Opticians can't correct vision in my right eye

[NealJW]

I have been wearing glasses for the last 27 years since I was 10 years old (for myopia & Astigmastism) and up until recently opticians have been able to obtain glasses that correct my vision so that I can see clearly.
However, in the last 8 months I cannot find an optician that can get any kind of acceptable vision in my right eye and it is getting very frustrating. They all agree that my right eye has reduced from  -4.25 to -3.75 (stigatism not changed at axis 10). The right eye has also developed a requirement for a + 1.25 for reading. The long vision I get with these prescriptions in the right eye is very poor resulting in seeing 3 images instead on 1 at a distance above 20 feet. The left eye is crystal clear with glasses (as was the right until 8 months ago).

What is strange is that when I focus my right eye (left eye covered) on a close object and then quickly look at the distance the distant objects that were very blurred become very clear for a few seconds. To me this suggests that the problem is functional and therefore should be correctable. What does this sugest from an opthamologist perspective?

I would appreciate any advice or help since I am getting very frustrated and the various optician appointments and failed glasses are getting rather costly.


My latest prescription is:
R: SPH: -3.75  CYL: -1.75  AXIS: 10  ADD: +1.25 (vary focus lense)
L: SPH: -4.5   CYL: -1.75  AXIS: 160

Regards,

Neal

[sami786]

A related discussion, im having the same problem was started.

[NealJW]

Thankyou for the advice. I have seen a consultant to check out the medical condition of the eye (I am only 37 so it seemed a wise precaution). So far after many tests there is nothing found.

I don't think that the opticians are incompetent in fact they seem very thorough. So far they haven't got it right.

I am hoping that somebody on this forum can provide some insight that I could go back to them with so that they can try something different. The fact that I can focus on a close up object and then switch to a distant one and see crystal clearly for a few seconds seems very important but I don't understand what it means. Maybe this could be created in a prescription if I could explain to the optician what direction he should take to copy yhe effect.

regards,

Neal

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Hello Neal,  Rather than think that you've seen several incompetent opticians or optometrists, I would suspect that there is something physically wrong with the eye.  You're getting presbyopic so it's likely you're in your 40's. Things often start to go bad in the body in genral and in the eye in particular after 40.

You need to see a physician that specializes in the medical and surgical care of the eye (ophthalmologist). You may have cataracts starting, macular degeneration, blood vessel problems, corneal problems (eg keratoconus).

JCH III MD  Diseases and Surgery of the Eyes.