Went in for something unrelated, found out something else. Few question

[Eriu22]

About a month ago I was complaining about newly developed vertical ghosting in my "good eye." First I saw an optometrist, then I saw an ophthalmologist. The optometrist said my optic nerves looked a little bit inflamed, but didn't have any concerns. Said it was nothing. Did say that I have two cataracts forming which is unusual for someone my age.  (34) But didn't think that that was the cause. I passed all the exams, visual field, eye-pressure 13.  So I went and saw an Ophthalmologist. He looked around in my eyes with various light for a long time.  He wasn't concerned either and couldn't give me an answer, but said what's going on with me is not neurological and to relax, because its in one eye and goes away with a pinhole.

I thought that was the end. However, it looks like I might have, or may be able to solve a problem with my other eye. Both doctors had the same reaction. They were not worried about what I came in for, but were in utter disbelief by something else.  Apparently my old optometrist did not really put much effort into fixing me. I was told by both doctors, that I have a ridiculously high functioning lazy eye, caused by being a + and - in my eyes, and it could be significantly improved by getting contacts.

So I went for a fitting had one placed in my good eye first everything was perfect I loved it. Crisp clear vision (but the ghosting was not fixed I dont think) However when I put the lens in my bad eye, things got complicated. My near vision was rather blurry, and my distant vision was okay but nowhere near as sharp as when just looking through my good eye with only one contact in. I don't really know how to describe it, with both eyes open it wasn't so much blurry but rather surreal looking. Some borders of objects were slightly blurry and looked like a chromatic aberration without the neon blue glow.

However, I had some major relief when I noticed that my ghosting from my lazy eye had completely disappeared (I also have high astigmatism in that eye) this was a very big deal to me as my ghosting in that eye is pretty severe, so if this is something I should fix or get use to I'd really like to know.

I should mention that my lazy eye prescription was written for a +8 (my good eye is a -2) from the ophthalmologist. However my optometrist had written my prescription out as a +6.50 for my lazy eye and -2. So they were just assuming that the ophthalmologist had over corrected and I'm waiting to try a +6

At home I messed around with someone else glasses which had a lens that seemed to give me the 20/30 corrected vision in my lazy eye. It was kind of like what the contacts did, however, there was no blur and my near and far vision were not blurry. Pretty clear vision actually. But I still got the effect that I was looking in a fun house mirror without distortion. Just bolder colors and objecting poping more.

My question is, is this something I should push to have fixed? I know when I had my other eye correct with glasses, things were kind of funny looking and it took a few weeks to get used to, but not to this extreme.  Both doctors are great, and seemed very confident that this would solve a lot of my problems. However I'm kind of worried that even the +6 lens will give me the same experience. Is it possible that this was just simply an over correction and I will see crisp and sharply with my dominant eye while having the benefit of the ghosting going away with the lens in my lazy eye?

Or is it something that my brain can adapt to? Because having both eyes open with the contacts in was almost like a mixture of both my corrected visions together. Or is this something as simple as having to find the right rx and learning to have to adapt (like glasses)  I'm also kind of worried that my vision is being fixed, its just the shock of seeing out of that eye for the first time, and learning to adjust just like I had to with my glasses. I don't want to keep telling them my prescription is wrong when it might be something as simple as waiting a week or so to get used to it.

[JohnHaganMD]

There is no way you will ever adjust to -2.00 in the good eye and +8.00 in the bad eye. The problem is called aneisometrophia and the difference in image size is called aneisokonia.   This often runs in families so be sure your brothers and sisters are checked for the problem and if you start a family your children should be examined by a pediatric ophthalmologist about age 2 (sooner if you see eye problems). The reason you have problem with contact on bad eye is the clearer image interfers with the good eye like two people talking to you at the same time. Your options are to understand why you have the problem and just wear a correction on the good -2.00 eye or see a cornea/refractive surgeon of good reputation and talk about surface refractive surgery or ICL or "clear lens refractive exchange" on the bad eye.