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Ghosting vision..

Hello, its been like a year since i have this issue and i would like to know what it is,
I went to a eye doctor but i was not satisfied and decided not to go again considering eye specialists are not very good here.

Anyways i will go into a bit of detail.

I have this issue that there is a ghosting vision from objects that are bright sources of light, normally i can see everything properly but for e.g white text written on black background give me eyestrain and it doubles out, fades to bit upwards, so i can basically see the same text written twice.
Now the more i close my eyes, the more it fades upwards.. i dont know it's so weird.

Weird is that if i look at the same white text or a source of light through a small hole then it does not happen.

LED lights originating from mouse or speakers or my gaming laptop, they seem double or faded and blurred out and if i look through a small hole it does not fade at all..

I often have headache on the back of my eyes when i get tired or sleep less.

When i went to a doctor, he did some test which showed some stuff written on a piece of paper, ofcourse i could not understand it, but i remember it had 175 reflex in my right eye and 25 in my left eye. the doctor called in Altered Macula reflex but i doubt he understood my problem.
He had me test some glasses but neither helped me see properly

What causes this double vision?
Is it dangerous?
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233488 tn?1310693103
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Astigmatism is common and most people, like me, have it corrected with glasses. No way to predict if it will worsen or stay the same. It's not a disease. No way to tell if there are other causes.

I have ghosting without glasses none with glasses.

JCH MD
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Well, its not double vision, neither does it go away when one eye is closed, it's more like a minor shadow bit above bright source of lights, such as white text.

searching made me conclude that i have some type of astigmatism, so i want to ask if this can be cured naturally overtime or if i need some type of surgery?
or if i leave it as be, will it get worse?
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233488 tn?1310693103
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"ghosting" is not true double vision where two distinct objects are seen, one of which goes away when one eye closed. "Ghosting" is a common complaint and using the search feature and archives can retrieve previous discussions.

Nor is it possible to determine your cause. Most causes are not serious. Common causes include: needing glasses, glasses RX being incorrect, corneal disease especially those causing irregular corneal astigmatism, cataracts, macular disease.

JCH MD
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