foggy vision

[cherishnkaiden]

I'm a 26 year old female.
I have had perfect vision my whole life. But lately my vision seems clouded or foggy. I can see just fine but it seems foggy. My thinking process feels the same way. Just typing this seems different. I know where all the letter buttons are, but I keep messing up and needing to back type to fix things. Like I type a letter that I think is right and it isn't, sometimes its even on the wrong side of the keyboard. The eye sight is starting to make me nervous when I drive, like I said I can see just fine, but its foggy.
So any ideas on what causes these symptons?
I also have other problems too, don't know if they are in conjunction with eachother. I have been gaining weight for no reasons. I don't eat more, I only eat two meals a day (not a lunch eater.) I go walking with my kids frequently. I also feel very tired and weak lately. Just bathing my kids kills me, from being tired and also my back has been hurting. I also have been having headaches alot. I have had migraines my whole life (family curse) but these headaches are different. They are more in the back of my head and sometimes they feel more deep inside.
I know alot of this has nothing to do with eye problems, but like I said, I don't know if they are in conjuction.

[pjutter]

So have you been to the eye doctor yet?  You should go in and have your eyes dilated and check for any retinal problems.  I know some retinal problems can cause blurred vision.  It's very important to check it out right away.  

Of course it may be something completely different, especially if it's both eyes instead of one (I could be wrong about that, but I think you're more likely to have retinal problems in one eye at a time).  But go get it checked out!  At least rule that out before you look for other causes.

Good luck,
Phyllis

[mrsDM]

I have been experiencing clouded vision for about three weeks. It started to worry me, as it can last for an hour or two, then it clears up and comes back. I have been under quite a lot of stress within those three to four weeks, also I had a mild cold about three weeks ago. Saw two optometrics within last two days. One was quite firm that I need glasses as I have somewhat not perfect vision, the other one confirmed my vision is not 20/20, but explaining to her about my past few weeks, she said to wait and see, as she is quite possitive the cloudiness is due to stress I have been under as before I never experienced these symptoms. She also said getting the glasses now might not correct the vision as I am going through quite a lot of stress, and she didn't find anything major wrong with my eyes.   What do you think? D

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

Hello cherishnkaiden,     I disagree with the statement that stress frequently causes blurred vision. If you saw two limited eye care, non-physician health providers (optometrists) and they didn't find anything or refer you to an opthalmologist (Eye MD) then I would concentrate on your other physical symptoms.  Before you attribute everything to stress it would be important to have a good physical examination by an Family Practioner or GP or Internist.  Things like diabetes, high blood pressure, anemia, thyroid disease, kidney disease, etc need to be excluded. You will need some lab work also.  Stress and/or depression should not be given as the cause of your symptoms until organic disease is ruled out.

If your eye symptoms persist see an ophthalmologist for a comprehensive medical eye examination.

Good luck

JCH III MD Ophthalmologist Eye MD

[fawn2002com]

If I could jump in on this conversation . The reason I am looking at this foum is , That I just started wearing contacts . I have been wearing them for 3 days. I am a photographer and need them badly. I am wearing Mono, +75 +250.I do have chronic dry eye This morning I woke to eye pain. So bad I had to get up. Felt like sand . Now that I am awake the pain  is gone but I have foggy vision. If I look at  light it appears to have halos. I tried putting my old reading glasses on and They wear blurry. I am seeing fine without them. I have a concern about putting the contacts on inside out. I don’t know how to tell if I am doing so. Could putting them in wrong have caused the  pain and fogginess?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

DO NOT WEAR THESE CONTACTS. Contact whomever fit your eyes and get in to make sure you don't have a corneal abrasion or infected cornea. Remember not everone can wear contact lens.

JCH IIIMD