Is It All In My Head? + Left Eye Question

[amppanda]

Alright so I have two questions. The first one is a "problem" that started roughly three months ago when I started getting headaches when using the computer or reading (Not over time, but right when I start doing it). They eventually went away, but now I'm found with a problem that I'm not sure is normal and just all in my head, or is actually a problem. Basically whenever I'm doing something such as reading a book or using the computer, I've found it hard to focus on it. It's kind of hard to explain, but for example when I'm using a computer and reading, I tend to lean forward instead of sitting back. When I just sit back, things don't seem blurry but just not as easy to read and focus on. Same goes to when I'm reading a book, it's seems hard to focus on it when holding the book out and I have to sort of lean towards the book. I've talked to my eye doctor and she confirmed my contact lenses are up to date in prescription (I'm nearsighted) with the exception of one thing that doesn't relate to this, and that reading glasses don't seem to make a difference.

I sorta just want to know if this is something just in my head and if there's anyone else I should ask about this situation.

Alright and this is just a quick question. I've begun to realize my right eye is a good bit clearer than my left (At school, the board is always clearer with only my right eye looking at it than only my left looking at it, and some things at a distance I can only see with my right eye and the left is too blurry). This isn't too much of a problem and I can usually just ignore it. Just wanted to know if it's fine for me to just keep my current prescription and there wouldn't be any negative long term effects for having it be this way since I won't be able to replace my contact lenses for another 5 months or so.

[Doreen Fazio, M.D.]

Having to lean closer to your computer or book in order to see better doesn't necessarily mean that there is something wrong with your eyes.  This is the "magnification of near":  as we bring objects closer to us, they appear larger, and so are easier to see.  If your distance vision is less, then you have become more myopic (nearsighted).  I am concerned that your vision is not clear with your left eye, even while wearing the proper contact lens prescription.  If an eye is anatomically normal, the proper prescription should provide 20/20 vision.  If this cannot be achieved with glasses or contact lenses, then there is an issue with the eye, and you should see an ophthalmologist for a comprehensive exam.  Wearing the current prescription for the next few months will not hurt your eyes, but you need to find out why the left eye is blurry.

[amppanda]

Hello. I think I wasn't fully detailed in the initial post I made. I always thought the reason my left eye is more blurry than my right eye is because my prescription for the left eye was out of date. I change my prescription every 6 months or so and the last time we changed it two months ago, my doctor bumped up the prescription of my left eye only to -4.0 from -3.75.

Now, I've started to notice that my left eye is more blurry. To clarify, it is only more blurry when seeing far away, and gets more noticeably blurry the farther away I'm looking. When looking close up, both eye's see the same from what I can tell.