double vision

[anbuma]

does anyone with fibro/lupus/thyroid have double vision in one or both eyes?i was looking in my (magnifying )mirror and I could see two eyes and two noses but only when both eyes are open.its like my right eye is only half open due to swelling over my eyes.

[Fibrofoggiest]

Oh dear anbuma, I think you may need to get yourself to an optician tomorrow and get that checked out. I had a squint (lazy eye/double vision) as a child and had two ops to correct it, spent years going up to London to Moorfields Eye Hospital, did fun things on this huge machine, like putting birds in cages, plants in pots......leading edge technology of the time but I actually stopped wearing glasses and used the left eye properly and by the age of 21 had perfect vision, only now need reading glasses......ah the joys of being 50....

Seriously though do get it checked anbuma.

Foggy x

[hamble99b in reply to Fibrofoggiest]

I used to do those tests at st pauls eye hospital in the 60s inc cats on walls

[Fibrofoggiest in reply to hamble99b]

I'd forgotten the cat, I was in the 60's too, did you have to wear a patch over one eye to try and make the other work.?

Foggy x

[hamble99b in reply to Fibrofoggiest]

my brother did. I was a bit short sighted.

[Ginsing]

Yes please get it checked it may be the result of being tired. I have new glasses to correct this problem with a prism in one lens and it is brilliant unless I am tired out and then nothing works.

As Foggy said do go!

xxgins

[anbuma]

thanks gins and foggy fro your advice.

[clukin in reply to anbuma]

I have had trouble with my vision too. I looked it up - the socket that your eyes sit in are muscular, so they are affected by fibromyalgia. They spasm, causing your eyeballs to change shape, causing blurred and double vision, eye watering and dry eyes

[anbuma]

i have also had bruising around my eyes which i've had for a couple of years.thought it was sinuses but ENT said sinuses normal-no other explanation given.A dr told me to wear make up!!