has experienced and been diagnosed or if it's something that I do need to move my appointment up. I see her about every 3 months and have pretty extensive testing each time, so I do stay on top of my eye health as much as humanly possible and I have a pretty good idea of what is a real issue versus what is just sort of normal for my situation. That said, I do think I'll probably go ahead and move it up because my quality of vision in all areas has been rather declining lately and I think that I can say that it goes beyond just being tired or stressed.
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Post by kate on Jan 16, 2018 0:13:24 GMT
it almost feels as though my eyes are physically moving SAME! Now I'm really dying to know what it is. Promise you'll update? And for those of you worrying Peas, it hasn't happened to me for awhile.
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Post by imsirius on Jan 16, 2018 2:59:41 GMT
My son had one episode like that. We took him to our eye dr who checked everything and said it wasn't anything to be concerned about. Asked DS if he was on his computer a lot or had been doing a lot of reading. Dr said sometimes leaning on your eyes and putting pressure can have this happen. DS had been laying on his hand and fell asleep before it happened.
Told us if it happened again to of course come back, but it only happened once.
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Post by scrapngranny on Jan 16, 2018 5:33:14 GMT
I’m not sure what your past treatments have permanently repaired, so this is probably way of base. A few years ago I had floaters that I didn’t pay a lot of attention to. Then I began to see flashes of light in that eye. I google it and it said go immediately to ER, your retina may be detaching. I waited and my eye doctor the next morning. He had me come right in and did several tests. Long story short he said not to be concerned unless my vision began to dim, like there was a curtain coming it.
I didn’t have any focus issues like you are talking about. Is the focusing issue with close or distance vision?
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jan 16, 2018 6:04:56 GMT
Does your vision come and go? I have totally hazy times and can’t see or read anything and right now my vision is pretty clear. I wouldn’t say awesome but I will say very clear nonetheless. Does this happen to you?
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Post by mcscrapper on Jan 16, 2018 15:21:10 GMT
#1 - How is your blood pressure lately? Do you take any BP meds? #2 - Are you diabetic? #3 - could be an ocular migraine. I have ocular migraines and I cannot focus very well at all when I have them. I don't have any head pain but my vision is always wonky and I have to just rest my eyes for an hour-ish.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jan 16, 2018 17:20:33 GMT
it's more that my eyes are on some kind of quick zoom function searching for focus. It only lasts a second or two each time, but it's becoming more frequent (it was happening once every month or two and now I experience it a couple of times a week). I have had this happen a few times here and there-- it's like you can feel the muscles in your eyes spasming, almost? and for those few seconds- thankfully it's only a few seconds- nothing is clear. I never thought anything about it, and never asked my eye doctor about it. Although I probably should. FWIW, I have had VERY bad eyesight (-9.0, -9.5, something like that) for most of my life and I now wear progressive lenses, although I do know it has happened to me before I got the progressive lenses, too. ETA: I have always wondered if it was some sort of seizure, but was never brave enough to bring that up to my doctor, in case I was right. I do tend to think it might have to do with fatigue, stress, or tiredness. The closest thing I could find when I Googled is this: Nystagmus-- involuntary eye movements. But the information on this condition makes it sound like that's a more continuous thing, not just random or periodic. It does say the following on a different website: " Nystagmus is a vision condition in which the eyes make repetitive, uncontrolled movements. These movements often result in reduced vision and depth perception and can affect balance and coordination. These involuntary eye movements can occur from side to side, up and down, or in a circular pattern. As a result, both eyes are unable to steadily view objects. People with nystagmus might nod and hold their heads in unusual positions to compensate for the condition. Generally, nystagmus is a symptom of another eye or medical problem. Fatigue and stress can make nystagmus worse. However, the exact cause is often unknown." Same website also says that one of the causes can be "Very high refractive error, for example, nearsightedness (myopia) or astigmatism"
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Post by Scrappea on Jan 16, 2018 18:49:38 GMT
I’ve had this happen to me. It seems to happen either when I️ have eaten something with a lot of salt or when my blood sugar is fluctuating. Watching what I️ eat has helped me.
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Post by mlana on Jan 17, 2018 8:37:14 GMT
#1 - How is your blood pressure lately? Do you take any BP meds? #2 - Are you diabetic? #3 - could be an ocular migraine. I have ocular migraines and I cannot focus very well at all when I have them. I don't have any head pain but my vision is always wonky and I have to just rest my eyes for an hour-ish. This was my first thought. My DH has high bp and usually the first indication that if’s acting up is he gets google eyes. Marcy
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Post by suzastampin on Jan 17, 2018 12:56:41 GMT
I have no eye issues, well need readers. I do have lens implants. If I were having anything similar to what you are describing I would sitting in my ophthalmologist's office. My vision is too precious to risk. THIS! We only have two eyes (well, one for me), anything different needs to be seen as fast as you can. i was out to the mall one day getting a battery for hubby's watch. I mention to the lady doing it how I could never see well enough to do that. She proceeds to tell me how she woke up blind one morning. She got right in to her eye dr. Who sent her straight to NYC to a neuroopthomomologist surgeon. It involved both of her optic nerves. He was able to save one, so she has vision in one eye, but wasn't able to save the other. Had she waited any time, she could/would still be blind. Time is of the essence when it comes to eyes.
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