M51: Yellow not visible & bent lines

I've had multiple retinal surgeries in one eye over several months including a macula-off situation. Now after the last surgery less than 2 weeks ago, which consisted of oil removal & retinal peeling for PVR (with gliosis) & cataract removal (with a slightly myopic acrylic lens for near vision as the other eye has excellent distance vision because of an EDOF lens designed to provide that) as the inflammatory fog is clearing I notice that with this eye I no longer really see yellow - it looks almost like off-white or very light beige. All other colours are fine. Is this normal? Can i expect to regain better colour vision In this eye?

Since the surgery with the macula-off situation (3 months ago) I've also been seeing straight lines as slightly bent with the eye; no straight line looks perfectly straight once it's at reading distance or further away.

Example: lampposts and book spines (what you see when a book is on a shelf) have wobbles In them, and where these are apparent the objects also look a little squashed or thinner.

Text lines are also wavy unless i hold them closer than reading distance - then they appear straight but wirh blurry letters as the lens' focal point is a little farther than that.

My opthalmologist said to give it time and that the macula is still somewhat swollen.

Can i reasonably expect this to resolve itself over time either through further healing or neuroadapation?

It's been frustrating, and to my job I need to be able to read with ease.

I also wonder if a lens with an even nearer focal point might be a fix if it doesn't resolve itself. I was kind of hoping to be able to live the rest of my life without needing glasses at all.

Any tips welcome.

Hello all,

So I've been dealing with some "redness" since the end of August which hasn't really changed since it began, that at first was accompanied by some slight pain, more like a discomfort, with light sensitivity and some blurred vision, however the blurred vision is in fact just astigmatism (-0.75). I also developed floaters but apparently the inside of the eye is fine. This is particularly disturbing to me due to having amblyopia in the left eye and so I get extremely paranoid when anything happens to my good eye... I have been using artifical tears for months, I have been to several doctors, most of them say that my eyes are dry and don't really pay much attention to it. I went to another one last week which put me on Hylo Dual Intense eye drops and anti-histamines because apparently it's allergies. There is some relief in my symptoms but the "redness" remains.

Here are some photos:

https://ibb.co/album/5xyStb

Thank you for your help.

Looking for list of physicians / clinics that do Light Adjustable lens in Europe + Switzerland.

https://rxsight.com/patients/#find-a-physician

The official site leads to Ruhr Universitat Bochum - Germany ONLY .... in whole Europe.

I started getting frequent eye strains a year ago, when I was working a lot on my computer. Waited for a month for it to go away, then saw an ophthalmologist which said I got conjunctivitis.

Did my treatment, the issue was still there. I could work, until, in July this year I was just tired of not being able to function after doing my job.

Went to a second ophthalmologist which prescribed me +0.25 glasses, and they actually gave me an instant relief, but, 2 days later when I was on my computer again the issue came right back.

Now, the third ophthalmologist said I got convergence insufficiency and that it will get better with vision therapy. My symptoms aren't really typical to CI, I got issues focusing on far objects way more than on close objects and pain when moving my eyes inner-up. I can read well, no overlapping words, no double vision, just a general fatigue that is getting more and more frustrating.

Sorrry if I seem desperate, I swear I'm a stoic guy but I am tired of spending all my money (literally, I am 18 and I got the equivalent of 100$ left and my parent's aren't nowhere close to rich) on doctors that just give me different diagnoses which don't even seem relevant to my situation.

I use glasses. 39F. Non-smoker. Don't drink. No medication. Caucasian. I have more or less minus 2,75 dioptries on both eyes. And 0,25-0,5 astigmatism on both eyes

I got new glasses. Eye test was done. However, I feel dizzy with the new glasses. They feel too strong. The first hour I could see very clearly with them. But afterwards, my eyes got tired and my right eye (dominant eye) saw blurry throug the new glasses.

Today, the optician exchanged the glasses to less strong. He lowered the astigmatism correction. Now however, I see blurry on the distance with both eyes. I am not able to drive a car or orientate in an airport/train station with those glasses. It's too blurry.

When I use daily contact lenses, I use minus 3 for both eyes (without correction for astigmatism). I can see very clear with contact lenses.

Therefore: Could the optician just raise a bit the dioptry correction, to compensate the astigmatism correction?

Many thanks EDIT: Values might be written in different formats, as old glasses made in France, new ones in Japan (JINS).

Contact lenses: R and L: -3

Initial glasses, made in 2019 (in France). Didn't see clear anymore with them, mainly due to right eye seeing blurry.

R: -2,75 (+0,25) 90°

L: -3,00 (+0,25) 80° 

new glasses, yesterday, 9.Nov.2024, in Japan: too strong, makes me feel dizzy, eyes get tired, right eye sees blurry after 1 hour:

R: -2,75 ; CYL -0,5 ; AXS 5 ; P.D 33.00 ; E.P +2.00

L: -2,75 ; CYL -0,25 ; 170 ; P.D 33.00 ; E.P +2.00

new glasses today, 10.Nov.2024, in Japan. Optician says that he reduced the Astigmatis today, because the glasses from yesterday were too strong.

R: -2,75  ;  no info in CYL and AXS ; P.D. : 32.50 ; E.P. : +2

L: -2,50 ;  no info CYL and AXS ;  P.D. : 32.00 ;  E.P. : +2

I have sunglasses from 2012 (made in France). They are the only glasses with which I see clear at the moment (highway signs, traffic, etc.). My right eye doesn't see clear when I cover my left eye. When I watch with both eyes, I see very clear.

R: -3,25 ; -0,50 ; 16°

L: -3,25 ; -0,50 ; 170°

Hi all, while suturing a patient I felt a small drop of 1% local lidocaine hit my eye when I retracted needle I was using to anesthetize. I irrigated and have already gone through the blood borne exposure guidelines given it was a dirty needle, but wondering if a small amount of local lidocaine is dangerous to eye (aside from possible infection of course from this event) This happened about 6 hours ago.

Hi. Subject is a healthy, non smoking individual with no chronic conditions or medication.
He's got prescription lenses to go with his VR headset. There is myopia correction as well as astigmatism. As per title, double vision, especially in far and close objects, it's not very easy to describe. If he tries to accomodate to the objects that appear double he feel significant strain and discomfort. When tried without prescription inserts everything the problem doesn;t occur. When tried another headset with a different prescription inserts (stronger sphere, less toric correction) the problem also didn't occur.

Is it possible the stronger astigmatism correction is the issue or is it possible the lenses are defective?

EDIT:
values:
sph -3 cyl -1.25 ax 175

sph -2 cyl -1.75 ax 5

the one that has no issues, different manufacturer:

sph -3.25 cyl -1.50 ax 175

sph -2 cyl -1.50 ax 5

28M, long story but I’ll try to make it as short as I can. Thank you in advance for reading through it all.

Around 17 years ago I was shot by a BB gun in the right eye. It’s hard to remember what all happened, but I was unable to see out of my eye for weeks after it happened, and was told I’d have issues and cataracts in the future.

In January, 2024 I started experiencing a lot of issues with my eye out of nowhere, sight getting worse, more trouble with lights and migraines. I was seen for the pain, diagnosed with a cataract and was told surgery would solve the issue.

I was told I might need glasses, I said that’s fine. I read through all of the possible complications or side effects and decided my current issues outweighed them. They said cataracts don’t cause pain, “but it could in my case”.

Immediately after the surgery I had complete clarity like I’ve never had since the injury, they said the cataract was very old. But, I had severe halos right from the beginning. I was told they’d go away. I also have a shadow around the outside of my vision, which I accepted quickly and moved on.

The severity of the halos decreased throughout the next month, but only in daylight. Since my surgery, I’ve had halos and frosted vision and pain radiating around the back of my eye.

The surgeon who did the surgery said that he doesn’t know what’s wrong, everything looks fine. I spoke to several other ophthalmologists and they said the same thing. At one point, I broke down and said I can’t live this way anymore because of how bad it is. I’d rather not have my eye anymore. I cannot go to movies, function well in dim lighting, and cannot drive in the dark whatsoever anymore. The halos completely mess up my vision, the best way to describe them are like hallucinations. Coming and going, fluctuating in size and encompassing every acute light source. For instance, every light outside while on the road has a very intense halo around it, they will stack on top of each other.

In August, I broke out with shingles all around my injured right eye and face. I eventually found a cataract and cornea specialist who recommended having a pupiloplasty and IOL exchange done at the same time to ensure no further problems, followed by yag surgery after recovery.

I ended up getting Covid 3 days before my surgery and it was rescheduled. I’m not sure what happened exactly, but my surgeon then abruptly left her practice, and cancelled my surgery completely, then referred me to a retina specialist.

That specialist said the same deal, my eye is perfectly healthy and there’s nothing wrong with it. I told him at this point I’ve tried pilocarpine, brimomidine and everything that was recommended. Nothing has helped and some days are so bad I have trouble doing anything, even in better lit areas. His nurse then told me nobody will do surgery on me with my current health symptoms (migraines, mental heath, etc.) I don’t understand why she said that, I don’t WANT surgery, I just want this to stop, and do whatever it takes.

He sent me to a contact specialist to try prosthetic iris lenses. This doctor told me most of the same things, nobody’s going to do surgery on my eye. My pupil isn’t the problem, but the it’s the artificial lens. I told him I don’t know how it’s possible my pupil isn’t the issue, as the pilocaprine and brimodine make them stop, but the pilocaprine is way too strong and the e brimomidine stopped working as well. I asked him if it could be the lens edge, but he didn't answer me.

I then told him that a week ago, I stopped taking my adderall prescription and I noticed a huge decrease in light sensitivity and halos, and a decrease in pain.

At the end of this discussion, I was given the prosthetic lenses to try for 3 weeks. I asked what I can do if this doesn’t work, because I really don’t think I can do this anymore. He told me I’d adjust to it psychologically over time, and I told him I’ve really been trying my best, but it’s starting to ruin my life. He said surgery would just take away more than I would gain from it. Sometimes, my vision is completely blurred out, as if it whites out from the outside in.

The contact has helped a little indoors, in dim lighting, but does not stop the halos at night, whatsoever. I’m confused, I really thought that the contact would do the trick, especially coupled with brimonidine. It’s been 7 months and I thought I found someone with an answer, but now she is gone. I’ve researched the subject and similar complications/complaints endlessly, but I keep getting “I don’t know” and “it’s fine” or “there’s definitely treatment” from various doctors.

Please, if there’s anymore useful information I can provide, let me know. I’ll do my best to respond with more detailed information. I’ve attached photos of my pupil sizes when it’s really affecting me. I’ve also attached photos of how I see these halos, and the prosthetic contacts I was given.

Here are a few addition details:

• Monofocal IOL, lens diameter 6mm
• Was told by several doctors that I may have possible optic nerve swelling, but some say I don’t.
• MRI and Orbit Scan in January noted “possible optic nerve swelling and fatty tissue strains around nerve)
• stage 2 PCO, started to develop mid June
• Eye pressure seems to be fine every time they check it, no concerns from any doctors
• In my photos, the close up of my right eye is 1 hour post medical dilation, you can see the lense
• in my last photo, I am wearing my prosthetic contact.

I understand that I’ll never have perfect vision, I don’t want to come off that acting like that’s what I want. I just really need these halos to stop and to experience less fluctuation in my vision. I believe this is the main cause of my pain, as I did not have pain before starting my adderall prescription or having my surgery and receiving an IOL.

If anyone has any information on how I should proceed, either a sub specialist recommendation, possible treatments, similar experiences or anything, please let me know. I am currently on Medicaid and I lost my job due to my current health issues. I don’t expect to have my healthcare much longer, and I will try to pay whatever I can do just get myself in better shape at this point, so any US recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Thank you for taking the time for reading this post, and please let me know if there’s anything I can do to further clarify my situation.

https://imgur.com/a/dy8Bq0B

EDIT:

To clarify a few things,

I have tried pilocarpine, brimonidine and a prosthetic lens. I have since quit taking my adderall because it made my symptoms and pain severely worse.

My next steps are to try compounding the pilocarpine for nighttime use, because for some reason, the prosthetic lens is not working with the brimonidine at night. The prosthetic does help with my eye fluctuating during the day.

Lastly, I’m really sorry if I came off as dramatic or hyper conscious of my health, I really don’t mean to. I understand that some people here are having extremely worrisome or dangerous symptoms and could lose their eye or vision completely. I just really want to get my life back, and I know that will come with acceptance and sacrifice. I don’t have any issue working past obstacles and I’m not looking for a perfect eye. I just want to be able to work again. I have no problem getting help/treatment for neuro adaptation, it’s just never been offered to me.

Thank you for everyone who has responded, I greatly appreciate all of your advice and recommendations.

I visited for my regular check up and was sent to retina specialist for floaters and flash of light since I'm moderately myopic (4.50/1.25/175 in left, 3.50/1.25/10 in right). My numbers haven't changed much in the last year. Slight change in axle.

The first specialist mentioned I have a retina hole. I attached the diagram he made after testing through that lamp thing and poking around. He recommended barrage laser.

diagram/past OCT/field test/tonometry test: https://ibb.co/album/SR6WRs

I went for a second opinion just to be sure since I never had an eye surgery before. The second retina specialist mentioned I have a retina tag after poking around with a headlight helmet on his head and lenses. I mentioned him about the hole but he said your doctor may be referring to the retina tag. I have no idea what ”retina tag” means but he didn’t seem to mention a hole - a retina tag instead. He prescribed me ketorolac tromethamine and ask to come back after 4 weeks or immediately if any onset of new floaters or flashes.

I am confused on what to do here. Wait for a month and go back. Get laser by the first specialist mentioned immediately Or get any further test. Both specialist seem in a hurry and done in 5-10 minutes so that got me wondering.

History

I have had some floaters for years and earlier this year, had flickering light which has happened about 4-6 times so far in a matter of 9 months during sneezing or lifting/holding breathe. Never experienced it before this year. So I of course got it checked and told all is fine except 2 pigmented areas in my corner of retina. Specialist mentioned it just so I know. I don’t know if the pigmented spots were there before 2 years since nobody else mentioned it to me before.

Family and genetic history of hyper tension and diabetes (I have WGS scan which showed susceptibility). Blood sugar is normal. Blood pressure fluctates between normal and high. No medication prescribed, only lifestyle changes. Don't smoke or drink alcohol. I do moderately intense exercise such as lifting and zumba/cardio.

Hello. Can someone please tell me what exactly is this and why it’s happening? My niece has developed a green pigment on both her eyelids. It’s like how when we apply eyeliner. Exactly like that but instead of black it’s greenish. Any ideas as to what it could be?

https://ibb.co/9YDshbH

My mom, who was in perfect health, recently had 3 major strokes. As a result she has hemianopia, so can only see from the left side of each eye. She can no longer communicate her needs and is mostly confused. She has been rubbing her eyes a lot, and her right eye is starting to get red. I was worried about her getting an infection from this since she is frequently picking at non hygienic things then touches her eyes.

Now, the redness is worse, the eye is tearing a lot, and I noticed there is this small circular film in the corner of her iris. When you shine a light on it, it almost reflects the light like a piece of glass. Someone said it looks like a bubble. This is the best photo I could get in the link below. The rehab doctor thinks it’s just irritated, but didn’t examine it with a light or anything. Any thoughts?

Edit: She is currently at an inpatient rehab, gets highly agitated so they don’t want to transfer her unless urgent

https://imgur.com/a/XRfGxK3

I have a very low prescription for glasses -.75 but have never had any eye issues. Tonight I was starting to loose my vision while I was driving home. It was dark out and there were many lights around me. My left eye, which was facing traffic going the other way, was as specifically starting to get blurry. It felt like my vision was swirling. I got home and it felt like there was a shadow in the corner of my eye. If I moved my eye, the shadow moved to a further corner of my eye. The shadow felt like it had movement, like I was seeing a ceiling fan over the corner of my eye.

This is my first time with vision problems and it scared me for sure. I got a concussion in August but didn’t have any vision problems then. The shadow has now faded but I am unsure what to do. Important to note that it was only a 15-20 minute drive, nothing intensely long.

I have been a constant contact wearer since I have been in highschool. About a month or 2, I was in Walmart and all of a sudden my contact got cloudy and I tried closing my eye and rubbing it lightly which usually gets the job done, but after many fails I opened my camera and saw my eye was bleeding. I went to an optometrist and he said my eye seems to be dry but nothing else seems wrong with my eye and I should get daily contacts if it keeps happening. After that, I noticed almost everytime i fell asleep with my contacts on (by mistake), i’d wake up with dried up blood. Ever since then, I have made sure to take off my contacts.

Today, I got home and I was very tired so I fell asleep with my contacts on the couch and when I got up my eye started bleeding profusely and way more than before. Keep in mind, I wear monthlys and I just put in these new ones not even a week ago. Jumpscare lol: https://ibb.co/jWspzJX Has anyone else experienced this? I cannot find anything online about it and it worries me.

I attended MEPS yesterday for a medical exam for the US military (Airforce). Everything went well but the doctor said since I had Lasik last year, I needed to come back after a month and do another eye exam to see if it will be the same results as my eye exam yesterday, she said my vision 20/20 and everything looked good, she just wanted to make sure my vision is "stable", she also required my immediate post OP refractions after I had Lasik. Now the issue is that when I just had Lasik last year, the optometrist said my vision is 20/15, and now year later it's 20/20. Is it too big of a concern? Are my eyes "unstable"? I'd hate to lose my chance to join the military because of the slight change with my vision. Thanks for any insight.

November 2023, Lasik Post-OP visual acuity: OD: 20/20 OS: 20/20 OU: 20/15

Edit: Auto-MOD required more info to post. I'm Asian, never had any eye issues after Lasik, non-smoker and non-drinker.

Hi all,

I have a long family history of vision problems, including a sibling with (fairly severe) astigmatism, nearsightedness on my mother's side, and farsightedness from age on my father's side. Somehow, I have been extremely lucky to always have 20/20 vision. I have definitely taken that for granted throughout my life, including reading in the dark when I was young and too much screentime as an adult.

Here's where the issue comes in. About a week ago, I noticed that things seemed blurry. It was my morning commute, so I thought my eyes were still waking up. I didn't notice a thing all day, but on the drive home I noticed the same issue and realized that it was only at a distance. Things were totally clear at around 20 feet away. I was stopping at the pharmacy anyway, so I did some panic googling and picked up some eye drops (Rohto dual light relief if it matters). My vision seemed better the next day, although I still noticed some blurring until I took the eye drops again in the evening. I thought that I could go back to business as usual, until the same issue returned a day or two later.

If I had to guess, I believe the cause is a mobile game I recently downloaded with very small text (which I end up reading a lot of). I have stopped playing the game almost entirely (slipped up this morning 😬), but my vision problems remain.

The eye drops do help momentarily, but I noticed that I seem to blink the effects away within a couple minutes. I also recently discovered that the way I was applying them wasn't the most effective (most of the liquid was falling out of my eye) but applying them the correct way this afternoon was only marginally better.

I know probably the only thing to do is take some extended non-screen time, but my ADHD makes that extremely difficult. I have tried to take breaks from work (involves staring at a screen) that don't involve my phone and I never hold out for very long.

I am on an internship in another state at the moment, so finding an eye doctor covered by my insurance would be a challenge. I don't expect a diagnosis, but I'm hoping someone can tell me what might be going on, how I can reverse it/keep it from getting worse, and if an immediate eye doctor visit would have a good chance of reversing it. Also, I know the sticky said that eye drop brand doesn't matter, but I did get pretty much the cheapest one that wasn't aimed at redness. Should I be looking for a specific active ingredient?

Currently, aside from eye drops, I'm trying to make sure I'm looking as far away as possible when driving/not looking at a screen. I've switched from gaming on my computer/phone in my free time to gaming on my switch, with the TV about 15 feet away. I'm trying to hold my phone further away as much as possible, especially right before/after sleep.

I also noticed yesterday that my left eye was completely clear and my right eye was still blurred.

Tl;dr I suddenly got nearsightedness probably from too much screentime and haven't been able to really limit my screentime. It's somewhat responsive to eye drops in the short term. Is this permanent, and if not, how urgent is it to seek professional care?

Thank you for taking the time to read all my ramblings!

Edit based on automod's advice: I am white, and I'm currently taking escitalopram and dextroamphetamine salts, but both predate the issue by months or years. Would a picture help? It would be difficult for me to take a high quality one, and I haven't noticed any visual difference in my eyes, but I could probably figure out how to post one if needed

Hello! I've had these weird cloudy structures for quite a while on both of my irises and I have no idea what they could be. I have no vision impairment as far as I can tell and usually no discomfort. Sorry if this is supposed to be normal or a commonly asked question. I figured I should ask here since I don't know where else to. Thanks for reading my post! I will leave the link to the picture down below

https://postimg.cc/4YnG8JKj

For as long as I can remember I’ve had this annoying pressure feeling in my right eye that makes me have to roll my eyes or blink to alleviate it often which makes me look like I have a twitch or am rolling my eyes at people. My eyesight has always been 20/20 and I have no actual issues aside from it being annoying, what could it be?

Hi, i wear glasses since childhood, have an eye pain since last February, in past it was rare, but now, since last week, i have it all the time. I feel it mostly on top of the eyes, and kinda behind them, sometimes i have sharp pain like spasm, but usually it’s just constant pressure-like feeling, and i have pain when look up. I also have very tired eyes and sometimes it feels like i have sand in it. So, i visited ophthalmologist and they did check my eyes and said that it’s dry eye, because my eyes are fine overall, but when doing slit lamp eye test, she said she noticed something and referred me to eye ultrasound, i’m waiting for appointment now, but she calmed me and said it’s nothing really bad. I was prescribed to use eye ointment every hour, but it doesn’t really help(yet, i hope). So, my question is, could it really be dry eyes syndrome if i have this dull-pressure type of pain? Because i’ve read so much information about it, and usually pain like mine never mentioned

Hi there - I am 34 and got pink eye for the first time in my life a little over a year ago, a few weeks after having my 3rd child, along with a nasty virus. Since then I have had it 4 additional times, every time along with a cold. I am confident it’s pink eye because at least one of my kids gets it with me each time.

Each time I use the antibiotic eye drops regularly and as prescribed from urgent care. I did end up going to an ophthalmologist as well asking why it keeps recurring but he didn’t have a lot of answers for me.

Anyone have any idea what the heck is going on?! Why do I keep getting it? Is my immune system just down due to child bearing years (pregnancy + nursing) and I’m therefore more susceptible?

Strange moving waves at the bottom of my vision

30F, glasses -1.25, slight astigmatism, physiological anisocoria

Hello! It used to happen before, but I never thought anything of it until now. So, sometimes, especially in the morning when I wake up, I see these strange moving black waves at the bottom of my vision. Especially when looking fully up. They never go up to the center, they look kind of like the lines that appear on the water when you throw rock in it, but mine aren't circles, more like half of circles coming from the bottom. The whole thing lasts for maybe a minute max and disappears completely. Does anybody happen to have something similar? I remember having it ocasionally for years. My husband claims he has it too sometimes, but he calls it "pulses at the bottom" so I'm not sure if it's the same

I am facing severe dryness/ poking sensation/ corneal erosion in eyes upon waking up since few months. I had changed cities in January and my current city (Bangalore) is high in pollens. One corneal specialist got my IgE tested which came out high. Then I saw an allergy specialist who got my blood allergy panel test done. I have attached the results. Allergist said I am moderately allergic to pollen and mildly to dust. She has given me Bilastine 20 mg for 15 days. And asked me to get immunotherapy shots for a year. Has anyone had similar experiences. I have no other allergy symptoms. I only have eye issues. I am not even sure if there is any correlation with the allergy results and the eye problems because there are no other symptoms like sneezing/skin issues etc. Has anyone faced benefits with Immunotherapy shots ? Did anyone face any adverse side effects. Kindly share.

https://imgur.com/a/DvU00Z6

Hi sorry if isn't the place to ask but was the best thing i could think of, so earlier my eyes randomly started to be going impaired in different spots ranging in size. But i was still able to see just found it hard to read and such as some letter would go like invisible. I also then started feeling off like out of it in a way but the impairment went. Any idea of what it could be or if I should get it looked at?

Links to photos below
When I was 18 and had recently moved away to college, I noticed one day my eyes looked very red. Seemingly out of the blue, but this was two weeks after surviving an epinephrine overdose (ER nurse mistakenly administered epi during an anaphylactic reaction). My college dorms were also notoriously mold-infested.

I noticed my eyes are a bit itchier than usual, and I started to have stringy mucus and watering, but otherwise, my main complaint was potent redness on the whites of my eyes. I visited an optometrist who diagnosed me with blepharitis and prescribed antibacterial eye drops. These did not help, and over time, my eye redness worsened.

After several months, symptoms expanded to include swelling, itchiness, burning, light sensitivity, severe redness, and eczema around my eyelids, mouth, chin, and hands.

Then I visited an allergist, who administered allergy shots for two years to alleviate my symptoms. The allergy shots, along with Zyrtec, helped my eczema heal slowly, but my eyes remained almost uncontrollably red, my corneas remained incredibly inflamed and puffy when flaring up, and my eyes overproduced tears.

My allergist then referred me to a new eye doctor, who prescribed me Prednisolone drops. This helped manage symptoms but wasn't a fix-all -- my eyes were still red and irritated, even while using the steroids. I also used anti-redness antihistamine drops, artificial tears, and eyelid wipes, but my symptoms continued to outweigh any treatment. At this point (now Sophomore year), I began calling out of work and missing classes. I couldn't go in public without sunglasses, I could hardly drive, and I barely socialized.

My eye reactions persisted throughout the rest of college. I graduated in 2020 and moved off campus, but experienced no marked improvement in symptoms after moving to a new house.

After tracking things like diet, environmental triggers, and lifestyle, I can note a few things:
- my eye inflammation flares up when it rains
- my eye inflammation flares up when I drink alcohol

- Covid made my entire system go nuts. The eczema came back, along with rashes, and my eyes have never swelled and reddened like that. I went on oral Prednisone for three months to bring my system back down to "normal" (minus the eyes.)

-Benadryl, Zyrtec, and other ingested antihistamines do not alleviate my eye symptoms.
- wearing contacts makes my eyes worse (I wear them sparingly, for special events like weddings).
- I'm noticeably more light-sensitive than those around me.

My eyes at no point return to a "normal" state - they are either red, or REALLY red and swollen, but always noticeably irritated.

By the age of 24, I visited a new eye doctor and presented this information. The new eye doctor flipped my lids, called in her superior, and together they diagnosed me with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. I started Verkazia (4x daily, though it burned)

After several months of Verkazia use, along with Lotemax eye steroid ointment at night, my eye doctor noted reduced inflammation of the large papillae. However, there is still severe corneal/sclera inflammation and redness.

After several years of on-and-off Verkazia use, no contact wear, no eye makeup, and moving to a different area of the country, I continue to experience this redness and inflammation.

What are the doctors overlooking, if anything?

Photos of eyes as of today 11/7/24:
https://ibb.co/DzfC7Q6

https://ibb.co/Jtm64gv

https://ibb.co/r6dFnVX

Greetings, I wil get straight to the point. After I finish masturbating, I get presssure in my ears and kind of black half moons in my vision. On the left eye the half moon thing in on the left and on the right eye it is closer to the right in my vision. I see them more clearly when I shake my head left and right and they are more prominent on the white background like walls. After a few minutes both the ear pressure and the half moons go away. These things only appear after the masturbation.

Has anyone ever faced the same thing or knows why this happens ? I am not worried but it is very interesting. Thanks in advance !

When I was 22, my eyesight began to decline. My right eye is now a -2.75 while my left is 20/20.

I get extreme headaches, vertigo and nausea throughout the day wearing my prescription when I look at multiple distances (mostly to my phone). I tried reading glasses for a while with little improvement.

Finally I got some relief by adding an astigmatism plano lens to my left eye.

Now I wear the astigmatism contact lens in my left and -2.50 in my right and still experience headaches/vertigo about half the time. If I don’t wear any vision correction I do not have this issue. However I can’t see my computer screen to work if I wear nothing.

I have also tried glasses, bifocal glasses, multifocal lenses, and an astigmatism lens in the right without improvement.

I’m frustrated as I have been through 5 optometrists and 2 ophthalmologists who do not know how to help my issue. I am desperate as this affects my daily life greatly.

I am white, non-diabetic, eat plant-based. I have taken wellbutrin xl 150mg daily since age 19 for depression. I drink socially and do not smoke or take drugs.

Any ideas to ask my Dr to try?

• 38 F, This concerning bump in one of my eye lids appeared more than 12 days ago and still not going away, did not change in size. There is no puss or anything coming out.

I have scheduled an appointment to check it out, but does anyone has any idea from the photo what it could be? See image below:

https://imgur.com/a/jksC9g3

Hi, I (18F) went to the eye doctor a few days ago and found out that I have a lot of weak spots in both of my retinas that may turn into holes. I did a little research (as one does) and found out that this occurs more commonly in females over the age of 60, and even then it's only about 8 people out of 100,000 who get it. Is there anything I could try to do to prevent this from happening?

Hello,

I have recently been diagnosed with Keratoconus. the opthamologist provided me with 3 different cross linking treatments:

1. Basic Cross Linking (CXL) Treatment - Free

2. Transepithelial Avedro CXL (TAC) Procedure - $770.00 per eye

3. CXL with Phototherapeutic Keratectomy (CP) Procedure - $1665.00 per eye

They didnt do a great job explaining the differences between them, they just said option 3 has an 80% of improving my prescription and will stop the condition from worsening. I want to know if any of these options are actually better than the other. Any help would be much appreciated as I have tried to do my own research but havent found much info. My health benefits will cover a majority of the costs of the procedure.

Thank you!

My right eye is significantly blurrier than my left eye when wearing glasses.

When I go to the optometrist I can see perfectly out of both eyes, and I am told my glasses are the same prescription.

Why can I see perfectly at the doctors office but not wearing my glasses? I cannot read text on the tv with my right eye, left eye is fine.

This has been happening for about 3 or 4 years.

For reference I’m a white male, 31, with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and a fast resting heart rate.

I'm' looking to get a laser eye surgery and wanted to make sure I am doing it at a place that's using the latest technology. Does anyone know who if the following lase eye technologies are considered newer or older in the market:

- VISX S4 IR Excimer Laser System
- Intralase FS 60Hz laser

Thanks in advance!