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You're getting to the age to need bifocals. See an opthamologist to make sure no early diabetic changes are there. No optometrist or optician, they should not be checking something that can lead to blindness. But my bet is time for bifocals.
Just a reminder to all who may read this thread: please, please, please do not ignore your eye health. Go for exams once a year. Make sure the doctor does the glaucoma pressure test. Glaucoma has no symptoms (till you've lost some or all of your vision). It is so important to do this. No one wants to lose their vision ever and especially (I think) retirees. While currently there is no cure, there are treatments! Don't be afraid. Just do it. See the eye doctor.
I know this is an old thread and I'm not sure why it popped up as a "featured" one on my city-data forum, but ... it's here.
When I was in my 40s I had the same problem as the OP. The simple solution ... I needed bifocals, and chose to go the progressive route. I had them for over 20 years with no problems.
The past year, when reading on my computer, and even reading a real book, I could glance up and would have double vision on the computer. I visited two ophthalmologists, the first saying it was just dry eye and gave me some drops. That didn't work. The second did a super thorough examination, and it turned out my astigmatism in one eye wasn't corrected properly, and the prescription strength was off a little. So I got new glasses and the problem is 95% cleared. I still can get eye fatigue if I push it, but it's almost non-existent.
Also, be careful what optomotist you use. I settled on Costco and they are great (were recommended by my opthalmologist). And they're less expensive.
@OP
Positive C-Peptide? That doesn't make sense. The results for this test can be low, normal, high. Low means you don't make enough insulin and should clearly show signs of diabetes, high will mean you make too much and will show signs of hypo (low blood sugar).
You may be making the problem bigger than it is. You did not mention your age but if you are 40 or more, join the club. That is the age where a large percentage of the population will start to have changes in vision.
Prolonged uncontrolled diabetes is known to cause eye problems. I doubt that is your problem however because you would have other symptoms as well.
It sounds like something like presbyopia which is a fancy way of saying you are you are losing the ability to focus and this happens to most everybody whether you are near or farsighted. I have worn contacts all of my adult life for nearsightedness. Once I got past a certain age, I started to need reading glasses. Since you already wear glasses, the option is to take off your glasses when you read or get bifocals.
Go see your eye doctor and he can check your eyes for any signs of Retinopathy at the same time. Not all eye doctors will do the retina test but you may show at least signs of that. As i said, if you had diabetes you should have already known about it.
Never Mind: Just noticed it's a 3 yr old thread,lol. Rocketdawg, next time, look at the dates before you respond to a post. Chances are that the OP is long gone and already got his problem solved.
I know this is an old thread but thought I would share my recent vision emergency as a heads up to others who may be experiencing similar symptoms to get to an eye specialist ASAP.
In the middle part last week I started having some issues with the vision in my left eye. I chalked this up to my allergies acting up because along with the vision issues my eye felt irritated and was tearing more than usual. These symptoms did not subside, and Monday when I went to work (I am an R.N. at a VA Hospital Primary Care Clinic) I found I was having much difficulty focusing on the computer and I had some peripheral vision loss and thought I may have had a detached retina. I called over to the VA Eye Clinic for some advise and the optometrist I spoke with told be to come right over.
I arrived at the Eye Clinic and after a brief wait was taken in for evaluation. After extensive exams by multiple eye physicians which I am grateful for since I am not a Veteran and they provided this care as a employee courtesy they all were very concerned since there was inflammation and some bleeding around my optic nerve in addition to that my blood pressure was very high. According to these physicians I needed to be evaluated by a neuro ophthalmologist and the closest one was at Mass Eye and Ear which is part of Mass General Hospital in Boston which was an hour drive away from my home. Fortunately my husband is retired and was able to drive me there.
After arriving at Mass Eye and Ear I waited several hours to be seen as this facility which was quite busy that day as many like myself come from all over New England to receive the highly specialized care this facility provides. After another extensive exam along with lab work the neuro ophthalmologist did not feel I had the more serious conditions which the VA eye physicians were concerned about which one is known as temporal arteritis because I was lacking some of the classic symptoms of this along with my inflammation lab test markers being sed rate and c-reactive protein were normal. Had they been elevated I would have needed to be treated with high dose steroids to bring down the inflammation very quickly in an attempt to reduce further vision loss. I was discharged home and will follow up at Mass Eye and Ear Clinic sometime next week. Unfortunately I was told that I may not regain all my vision but I will likely not have any further loss either.
I sincerely hope that all who read this post never experience a serious eye condition as I have, but since changes in vision can be caused by some very serious conditions please to not delay getting evaluated if you are experiencing even the most minor symptom involving your eyes.
Never Mind: Just noticed it's a 3 yr old thread,lol. Rocketdawg, next time, look at the dates before you respond to a post. Chances are that the OP is long gone and already got his problem solved.
Hilarious! The first thing Rocketdawg said in his post was:
"I know this is an old thread and I'm not sure why it popped up as a "featured" one on my city-data forum, but ... it's here."
It seems as if you are the one who needs to look at the date prior to responding and maybe even consider reading all of the posts!
Hilarious! The first thing Rocketdawg said in his post was:
"I know this is an old thread and I'm not sure why it popped up as a "featured" one on my city-data forum, but ... it's here."
It seems as if you are the one who needs to look at the date prior to responding and maybe even consider reading all of the posts!
What I posted is still valid which is why I left it and if that's the case the OP does not matter. When I look at the list of threads in a forum and they are bolded, I assume they are new(er) posts, I'm sure many others do this as well. That's the way this thing usually works. I read the 1st message thinking it was a current thread' and replied, that's all, no harm done. And why was the thread in bold to begin with?
What I said still applies. There are no rules against replying to an old post, it's just not done very often.
What I posted is still valid which is why I left it and if that's the case the OP does not matter. When I look at the list of threads in a forum and they are bolded, I assume they are new(er) posts, I'm sure many others do this as well. That's the way this thing usually works. I read the 1st message thinking it was a current thread' and replied, that's all, no harm done. And why was the thread in bold to begin with?
What I said still applies. There are no rules against replying to an old post, it's just not done very often.
Yes, your post is very valid. I was simply laughing because you scolded Rocketdawg for not realizing that it was an old post, when you did the very same thing. Didn't mean to offend you. I just thought it was rather ironic.
Of course no harm done. I apologize if I offended you - that was not my intention at all. I just thought it was funny. Next time I'll - my own mouth - lol.
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my own mouth - lol.
