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Blurry Vision at a Distance in only one Eye.
Hello.
To start things off, I'm 17, and I have had normal vision for all of my life up until now. I've never had a problem or needed any form of glasses. Yesterday, I wen't to the optometrist to have my vision check because my right eye has been blurry at a distance for the past week, or at least that's when I noticed it.
When I use both of my eyes vision seems pretty "normal," but if I close my left eye and only use my right then I can only see about 7-10 feet away before things start to go blurry. The further the distance is the worse it gets. Now, don't get me wrong, it's not the worst blur in the world, I can still read things at a "good" distance and can get by, but my OCD won't let it escape me and it's stressing me out. Now, here's the kicker. When I close my right eye and only use my left eye, my vision is improved, by quite some bit. It's almost like Ultra HD, but in real life. I should also note that my right eye is my dominate eye, and it's the one having vision issues. When I told my optometrist yesterday he said it sounds like a accommodative spasm. I don't know too much about this condition, but it seems strange that this is only in one eye, and vision is improved in the other when I close the right eye and use the left over using both eyes. I don't know too much about how your eyes work, but I'm not a slow person either, so don't be afraid to spare me details on what you think is going on. I should also note that yesterday my optometrist dilated my eyes, and checked for damage. He said my eyes were healthy and he couldn't see anything out of the normal. He said I should get bifocals or glasses, but my insurance wouldn't cover glasses sadly. I chose the bifocals hoping that if this is what is wrong with my eyes that it might get better, since I hopefully won't be giving them as much stress. He also said that the problem was in both eyes, but I told him I only notice it in my right eye. Vision seems really, really good in the left eye. I can't see a problem what-so-ever. In fact, I can see better than a lot of people just using that eye. Finally, I should note that I'm a Programmer and a Pen-Tester; This means I spend quite a lot of time on a computer every day. Usually 6-10 hours or so. I try to take breaks, but I don't always have the time. I also sometimes use my laptop in dark rooms where just the screen is on.
Now that the backstory is over with, is it possible to tell me why I'm only experiencing blurry vision in one eye? Is this a common condition with an accommodative spasm (if that's what is going on?)
The optometrist said it was in both eyes, and I'm not doubting him one bit, it's just that it's hard to go off of what I'm seeing and what he's saying. Possibly that because that eye is dominate over the other one that I notice it more?
Also, this has been going on since last Saturday, and hasn't gone away. (At all)
It'll be a tiny bit better some days, but it hasn't gone away completely. I also "think" (I'm not 100% sure) that it's better for a few minutes in the morning, but progressively get's worse throughout the day.
I would finally like to mention that last year when I got my vision checked per school regulations, I had very, very good vision, but I was just barely farsighted. Upon yesterday, with him testing my eyes while not dilated and dilated, he came to the conclusion that I'm showing signs of being nearsighted.
I appreciate your response, and once again don't be afraid to spare details. I really want to know the facts. The main reason I'm asking this is because I forgot to ask a lot of questions while I was there and I want to be able to go back and look at why this is happening.
Thank You!
To start things off, I'm 17, and I have had normal vision for all of my life up until now. I've never had a problem or needed any form of glasses. Yesterday, I wen't to the optometrist to have my vision check because my right eye has been blurry at a distance for the past week, or at least that's when I noticed it.
When I use both of my eyes vision seems pretty "normal," but if I close my left eye and only use my right then I can only see about 7-10 feet away before things start to go blurry. The further the distance is the worse it gets. Now, don't get me wrong, it's not the worst blur in the world, I can still read things at a "good" distance and can get by, but my OCD won't let it escape me and it's stressing me out. Now, here's the kicker. When I close my right eye and only use my left eye, my vision is improved, by quite some bit. It's almost like Ultra HD, but in real life. I should also note that my right eye is my dominate eye, and it's the one having vision issues. When I told my optometrist yesterday he said it sounds like a accommodative spasm. I don't know too much about this condition, but it seems strange that this is only in one eye, and vision is improved in the other when I close the right eye and use the left over using both eyes. I don't know too much about how your eyes work, but I'm not a slow person either, so don't be afraid to spare me details on what you think is going on. I should also note that yesterday my optometrist dilated my eyes, and checked for damage. He said my eyes were healthy and he couldn't see anything out of the normal. He said I should get bifocals or glasses, but my insurance wouldn't cover glasses sadly. I chose the bifocals hoping that if this is what is wrong with my eyes that it might get better, since I hopefully won't be giving them as much stress. He also said that the problem was in both eyes, but I told him I only notice it in my right eye. Vision seems really, really good in the left eye. I can't see a problem what-so-ever. In fact, I can see better than a lot of people just using that eye. Finally, I should note that I'm a Programmer and a Pen-Tester; This means I spend quite a lot of time on a computer every day. Usually 6-10 hours or so. I try to take breaks, but I don't always have the time. I also sometimes use my laptop in dark rooms where just the screen is on.
Now that the backstory is over with, is it possible to tell me why I'm only experiencing blurry vision in one eye? Is this a common condition with an accommodative spasm (if that's what is going on?)
The optometrist said it was in both eyes, and I'm not doubting him one bit, it's just that it's hard to go off of what I'm seeing and what he's saying. Possibly that because that eye is dominate over the other one that I notice it more?
Also, this has been going on since last Saturday, and hasn't gone away. (At all)
It'll be a tiny bit better some days, but it hasn't gone away completely. I also "think" (I'm not 100% sure) that it's better for a few minutes in the morning, but progressively get's worse throughout the day.
I would finally like to mention that last year when I got my vision checked per school regulations, I had very, very good vision, but I was just barely farsighted. Upon yesterday, with him testing my eyes while not dilated and dilated, he came to the conclusion that I'm showing signs of being nearsighted.
I appreciate your response, and once again don't be afraid to spare details. I really want to know the facts. The main reason I'm asking this is because I forgot to ask a lot of questions while I was there and I want to be able to go back and look at why this is happening.
Thank You!
No it doesn't sound like spasm of accommodation at all but that's as far as i can take it. I suggest you see an opthalmologist eye MD. Your family physician can refer you. Being myopic in the RE would explain this problem You do need to have your eyes dilated when they are examined.
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He did dilate my eyes, he wanted to make sure that I truly was showing signs of being nearsighted. Do you know what would explain it happening out of the blue? I mean, I wasn't nearsighted last year, at least to my knowledge, and I didn't have a problem with vision before, and I only noticed it recently.
No given the information you furnished and your symptoms I can't tell you anything more than I already have. The training and experience of an Eye MD ophthalmologist is considerably larger than a non-physician optometrist and since you don't have an explanation for your symptoms I suggest you move up the expertise ladder.
Alright, thank you!
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