Ghosted Lights in 1 eye

[Nocturnalguy]

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone would be able to shed some light (Pun intended) on something I've been unable to narrow down after a heap of searching.

When looking at bright lights, or light text on dark backgrounds I have a ghosted vision (double vision) underneath it. Sometimes it appears to stretch the further away the light is. It has been gradually getting worse over the last few years very slowly but it was never enough of a problem to worry about as it only bothered me every now and then (Traffic lights at night/reading websites with dark backgrounds)

Anything else still appears clear and I don't feel I have any colour vision or night vision issues.

I do have a slight droop in my eyelid (Usually when tired it gets worse)
I use computers quite often, but figured this would affect both of my eyes if it was the cause.

I have floaters which appeared before I noticed the light blur, not sure if the 2 are related.

Any help will be greatly appreciated

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Good luck, hopefully its some minor astigmatism.

JCH MD

[Nocturnalguy]

Hey John, thank you for the response. I guess Ill be off to get a proper examination done as that's a rather wide range of possibilities.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

The "ghosting" can be due to needing glasses, incorrect glasses, corneal disease, cataracts, or macula/retina disease.

A droopy eyelid upper is called ptosis. If you did not have it when borned ten its called "acquired ptosis".

Both problems should be evaluated by an ophthalmologist. A cornea specialist would be even better. Find one near you at www.aao.org   Also take in good facial photo of you as child and teenager so it can be documented that the droopy lid has not been there all your life. ALSO DO NOT LET THE TECHNICIANS PUT ANY DROPS IN YOUR EYES TILL THE EYE MD OPHTHALMOLOGIST EXAMINES YOUR LIDS AND CORNEA.
If the drops are put in before he/she sees you you will have to make two trips.

JCH MD

[Nocturnalguy]

thought I should add that it's noticeble in my left eye also, just very very minimal.

Blur gets worse the more tired I am, sometimes get a little bit of pain on that side of my head behind my eye after using a computer for a while. (Reading sites with dark background)