I am seeing an ophthalmologist annually, and my eyes are healthy.
However, I'm 45, and my vision (especially in low light) seems to have gotten noticeably worse in the last couple years. Is this typical? I don't see other people pulling out their phone flashlight to read restaurant menus.
I also used to think I wanted a smaller phone, like an iPhone 13 mini. Now, I want something bigger, so the text can be bigger.
Yup. You old. Happens to slim of us at some point. The Ophthalmologist is not typically checking prescriptions. So worth having an exam with an Optometrist to see where you are at with your eyesight.
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I'm nearsighted so need glasses to see distances and can mostly read without glasses.
For normal progressives I tried them and I gave them a couple of years and I really couldn't adjust well to them. Side to side movement of my head gave the bottom peripheral view a wobbly/wavy motion that triggered my vertigo a bit that I could never adjust to. I also did not like where the transition point was vertically in the lens, I guess I naturally hold my head back a bit when driving maybe but took forever to not see everything blurry and tilt my head forward far enough to see clearly through that part of the lens.
And I got like $800 glasses for the progressives to make sure I was giving myself the maximum chance of getting good quality so I would like them.
So I switched back to single vision and I must say one thing I did like about the progressives is not having to take my glasses on and off to read my phone or look at something while shopping or whatever.
I think my ideal progressive would be 80% regular vision and 20 near without any intermediate since I have computer glasses. Is that a thing? Basically bifocals without the line??
Now my office/computer/whatever progressives, I love them. They're great. Work perfect.
You can get a Short-Corridor style Progressive that will give you bigger distance and near zones while squeezing out some of the intermediate range. Essentially becomes bifocals without the line but you still have a progression at near vs a bifocal which is only one focal point.
Office progressives are must for all computer people. Especially now that everyone has multiple monitors. Often we will get people set up with an Office progressive + a short corridor walking around progressive and they are very happy with the results.
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I had my eyes checked and everything came back near perfect but I have this weird issue that I get sometimes where when walking or running the ground will have a bend or curve to it almost like a fisheye lense. I used to notice it the most when I played baseball. What can cause this?
This is a tough one as I can only advise you to go to an Optometrist immediately or to an on-Call Ophthalmologist at a hospital. Could be harmless. Could be very serious. My advice is to r/o something serious ASAP.
I ended up going to an Optometrist in the US as I was worried it was a retinal tear. They took me in relatively quickly and did a thorough exam/scans.
Sounds like the vitreous (?) detached from the retina. She showed me the pictures comparing my L & R eyes. Apparently, this is normal but doesn't happen till later in life. Mine was likely sped up by the cataract surgery since I'm only 37.
She advised that I follow up with my regular optometrist in 4-6 weeks, just to make sure.
This floater sure is dang annoying. She advised that the severity of the floater will likely subside though.
Thank god for travel insurance.
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I had my eyes checked and everything came back near perfect but I have this weird issue that I get sometimes where when walking or running the ground will have a bend or curve to it almost like a fisheye lense. I used to notice it the most when I played baseball. What can cause this?
Hmm.. That's honestly a new one. Sounds like a brain interpretation issue more than an eye problem.
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I have a lump taken out of my arm a couple of years ago.
Both the nurse and doctor were like WTF??
They brought in someone to look at it as well.
It went to the lab and came back non-cancerous, but still was a bit of a pucker factor 11 while i waited for results.
Your doctor was surprised about lumps? People are very lumpy. My wife's doctor says that 99.999% of lumps she sees are benign. And that proportion is low. Yeah, she sees that many lumps on people.
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Your doctor was surprised about lumps? People are very lumpy. My wife's doctor says that 99.999% of lumps she sees are benign. And that proportion is low. Yeah, she sees that many lumps on people.
Just surprised at how it looked I guess.
It was after she had take it out.
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I have been having issues with chalazions for the past year.
I had one in my right eye (lower eyelid), went to the family doctor and they told me to go to an optometrist. I went to one optometrist and he said to apply warm compresses a few times a day and it would go away. I did that, but every time I did, it would balloon up like a big red golf ball. It literally looked like I was punched in the eye because it was so swollen. I thought my bottom eyelid would pop. That went on for 8 months so I went back to the optometrist and he said to keep it up. Eventually the hard lump went away, but my bottom eyelid is still puffier than it used to be and has what looks like a slight stretch mark or scar just below the eyelash.
Now a couple of weeks ago, I have one under my left eye. It hasn't gotten as bad, but it is definitely noticeable. I am afraid to do the hot compress thing this time, because it seemed to make it worse last time. I have had this one for about 3 weeks.
Could there be an underlying issue that is causing it to happen in both eyes? The internet doesn't seem to have a lot of information. It mostly just says to do warm compresses and possibly surgery.
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I have been having issues with chalazions for the past year.
I had one in my right eye (lower eyelid), went to the family doctor and they told me to go to an optometrist. I went to one optometrist and he said to apply warm compresses a few times a day and it would go away. I did that, but every time I did, it would balloon up like a big red golf ball. It literally looked like I was punched in the eye because it was so swollen. I thought my bottom eyelid would pop. That went on for 8 months so I went back to the optometrist and he said to keep it up. Eventually the hard lump went away, but my bottom eyelid is still puffier than it used to be and has what looks like a slight stretch mark or scar just below the eyelash.
Now a couple of weeks ago, I have one under my left eye. It hasn't gotten as bad, but it is definitely noticeable. I am afraid to do the hot compress thing this time, because it seemed to make it worse last time. I have had this one for about 3 weeks.
Could there be an underlying issue that is causing it to happen in both eyes? The internet doesn't seem to have a lot of information. It mostly just says to do warm compresses and possibly surgery.
It would be a good idea to go into your Optometrist and get a course of Cephalexin antibiotics. They can clean out the tear glands where the Chalazion's form. Also should have had an ointment applied to reduce the inflammation at the site.
Chalazion can be genetic but there is also a higher risk with stress and too many bacteria on the eyelids. When was the last time you cleaned your eyelids ? It is often only cleaned when we accidently get shampoo in our eyes.
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I have scleral lenses. This is my first set. I have never had my vision properly corrected until now. Added the bifocal for farsightedness and it was transformative. First 20/20 eyetest in my life and can easily read the fine print.
I am now about 7 or 8 months into the lenses. I use Boston simplus, rubs the lenses well upon removal and have started using an enzyme cleaner periodically, as I can no longer see well from right eye, and I am assuming it is some sort of protein buildup on the lens. Or maybe it's my glaucoma, or maybe the beginnings of a catarac, as the fuzz in the middle seems to always be there (unless it's all in my head now!).
I'm 60 years old and am using drops to lower eye pressure. I wear these lenses about 16 hours a day. I do have a followup coming with my eye care person but I guess am mostly wondering if there is something else I might try with the lens(es) if it is a buildup prior to that appointment.
It would be a good idea to go into your Optometrist and get a course of Cephalexin antibiotics. They can clean out the tear glands where the Chalazion's form. Also should have had an ointment applied to reduce the inflammation at the site.
Chalazion can be genetic but there is also a higher risk with stress and too many bacteria on the eyelids. When was the last time you cleaned your eyelids ? It is often only cleaned when we accidently get shampoo in our eyes.
Thanks for the advice, I will ask the optometrist about that treatment.
Honestly, I can't say I have ever cleaned my eyelids, other than just incidentally. I always assumed they looked after themselves.
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