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[Annie0710]

Me again .... My symptoms seem to increase by the week now

I've just been back to the opticians as they wanted to do more tests from last weeks appointment

I'm very shortsighted and in recent years I've got on well with a strong contact lens in the right eye and a weaker one in the left so that I cnd see both long and short vision

But in recent months I've felt my brain or eyes aren't coping with it (probably foggy brain can't handle it) and I've developed double vision which doesn't help with the light headedness that I'm getting too

Optician said I've got 6th nerve palsy in the left eye and is referring me to the hospital (so that is now tissue specialist for my burning mouth syndrome and now the eye clinic)

I asked what on earth has caused this and she said it's a sudden onset of muscle weakness, I mentioned menopause and she agreed it's likely

So , not that I can handle much more appointments but wonder what next week will throw at me ?

It's getting ridiculous now, although when I am eventually at these appointments I'm definitely going to be cheeky and ask to be referred to a gynaecologist !
Xx

[Limpy]

Perhaps worth seeing your GP and getting them to refer you to a gynaecologist? May be quicker than waiting for the other specialist appointments.  Also, not sure tissue Specialist or Eye clinic would refer you onto gynae, may be wrong though.

[Annie0710]

I asked the gp on thurs about a possible referral and said they would want to see that the gp has tried first balancing out the hormones

I just don't get the most common symptoms (flushes and periods (I've had a hysterectomy)) but am getting lots and lots of others xx

[countrybumpkin]

The muscle weakness is quite common I remember my mother in law having it ( sudden onset of double vision) she was okay again in 3 weeks and could start driving again.

I was born with severe shortsightedness and am now partially sighted with other complications of severe myopia.  Theoretically they can operate on me and remove all the gel in my eyes and replace the lenses to improve my sight but they have to do both eyes two weeks apart ( unless they blind me which is  50/50) because my brain could not cope with one eye being able to see and the other only seeing what it can at present.  I doubt your prescription difference in your eyes is enough to cause problems like double vision but it can happen as in my case.  As I only have 50/50 chance of not being blinded I am not being operated on yet!!

I am 2 years post meno and have at least two pages of new health problems

[Annie0710]

This started at least a couple of months ago but is getting more annoying

Optician said unless they find no other cause for it most sufferers return to normal vision by about the 6th month

I've never investigated corrective laser surgery because I'd be too worried that something bad would happen and my contact lens man said last week I'd probably still need to wear glasses/lenses but with a reduced prescription, so it's just not worth it
Xx

[dazned]

Hi just thought I'd let you know that was extremely short sighted -8 in one eye and - 7 in other ! Then one eye got worse and optician said he could guarantee if he prescribed New glasses ( at a great cost I might add) that I wouldn't get double vision as my brain wouldn't be able to cope with the difference between the two eyes so he suggested laser on both eyes which I had done NHS. Now can see fine only glasses for reading after 50 years of needing very strong lenses.

[Annie0710]

Hi just thought I'd let you know that was extremely short sighted -8 in one eye and - 7 in other ! Then one eye got worse and optician said he could guarantee if he prescribed New glasses ( at a great cost I might add) that I wouldn't get double vision as my brain wouldn't be able to cope with the difference between the two eyes so he suggested laser on both eyes which I had done NHS. Now can see fine only glasses for reading after 50 years of needing very strong lenses.

Omg Dazned that's amazing !

Right let me make sure I've got this correct

You were very short sighted but had laser surgery on Nhs and now distance is perfect ?
How did you manage it on Nhs ?
Btw, if I've read it right, I'm so happy for you !
Xx

[dazned]

Yes that's right ! Extremely short sighted ,had to pay alot to get lenses thinned down so they didn't look like jam jars 

But then right one got alot worse then left one ,optician said next pair would cost about £500 with the thinning and then he couldn't guarantee that after paying for them I wouldn't get double vision as my brain might not be able to cope with the difference between both eyes ! So he suggested the only option really was laser treatment so he preferred me to the hospital .I waited about 6 months for 1st eye then had to wear a contact lenses in the bad eye to even them up until I had the other one done about 6 months later. It was amazing ,the very next day I could see out the "Done" eye. They can put in sense for both short and long distance but it's still not perfected,so optician advised not to go that route so I just went for short sighted rectification. Now no more glasses! Only for reading which I can get anywhere. X

[Annie0710]

That really is so good !

My double vision is in the left eye , I pay monthly for my contacts
So she suggested I get the freebie ones to allow me to see near which I'm finding difficult lately even though the lenses worked well up until all this

Once I'm sorted and diagnosis is that it's short lived I'm opting for proper prescription lenses in both eyes so long distance is perfect then will pay for bi focals for pc/written work

I can't remember my proper prescription (they haven't told me recently) but my contacts at present are -5 and -3 (to see far-near) but think they were -5.75 and -5.5

Xx

[dazned]

Mine were -6/7 in one and -8 in other !

[Annie0710]

I dread to think how it felt, I can't walk about home without contacts or glasses as I tread on things or bump into things and certainly can't find things.
But if I do my eyelashes or my nails, I wear nothing and it's perfect !

My old optician told me he had a Eastern European patient with -9 prescription

As you know, you pick your frames then the price shoots up with thinning the lenses !
Xx

[Limpy]

Dazned, It's so so encouraging to hear of your success in getting laser treatment for your short sight.

I HATE wearing gasses, mine are very very thick.
I am -11 in my right eye -8 in the left. I have always been shot down in flames if I suggested surgery, even privately funded 

[dazned]

Oh poor Limpy I feel for you and glasses were so expensive! 

Why we're you shot down ?
The procedure took about 20mins and I could see straight away just had to wear a shield at night for about 7 days to prevent accidentally rubbing it and had to use ABdrops for week. Job done painless ! Ask again and then ask why not the optician I used was Boots.

[Limpy]

They, i.e. 3 different sets of opticians said, with big intakes of breath, "but it's so risky"
so, what with that and OH saying "well your accommodation will have gone now" I just never followed it up.

The thiner lensed glasses don't look as bad but they are awful heavy, however I am going to use lenses for as long as I possibly can.

[Annie0710]

Wow, I've never come across anyone with worse eyes than me before (apart from the mention of the Eastern European lady)

I hate when I have to wear glasses, I have to buy kids ones as I have a small head lol

Xx