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Eye Care (Expert Forum)
vision going fast
Answered by
John C Hagan III, MD, FACS - Ophthalmology
Discover Vision Centers
Kansas City - MO
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vision going fast
by beckyf800, Dec 20, 2007 03:01PM
I do not know who to discuss this with as I have many other health issues, (heart/valves/strokes/pulm emb, Chronic Clusters). I have been on coumadin for 10 years now . In the last year I have noticed a drastic vision change, got new glasses 8 months ago. Now I can not seem to see out of them as my vision is getting even worse. What kind of eye Doctor do I need to see for this? Could this be from any of my meds./ the long term use of them? This is really starting to scare me. My eyes water all the time as they never did before. I can't seem to see close up/far away. I am always having to take my glasses off to adjust to whatever it is I may be doing at the time, sometimes for no reason at all I get a flash across my eyes, sometimes only one, other times both and it is dark for a very short time, then when I close my eyes for a few seconds I have little fuzzies looking like things floating. What could be going on? And once again, what type of eye Doctor should I approach with this?
Doctor's Answer
by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, Dec 20, 2007 07:35PM
, Dec 20, 2007 07:35PM
You need to see a MD physician that specializes in the medical and surgical care of the eye. Training will be 4 years college, 4 years medical school, 1 year intership, 3 years residency and many have 1-2 more years of Fellowship. 12-14 years of training
Find an Eye MD near you at www.aao.org
It is important for you to have a medical eye exam. you health problems may be damaging your eyes.
JCH III Board Certfied ophthalmologist
Find an Eye MD near you at www.aao.org
It is important for you to have a medical eye exam. you health problems may be damaging your eyes.
JCH III Board Certfied ophthalmologist
