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Very short sighted, aged 22, depressed and scared
I'm a 22 year old male and very short sighted with astigmatism. Approx -19 in both eyes.
I currently wear glasses or RGP/soft contact lenses which give me very good vision considering.
Fairly recently ive noticed more floaters in my vision so i went to the hospital yesterday to have them looked at. She said the floaters are caused by bits of jelly breaking off and floating around in the eye, but it is nothing to worry about and i will get used to them with time. She said to come back if i get a swarm of floaters or flashes/cobweb affect.
She checked my retinas fully, using a little wand type thing to apply pressure in various areas and tell me to look in all different angles.
She said my retinas look fine with no damage or anything, but with my myopia they are obviously stretched some.
Right now i'm very upset and worried about the future. More so after reading about myopia on the internet and the masses of problems i will likely encounter later in life. To me, vision is the most important thing and hand on heart i can say i would not want to live if i lost my sight.
I've read im at a much higher risk of macular degeneration, retinal tears, retinal detachments (which if repaired in time will increase my myopia a lot as well, and if not repaired in time well its game over really), cataracts, glaucoma....
I've also read about having an IOL surgery but also read that will make it even MORE likely to have retinal problems post surgery.
All of the above is making me very nervous and upset. I've had nightmares recently about turning blind and woke up thinking i was for a few seconds. I also dont want to have children with anyone because i wouldnt want them to have this problem. The myopia runs from my mums side of the family and her, her dad, her sister etc all have it.
What hope do i have?
I currently wear glasses or RGP/soft contact lenses which give me very good vision considering.
Fairly recently ive noticed more floaters in my vision so i went to the hospital yesterday to have them looked at. She said the floaters are caused by bits of jelly breaking off and floating around in the eye, but it is nothing to worry about and i will get used to them with time. She said to come back if i get a swarm of floaters or flashes/cobweb affect.
She checked my retinas fully, using a little wand type thing to apply pressure in various areas and tell me to look in all different angles.
She said my retinas look fine with no damage or anything, but with my myopia they are obviously stretched some.
Right now i'm very upset and worried about the future. More so after reading about myopia on the internet and the masses of problems i will likely encounter later in life. To me, vision is the most important thing and hand on heart i can say i would not want to live if i lost my sight.
I've read im at a much higher risk of macular degeneration, retinal tears, retinal detachments (which if repaired in time will increase my myopia a lot as well, and if not repaired in time well its game over really), cataracts, glaucoma....
I've also read about having an IOL surgery but also read that will make it even MORE likely to have retinal problems post surgery.
All of the above is making me very nervous and upset. I've had nightmares recently about turning blind and woke up thinking i was for a few seconds. I also dont want to have children with anyone because i wouldnt want them to have this problem. The myopia runs from my mums side of the family and her, her dad, her sister etc all have it.
What hope do i have?
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Most myopic patients do not have problems. Please have regular check ups with an ophthalmologist.
Dr. O.
Dr. O.
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