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Sudden Cross-eyed Vision NOT double vision
I've looked everywhere online and haven't found a single thing about these incidents/episodes with my vision. FYI - I have astigmatism in both eyes, nearsighted, migraines with aura, and that's all I can think of that would be related to why this happened. I am 31 years old, female.
About four weeks ago (3/28/09), suddenly my vision went cross-eyed. But I was not intentionally crossing my eyes. It felt the same as if I were intentionally crossing my eyes, but I could not control my eye movement at all. It lasted about 45 seconds or so. Then my vision went back to normal. I felt the slightest bit dizzy (not even 10 minutes), and my eyes felt strained (for about an hour) afterward, but I was not in any pain, and my eyes did not hurt. I did nothing about it at the time, because I figured it was nothing to worry about.
This happened a second time two days ago (4/20/09), exactly the same except it lasted only about 30 seconds. And the same feeling...slightly dizzy (about 5 minutes), and eye strain (about an hour) afterward. None of the same circumstances were present from the first time it happened. Just out of the blue, sudden cross-eyed vision.
I immediately looked online to see who I should call/see (ophthalmologist or neurologist?) & made an appointment with an ophthalmologist. My appointment was this morning. My eye exams were all normal...nothing out of the ordinary. She set me up with a blood test for possible myasthenia gravis, but she says it's most likely not the issue. She said she wasn't really sure what to tell me because she had never really heard of this before.
She told me that the next time it happens to cover up one of my eyes to see if I can see clearly. She also said it could possibly be a TIA, but I am not in the right age group. My main concern is if it happens while I'm driving, as it could be very dangerous!
Any ideas? Explanations? Suggestions? Thank you!
About four weeks ago (3/28/09), suddenly my vision went cross-eyed. But I was not intentionally crossing my eyes. It felt the same as if I were intentionally crossing my eyes, but I could not control my eye movement at all. It lasted about 45 seconds or so. Then my vision went back to normal. I felt the slightest bit dizzy (not even 10 minutes), and my eyes felt strained (for about an hour) afterward, but I was not in any pain, and my eyes did not hurt. I did nothing about it at the time, because I figured it was nothing to worry about.
This happened a second time two days ago (4/20/09), exactly the same except it lasted only about 30 seconds. And the same feeling...slightly dizzy (about 5 minutes), and eye strain (about an hour) afterward. None of the same circumstances were present from the first time it happened. Just out of the blue, sudden cross-eyed vision.
I immediately looked online to see who I should call/see (ophthalmologist or neurologist?) & made an appointment with an ophthalmologist. My appointment was this morning. My eye exams were all normal...nothing out of the ordinary. She set me up with a blood test for possible myasthenia gravis, but she says it's most likely not the issue. She said she wasn't really sure what to tell me because she had never really heard of this before.
She told me that the next time it happens to cover up one of my eyes to see if I can see clearly. She also said it could possibly be a TIA, but I am not in the right age group. My main concern is if it happens while I'm driving, as it could be very dangerous!
Any ideas? Explanations? Suggestions? Thank you!
I am a 36 year old male and had an aortic dissection 2 years ago. Since then, I am on a high dose of blood pressure medicine. I take 300 mg of metoprolol, and 10 mg of norvasc. I have had these eye episodes a couple times in the last 2 years since my surgery. My thought is that it may be due to a sudden drop in blood pressure. The last time I had an episode (just yesterday), I checked my blood pressure and my bottom number was 50. It may have been lower when the actual incident took place. Anyway, I thought I would share this information with everyone.
Take care and God Bless+ and may we all have good health.
Take care and God Bless+ and may we all have good health.
Hello everyone,
I experienced the same symptoms. Check out ocular/vision migraines. It is possible to have migraines without pain. Symptoms include crossed vision without crossing of the pupils, loss of vision, or bright flashing lights. They are relatively harmless but are annoying.
I experienced the same symptoms. Check out ocular/vision migraines. It is possible to have migraines without pain. Symptoms include crossed vision without crossing of the pupils, loss of vision, or bright flashing lights. They are relatively harmless but are annoying.
Hi, I'm sorry your little girl is having this trouble. I have looked into my own problem and I'm not too worried. I was reading about a thing called 'convergence insufficiency' (http://www.convergenceinsufficiency.org/) but am not sure as this cross-eyed feeling thing doesn't quite fit the symptoms list but there are many similarities.
One eye health website says: Convergence insufficiency is the most common type of eye muscle or visual-motor problem in the United States, with a reported prevalence among children and adults of anywhere from 5 to 13%. Principal symptoms can include diplopia (double vision), headaches, loss of concentration while reading, carsickness, avoidance of reading, blurred vision, and/or eyestrain. Symptoms are on the rise with increased reading, desk work, and computer use.
I use computers all day, I've come to avoid reading because it's uncomfortable and I get car sick and eye strain. I often find myself instinctively covering one eye while reading.
I also found this which fits well, too:
http://tinyurl.com/qv759e
Also check this out: http://www.strabismus.org/intermittent_strabismus.html.
And: http://www.lazyeye.org/
Ask your daughter's doctor about all of these things - insist if you are ignored, although don't worry about it as they are only possibilities and all you are doing is making sure you get taken seriously and your daughter's complaints aren't taken lightly.
I have been to the optician and told that I have an astigmatism, meaning my eyes are focusing on different points when doing close up work and my eye muscles are constantly straining to look at the same point, causing muscle tiredness which could be the whole problem. I'm getting my reading glasses this week and they've got a special prism in them that will help this and take away the muscle strain.
My eyesight is quite good and I can see clearly close up and distance so it's a bit of a bummer having to wear glasses for reading!
One thing I'll say is don't worry about your daughter at all because I think this is a general eye problem that is easily treated with glasses or vision therapy but do get it sorted out.
I hope this has helped.
Sue
One eye health website says: Convergence insufficiency is the most common type of eye muscle or visual-motor problem in the United States, with a reported prevalence among children and adults of anywhere from 5 to 13%. Principal symptoms can include diplopia (double vision), headaches, loss of concentration while reading, carsickness, avoidance of reading, blurred vision, and/or eyestrain. Symptoms are on the rise with increased reading, desk work, and computer use.
I use computers all day, I've come to avoid reading because it's uncomfortable and I get car sick and eye strain. I often find myself instinctively covering one eye while reading.
I also found this which fits well, too:
http://tinyurl.com/qv759e
Also check this out: http://www.strabismus.org/intermittent_strabismus.html.
And: http://www.lazyeye.org/
Ask your daughter's doctor about all of these things - insist if you are ignored, although don't worry about it as they are only possibilities and all you are doing is making sure you get taken seriously and your daughter's complaints aren't taken lightly.
I have been to the optician and told that I have an astigmatism, meaning my eyes are focusing on different points when doing close up work and my eye muscles are constantly straining to look at the same point, causing muscle tiredness which could be the whole problem. I'm getting my reading glasses this week and they've got a special prism in them that will help this and take away the muscle strain.
My eyesight is quite good and I can see clearly close up and distance so it's a bit of a bummer having to wear glasses for reading!
One thing I'll say is don't worry about your daughter at all because I think this is a general eye problem that is easily treated with glasses or vision therapy but do get it sorted out.
I hope this has helped.
Sue
Hi... My 8 year old daughter started getting the same symptoms that you describe about 2 months ago and it happens at least once a week now. She gets the feeling that her eyes are going to cross and then gets the double vision for about 30 seconds to about a minute then she gets really dizzy and sick to her stomach. Just recently she has started getting a headache afterwards. I too have taken her to an opthamologist and everything is normal. He suggested she see a neurologist. I am really worried that it could be something serious since it came on suddenly and it keeps happening.
My daughter had that problem from childhood. We went to an eye specialist. It is called lazy eye. The muscles pull the eye in the direction it goes. It comes from one muscle being weaker than the other. When you get tired the eyes will do it as well as other times. If you see double vision when it happens then he told us that was a good sign the vision is healthy. They can clip the muscles (actuallly it affects both eyes, not just one. He clipped hers (he is an eye surgeon) to correct the problem. Sometimes it will still do it when she gets really tired, but is not really bothered with after the surgery. I am suprised that the drs that different of you have seen have not looked at that symptom. Lazy eye as they call it is hereditary. Her grandmother had it and my daughter and grandaughter both had it. They operated on my grandaughter also and she has never complained about any more trouble, but hers was done at a very young age. It was out patient and not a serious medical procedure. It is not the eye vision it is a muscle problem. My daughter was about 10 when it started and lasted for short periods when she got tired, then it finally was permanent, until the dr corrected it.
I can say that working on a computer all day can have its affect on vision. The glare, any improper lighting, can all affect your vision. If you wear glasses the anti-glare is a good thing to have added. I had it put on mine and it helped a lot, and even with the glare on the roads on rainy nights. The eye dr was also an eye surgeon.
Hope this helps some of you out. Check it out on google.
I had a spell of the dizziness like I had turned circles once, lasting for a few hours. By the time I got to the dr it was gone. He thought it was menopause, but I also had high blood pressure and was not on meds for it at that time. I tend to believe it was high blood pressure that caused it. That still remains a mystery but it still happens now and then for about 30 seconds. RJ
I can say that working on a computer all day can have its affect on vision. The glare, any improper lighting, can all affect your vision. If you wear glasses the anti-glare is a good thing to have added. I had it put on mine and it helped a lot, and even with the glare on the roads on rainy nights. The eye dr was also an eye surgeon.
Hope this helps some of you out. Check it out on google.
I had a spell of the dizziness like I had turned circles once, lasting for a few hours. By the time I got to the dr it was gone. He thought it was menopause, but I also had high blood pressure and was not on meds for it at that time. I tend to believe it was high blood pressure that caused it. That still remains a mystery but it still happens now and then for about 30 seconds. RJ
This happened to me last night. I really felt like I'd gone cross eyed for about 30 seconds. My boyfriend said that I hadn't and my eyes looked normal and I tried to see in the mirror and they looked normal to me but I couldn't see properly. It was just like voluntarily crossing your eyes but not voluntary and my eyes weren't actually crossed!
This is really weird. It's happened to me before twice over the last four years or so and I use computers all day and am wondering if it is anything to do with this? I don't get headaches but my eye sight is getting worse as I get older.
I have just started to take antidepressants as well, just like the original poster, and am wondering if this is a mini seizure of some kind. It just felt like an eye problem but I don't know what a seizure would feel like.
It was difficult to get my boyfriend to take me seriously as he couldn't see any change in my eyes but it felt very dramatic to me.
This is really weird. It's happened to me before twice over the last four years or so and I use computers all day and am wondering if it is anything to do with this? I don't get headaches but my eye sight is getting worse as I get older.
I have just started to take antidepressants as well, just like the original poster, and am wondering if this is a mini seizure of some kind. It just felt like an eye problem but I don't know what a seizure would feel like.
It was difficult to get my boyfriend to take me seriously as he couldn't see any change in my eyes but it felt very dramatic to me.
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