right eye blurry vision 4-5 weeks
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Hello
have had blurry vision in my right eye for probably over a month now.
everyday is different levels - some days almost fine - others annoying all day
there is no pain. i cannot pinpoint anything that makes it worse or better.
i have had an eye test and all came back 100% fine. almost perfect vision.
some googling mentions
- i recently had covid and could be a side effect
- i've also quit a very very heavy caffeine usage - 10 cups a day .
anyone else had this?
have had blurry vision in my right eye for probably over a month now.
everyday is different levels - some days almost fine - others annoying all day
there is no pain. i cannot pinpoint anything that makes it worse or better.
i have had an eye test and all came back 100% fine. almost perfect vision.
some googling mentions
- i recently had covid and could be a side effect
- i've also quit a very very heavy caffeine usage - 10 cups a day .
anyone else had this?
How old are you ?
Degeneration can happen at any age at any rate - it could be a temporary issue, or just simply the process of aging.
Your coffee intake probably isn’t helping, but I doubt it is the cause.
If you still have concerns see your optician again.
Degeneration can happen at any age at any rate - it could be a temporary issue, or just simply the process of aging.
Your coffee intake probably isn’t helping, but I doubt it is the cause.
If you still have concerns see your optician again.
Edited by dobly on Monday 9th December 09:15
dobly said:
How old are you ?
Degeneration can happen at any age at any rate - it could be a temporary issue, or just simply the process of aging.
Your coffee intake probably isn’t helping, but I doubt it is the cause.
If you still have concerns see your optician again.
33Degeneration can happen at any age at any rate - it could be a temporary issue, or just simply the process of aging.
Your coffee intake probably isn’t helping, but I doubt it is the cause.
If you still have concerns see your optician again.
Edited by dobly on Monday 9th December 09:15
i've been almost 6 weeks 0 caffeine now i doubt it also
i think ill give it a day or 2 more and go to another appointment
thanks
EmailAddress said:
Since cutting caffeine make sure to run a bottle of dry eyes to rehydrate the membrane.
Tiny distortions will be enough to knock you down a line on the Snellen.
hopefully it is just that.Tiny distortions will be enough to knock you down a line on the Snellen.
speaking of caffeine
my morning coffee shot was 8.5 g (had to measure for the doctors after years of constant tiredness) for a few years which i didn't realise was equal to 4 coffees. that was repeated a few times a day along with energy drinks and fizzy drinks. my overall daily consumption was usually over 1g a day.
i now dream again, sleep 7-8 hours and do not have so little energy i cant be bothered to move.
EmailAddress said:
Jesus Christ.
What did grass growing sound like, and the sun taste of.
i had so many blood tests i lost count. organs. vitamins. everything. always green. because it was caffieneWhat did grass growing sound like, and the sun taste of.
annoyingly not once in the 4-5 years this was at its worse did the doctors ever ask about drinking caffeine.
i spent hundreds if not thousands on private tests which all came back green.
weirdly i think i was so tired i used to fall alseep anywhere and almost instantly.
I woke up with blurred vision in my left eye two months ago.
Like gunk on the surface but you can't blink it away, lots of floaters suddenly too.
I did call Eye A&E and they told me to get there immediately.
Lots of scans, then they told me I had PVD, Posterior Vitreous Detachment. Happens to many as they get older, I'm 62, and mostly symptomless. It's the bag of jelly pulling away from the back of the eyeball but the danger is a detached retina.
As long as that doesn't happen I'm fine, well apart from the vision in my left eye constantly blurring and bright lights and screens cause major distortions.
Doc said it will happen to my right eye within a year
so I hope that the aftermath isn't as bad.
I work as a TV Cameraman and Vision Engineer so it's pretty inconvenient.
Anyway, I've blathered on, this is your thread, just meant to say could it be PVD.
Like gunk on the surface but you can't blink it away, lots of floaters suddenly too.
I did call Eye A&E and they told me to get there immediately.
Lots of scans, then they told me I had PVD, Posterior Vitreous Detachment. Happens to many as they get older, I'm 62, and mostly symptomless. It's the bag of jelly pulling away from the back of the eyeball but the danger is a detached retina.
As long as that doesn't happen I'm fine, well apart from the vision in my left eye constantly blurring and bright lights and screens cause major distortions.
Doc said it will happen to my right eye within a year
so I hope that the aftermath isn't as bad.I work as a TV Cameraman and Vision Engineer so it's pretty inconvenient.
Anyway, I've blathered on, this is your thread, just meant to say could it be PVD.
croyde said:
I woke up with blurred vision in my left eye two months ago.
Like gunk on the surface but you can't blink it away, lots of floaters suddenly too.
I did call Eye A&E and they told me to get there immediately.
Lots of scans, then they told me I had PVD, Posterior Vitreous Detachment. Happens to many as they get older, I'm 62, and mostly symptomless. It's the bag of jelly pulling away from the back of the eyeball but the danger is a detached retina.
As long as that doesn't happen I'm fine, well apart from the vision in my left eye constantly blurring and bright lights and screens cause major distortions.
Doc said it will happen to my right eye within a year so I hope that the aftermath isn't as bad.
I work as a TV Cameraman and Vision Engineer so it's pretty inconvenient.
Anyway, I've blathered on, this is your thread, just meant to say could it be PVD.
would the test not of picked it up?Like gunk on the surface but you can't blink it away, lots of floaters suddenly too.
I did call Eye A&E and they told me to get there immediately.
Lots of scans, then they told me I had PVD, Posterior Vitreous Detachment. Happens to many as they get older, I'm 62, and mostly symptomless. It's the bag of jelly pulling away from the back of the eyeball but the danger is a detached retina.
As long as that doesn't happen I'm fine, well apart from the vision in my left eye constantly blurring and bright lights and screens cause major distortions.
Doc said it will happen to my right eye within a year
so I hope that the aftermath isn't as bad.I work as a TV Cameraman and Vision Engineer so it's pretty inconvenient.
Anyway, I've blathered on, this is your thread, just meant to say could it be PVD.
i did the scan aswell. £30 if that means anything
never had one before
MaxFromage said:
I had blurry vision/itchy eyes recently and that was due to covid. Probably around 2-3 weeks. Ironically it was immediately after a visit to the eye hospital for a yearly check up for keratoconus (no issues)...
i had covid and then a really really nasty chest infection for about 4 weeks which still hasnt fully cleared.do you still have it?
why would it cause eye problems?
I get this occasionally, but i'm knocking on the door of 50. I've been to an eye doctor and they said my vision is fine, probably just dry eyes. So i use eye drops occasionally.
its weird, some days its blurry, other days its like i've got HD vision. It took me weeks to realise what the fuss was about with 4k.
I've found that stretching the sides of my eyes out slightly, such as can be construed as a racial slur, can improve my vision. Its great for reading menus but mortifying for everyone else.
I've had a few health issues since covid so i'm not sure if this is related tbh, timing probably works out, but so does older age too, so who knows.
Good luck OP, be interested to know if you find a cause.
its weird, some days its blurry, other days its like i've got HD vision. It took me weeks to realise what the fuss was about with 4k.
I've found that stretching the sides of my eyes out slightly, such as can be construed as a racial slur, can improve my vision. Its great for reading menus but mortifying for everyone else.
I've had a few health issues since covid so i'm not sure if this is related tbh, timing probably works out, but so does older age too, so who knows.
Good luck OP, be interested to know if you find a cause.
lancslad58 said:
Get your GP to refer you to the Othoptics/Opthamolgy dept at you local hospital, they are far more experienced than your local opticians.
This. Definitely this.It could be nothing or it could be the onset of something serious. Stop being a wuss and got get it checked out by someone who knows about these things.
lancslad58 said:
Get your GP to refer you to the Othoptics/Opthamolgy dept at you local hospital, they are far more experienced than your local opticians.
Not true, most areas run schemes (MECS, CUES name varies from area to area), NHS funded scheme which allows accredited Optometrists to assess eye conditions and refer appropriately . Most GP surgeries won't deal with eye conditions as they do not have the training or equipment to properly examine your eyes. Orthoptists deal with problems related to how your two eyes work together so only relevant if you are getting double vision. Routine Ophthalmology appointments can take over 6 months in my area, urgent 6 weeks, where appropriate if a problem is acute (needs to be seen within 24 hours) an Optometrist can arrange this so you need to be assessed properly first.Just in case - any correlation with sugar intake or lots of carbs?
I had similar a while back and had everything checked out both by an optician and the GP with no issues found. I later worked out that it was worse if I consume lots of sugar (pint of Coke or something).
I was immediately worried that I was diabetic despite not being particularly overweight or having a terrible diet but further tests by the GP said my blood test results were healthy. Have dramatically cut sugar intake and it's gone away completely and I've lost a couple of kilos.
I had similar a while back and had everything checked out both by an optician and the GP with no issues found. I later worked out that it was worse if I consume lots of sugar (pint of Coke or something).
I was immediately worried that I was diabetic despite not being particularly overweight or having a terrible diet but further tests by the GP said my blood test results were healthy. Have dramatically cut sugar intake and it's gone away completely and I've lost a couple of kilos.
I'm the least hypochondriac person going so I'm absolutely not trying to scaremonger but...
...my dad had the same thing (he also had some dizzyness too) and it turned out he had some lesions on his brain that were pressing against the bits that process vision. It's probably unlikely that it is that but definitely don't ignore if if you're not getting anywhere. My dad did and he's no longer here.
...my dad had the same thing (he also had some dizzyness too) and it turned out he had some lesions on his brain that were pressing against the bits that process vision. It's probably unlikely that it is that but definitely don't ignore if if you're not getting anywhere. My dad did and he's no longer here.
Mirinjawbro said:
i had covid and then a really really nasty chest infection for about 4 weeks which still hasnt fully cleared.
do you still have it?
why would it cause eye problems?
It does sound quite like dry eye, temperature/moisiture changes, heating on can play a part. My right eye is more affected than my left. I now use Carmellose drops as recommended by the Hospital Ophthalmic department.do you still have it?
why would it cause eye problems?
https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/for-health-professio...
This is also possibly an option - hot damp flannel and a bit of eye massage as the duct gets blocked
https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/eye-conditions/bleph...
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