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Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by donatj »

kedarkhand wrote: post #226

I don't really know if anybody will read this, but if somebody does and knows what it is, please give me some advice. I see double text, not anything else, only sources of light, like anything on a computer screen. It is like what I am seeing from both of my eyes does not line up correctly. On a completely white background, I see spotches of grey. I have visited two or three doctors and each gave a different prescrip…

That sounds like an astigmatism to me, which basically just means your lens is a little misshapen. I have a pretty bad astigmatism in one eye and have double vision in that eye without glasses, especially so from lit things like screens.

Go to an eye doctor, they can diagnose. It's likely just something as simple as an astigmatism and some glasses should help you with that.

https://www.conshohockeneye.com/why-am-i-seeing-double-visio...

> Astigmatism is one of the most common causes of monocular double vision, and can be easily corrected by glasses or contact lenses.

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by kedarkhand »

hshsiejensjsj wrote: post #237
kedarkhand wrote: post #226

I don't really know if anybody will read this, but if somebody does and knows what it is, please give me some advice. I see double text, not anything else, only sources of light, like anything on a computer screen. It is like what I am seeing from both of my eyes does not line up correctly. On a completely white background, I see spotches of grey. I have visited two or three doctors and each gave a different prescrip…

Have you visited ophthalmologist? I’d start there. Your situation sounds too specific for good advice on HN…

I have visited two or three of them, but each one just gave a different prescription though turns out I have a little blood clot in one eye due to an accident I had a few years ago and a cataract in the other one, though it is to the side and not directly in the front, so no operation is required for that as of now.

Also, currently a broke college student, so don't really have the money to visit a good ophthalmologist :)

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by kedarkhand »

KurSix wrote: post #233
kedarkhand wrote: post #226

I don't really know if anybody will read this, but if somebody does and knows what it is, please give me some advice. I see double text, not anything else, only sources of light, like anything on a computer screen. It is like what I am seeing from both of my eyes does not line up correctly. On a completely white background, I see spotches of grey. I have visited two or three doctors and each gave a different prescrip…

Hope you find some relief soon...

Thanks man!!

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by dustingetz »

_qbxi wrote: post #103
dinfinity wrote: post #89

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I understand the hesitation, but that's the thing about this: It's even simpler than cataract surgery (where they actually _replace_ your own lenses instead of just flopping one in front of it), which is very very common, and very very safe. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cataract_surgery IIRC the chance of complications for Lasik is about 10x that of the one for intraocular lens implantation. The natu…

I perpetually rub/touch my eyes. My big fear around these surgeries is weakening a structure such that damage is more likely.

you need to stop, that can cause keratokonus

try bandaids on your fingers, it takes 21 days to form a habit. buy a few big boxes, 30 bandaids a day is cheaper than a beer

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by y1n0 »

sameermanek wrote: post #238

I have a strange vision problem these days. I dont feel that my eye power is constant, rather, it feels like a range Some days i can see clearly through my prescription lenses while on others i dont. I also have gone for eye power checkups on different days and indeed my prescription is different. On my last visit i also got my axial length checked. Will do the same on my next visit and see wtf is going on in there I…

I have the same problem. My eye doctor suggested moisturizing eye drops. I was skeptical, my eyes didn't feel dry, but it has made a big difference.

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by dustingetz »

kedarkhand wrote: post #226

I don't really know if anybody will read this, but if somebody does and knows what it is, please give me some advice. I see double text, not anything else, only sources of light, like anything on a computer screen. It is like what I am seeing from both of my eyes does not line up correctly. On a completely white background, I see spotches of grey. I have visited two or three doctors and each gave a different prescrip…

early stage keratokonus, if this is true you need to get the corneal crosslinking procedure done asap while you are young as the condition progresses rapidly in your 20s. The double (triple, N-ary) vision can be corrected by special contact lenses. You may need a specialist ophthalmologist for this diagnosis. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keratoconus see “signs and Symptoms” image, and note that is advanced, as a 19yo I recall a single, sharp double image when looking at the moon at night. You can also try lowering an index card in front of your eye and looking across the edge at the moon and seeing if the double image goes away when your eye is partially occluded, this is because the doubling is caused by a physical distortion of your cornea and if you manage to cover the distortion you will see clearly

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by alsetmusic »

I got a new pair of glasses last week after seven years with the previous pair. The first thirty minutes felt strange until my brain adjusted and made it “normal.” When I haven’t been wearing them and put them on (including my old prescription), I look out a window at distant objects before looking at the computer screen. This improves my focus close to me.

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by maxibenner »

Yes. For the past few years I've been feeling like something isn't quite right with my glasses. It feels like the focus never quite aligns, there is an oh so subtle yellow tint, and I generally feel somewhat restrained looking through a frame. Recently, assuming that it might just have to do with low quality lenses, I purchased a larger frame and the highest quality lenses my local optician offers. No improvement. I'm wondering if it might just be a mental thing that I get too caught up in.

Re: Ask HN: Do your eyes bug you even though your prescription is "correct"?

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Post by porphyra »

Wearing glasses for over 20 years, I am super bugged by chromatic aberrations when looking anywhere except straight ahead. I chose lenses with the highest Abbe number that I could find but there are still chromatic aberrations. I might finally go get surgery just to get rid of this horrible aspect of glasses.

Also most eye correction technology like glasses don't fix the higher order aberrations, that can cause halos and other artifacts. Only wavefront scleral contact lenses do that, but they seem scary so I haven't tried them.

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