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Well this is my first post here and I want to say straight off that I know my problem is not super super serious, but I am a worrier with other medical problems so would really appreciate anyone who has any similar experience that can make me stop thinking about this 24/7!
Background Info: I currently wear glasses and Acuvue Oasys lens. My prescription is.......Left eye:S-2.25 C-0.75 A 85
Right eye: S -2.75 C -0.5 A 55
I also have been a sufferer or M.E (CFS) for over 15 years. I used to be incredibly bad ( needed a wheelchair if I had to go out), left school at 10 and never went back. I am better than that now, but still am limited to what I can do in a day, I honestly dont think my M.E. has anything to do with my bad eye ( I have read about Sjorgens Syndrome, but I have worn glasses and contacts for years and never had this problem, I dont even think the dry eye diagnosis is completly correct)
4th July 2013: Appointment at opticans as I notice my left lens in my glasses is blurry. I assume its due to prescription getting worse. I see a new optican (not my usual one) who doesnt do the fluorescein test but says my prescription in left lens has changed. Glasses get changed, left lens feels no different.
8th July: I ring my otpican to say that I think the wrong lens has been put in my glasses as it is still really blurry even though my prescription went up by something like 0.25. He checks glasses and says the right prescription is in them. Does a quick test, including a fluorescein test, and he says theres quite a bit of staining in the nasal area of my, going onto my iris and even a bit on my pupil, which is why my vision is blurry and he cant correct my left eye when doing a refraction test. Says there is no abrasion, but the staining is on the surface cells and making the surface uneven. Advises to stop my contacts and eye make up and come back the following weekend.
Throughout that week, my vision doesnt get any better and seems to feel worse as the day goes on.
13th July: Go back to see optican, says my staining has not really healed and is still on my pupil, hence my vision not improving. Says again there is no abraision, has no idea what has caused it. Says it could be due to an allergy ( I dont think so as I dont suffer from allergies and have had no other symptoms) or could be due to dry eyes ( again I dont seem to have any of the other symtoms such as pain, foreign body feeling, swelling, redness etc). Gets me to start using Viscotears non-preservative eye drops and writes to my doctor to ask for a referral to the eye hospital as he says if it doesnt clear up, the hospital might know more what to do.
I am due to go back to the opticans tomorrow, and the only improvment I seem to have is a bit odd. In the morning when I wake, my left eye seems fine for about an hour or so (i suppose this is an improvment on the 20 mins a day or so ago) then goes blurry again. Throughout the day the vision seems to fluctuate between good and blurry. At about 3pm-ish, the vision in my left eye seems to get blurrier.Basically, the longer I leave my glasses on, the blurrier my vision gets. yesterday I did an experiment where I left my glasses off for most of the day and found when I watched at night, my left eye was not as blurry as I hadnt worn my glasses for a prolonged period. Also, when my glasses are off, I seem to see better out of my left eye than my right, but my left eye has the worst prescription, so that doesnt make sense!
I know my problem is obvously not as bad as some other people on here, and part of me feels like the most pathetic person on the planet, but I cant find anything on the internet that is like my problem. I just worry that whatever is causing the stain isnt going to heal and my vision is going to stay like this, which by the end of the day feels so strained in my left eye as it feels so blurry.
Am I expecting to much from the healing process to be healed by now? I thought with it not being a corneal abrasion, it would have healed by now, but obiviously the stain on my pupil is still there!
Any information or similar experiences would bre greatly appreciated as I think I am driving my family demented talking and worrying about it all the time!!
Rebecca
Background Info: I currently wear glasses and Acuvue Oasys lens. My prescription is.......Left eye:S-2.25 C-0.75 A 85
Right eye: S -2.75 C -0.5 A 55
I also have been a sufferer or M.E (CFS) for over 15 years. I used to be incredibly bad ( needed a wheelchair if I had to go out), left school at 10 and never went back. I am better than that now, but still am limited to what I can do in a day, I honestly dont think my M.E. has anything to do with my bad eye ( I have read about Sjorgens Syndrome, but I have worn glasses and contacts for years and never had this problem, I dont even think the dry eye diagnosis is completly correct)
4th July 2013: Appointment at opticans as I notice my left lens in my glasses is blurry. I assume its due to prescription getting worse. I see a new optican (not my usual one) who doesnt do the fluorescein test but says my prescription in left lens has changed. Glasses get changed, left lens feels no different.
8th July: I ring my otpican to say that I think the wrong lens has been put in my glasses as it is still really blurry even though my prescription went up by something like 0.25. He checks glasses and says the right prescription is in them. Does a quick test, including a fluorescein test, and he says theres quite a bit of staining in the nasal area of my, going onto my iris and even a bit on my pupil, which is why my vision is blurry and he cant correct my left eye when doing a refraction test. Says there is no abrasion, but the staining is on the surface cells and making the surface uneven. Advises to stop my contacts and eye make up and come back the following weekend.
Throughout that week, my vision doesnt get any better and seems to feel worse as the day goes on.
13th July: Go back to see optican, says my staining has not really healed and is still on my pupil, hence my vision not improving. Says again there is no abraision, has no idea what has caused it. Says it could be due to an allergy ( I dont think so as I dont suffer from allergies and have had no other symptoms) or could be due to dry eyes ( again I dont seem to have any of the other symtoms such as pain, foreign body feeling, swelling, redness etc). Gets me to start using Viscotears non-preservative eye drops and writes to my doctor to ask for a referral to the eye hospital as he says if it doesnt clear up, the hospital might know more what to do.
I am due to go back to the opticans tomorrow, and the only improvment I seem to have is a bit odd. In the morning when I wake, my left eye seems fine for about an hour or so (i suppose this is an improvment on the 20 mins a day or so ago) then goes blurry again. Throughout the day the vision seems to fluctuate between good and blurry. At about 3pm-ish, the vision in my left eye seems to get blurrier.Basically, the longer I leave my glasses on, the blurrier my vision gets. yesterday I did an experiment where I left my glasses off for most of the day and found when I watched at night, my left eye was not as blurry as I hadnt worn my glasses for a prolonged period. Also, when my glasses are off, I seem to see better out of my left eye than my right, but my left eye has the worst prescription, so that doesnt make sense!
I know my problem is obvously not as bad as some other people on here, and part of me feels like the most pathetic person on the planet, but I cant find anything on the internet that is like my problem. I just worry that whatever is causing the stain isnt going to heal and my vision is going to stay like this, which by the end of the day feels so strained in my left eye as it feels so blurry.
Am I expecting to much from the healing process to be healed by now? I thought with it not being a corneal abrasion, it would have healed by now, but obiviously the stain on my pupil is still there!
Any information or similar experiences would bre greatly appreciated as I think I am driving my family demented talking and worrying about it all the time!!
Rebecca
Funnily enough, I get the best vision when my contact lens is in. Apprantley this could be cos the contacts makes the surface more even, hence the better vision.
Really interested in whether you've been able to get NHS eye treatments for your condition because it's my big worry just now x
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