Jacquie802 Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Hi, as I am laying down watching tv I have notice that I get grey fuzzies. I can see the object I am looking at, but the surrounding stuff is harder to see because my eyesight is getting gray fuzzies. What is this? Last time I went to eye doctor everything came back okay, just said I might have dry eye probs.Jacquie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 I had this symptom when my POTS was very bad.Katherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiganjan Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 This is not normal and I would call and tell the eye doctor this is happening.You mentioned that you have dry eyes. Are you treating this? I have dry eyes and use drops twice a day. They are oil based drops that last longer than the artificial tears kind. Acording to my eye doctor, dry eyes can affect vision. I know my vision is better when I remember to use the drops twice a day.Still, call the doctor first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lthomas521 Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Do you mean tunnel vision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roselover Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Somthing really interesting that I learned from Dr. Grubb last week - the only part of our eyesight that is controlled and affected by the autonomic system is the dialation of the pupils - basically, focusing. An autonomic system not functioning well may cause the eyes to slow down the ability to focus.I find that I will look at something and it's fuzzy, but the longer I look, the better it comes into focus - but then if I glance somewhwere else, things at another distance are fuzzy. It just takes longer for the dialation of the eye to catch up with what you're trying to look at - but the actual eyesight is just fine.Don't know if this fits what you're describing, but I found it really helpful for me and the eyesight problems I have!~Roselover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 I should clarify my first response--I had problems with blurred vision when my POTS was bad--I am sure for the reasons described by Roselover. What you are describing might be different--especially b/c it sounds like a problem with peripheral vision, rather than general focusing. If it continues today, you should call an eye doctor.Katherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariella Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 I remember when I first got my POTS dx I wanted to pin everything on it, including my weakened muscles, inability to walk, slurred speech, vision issues etc. etc. My POTS doc insisted something else is going on and had me go for further evaluation. It gets better--the team of docs who originally failed to dx my dysautonomia were also only too happy to throw everything onto a POTS dx. I finally have been dx with an additional illness that could have proven very dangerous if left untreated. You have been posting in the last few days a bunch of new symptoms, please keep a list and discuss it with your doctor. Vision problems can be from a host of things, many of them neuro-based, and many controllable, especially if taken care of before its out of control. Also, if you have one autoimmune disease, it is common to develop another, they come in clusters. I don't mean to sound like the bearer of doom, just I've learned the hard way that it's easier to get a medical condition under control before it gets to a bad place.good luck and don't worry about feeling like an idiot for being persistant or reporting a new symptom!ariella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted January 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Thanks for all the replies. I made an eye appointment for Friday, so we'll see what they say. It's weird having your eyes messed up. I do have the focus problems, but I notice from time to time that the greyish black fuzzies are there. I guess it is like tunnel vision. I saw tunnel vision as a symptom of POTS on the Dinet page. I just had my eyes tested and everything came back normal, just the regular POTS blurry vision. So who knows, I'll keep you guys updated once I hear things back Friday. Maybe I can call my neuro and see what is going on and if I can get in sooner.Thanks again!Jacquie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roselover Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 I think speaking to your neuro would be a good idea... especially if everything checks out OK with the eye doc.~Roselover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Glass Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 I have it all of the time. It is frustrating trying to watch tv or look at the computer screen. From all of my research. It is one of the possible symptoms of dysautonimia. I have glaucoma also, and my doc said that if my eye pressure was up it could be causing it, but the travatan is doing a pretty good job of keeping the pressure down. Vanessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 That is a pretty common problem - worse under neon lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veryperry Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 HI I actually have the clarity of my eyesight fluctuate daily. I have discovered however for me, that if I increase my salt increase my vision clears up quite quickly. I take florinef. As I understand it, florinef also causes your body to retain salt. Well my thinking is, if you don't get enough salt in your body while taking florinef it can effect the parts of your body that need salt such as your eyes. I usually will disolve some bullioun in some warm water and drink it. It has helped me a lot. I wonder if it will help your eyesight.Good luck!veryperry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vemee Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 does anyone have night vision problems especially when driving? I can't add anything new to the fuzzy vision topic. I have it but I am also 49 and a lot of normal people my age have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted January 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Hi, I don't so much have the problem when I am driving, but if I get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom I have the hardest time seeing. It helps if I have a night light on a little, but most of the time I lay down with my eyes open for a few minutes before I actually decide to get up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJVDK Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 I have alot of vision problems I find it gets worse at night, but I am not sure if its get just because I get worn out and make it worse as I am tired! Not sure if that helps.Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wufflebear Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Night driving is terrible for me. I have a hard enough time with blurriness, and seemingly no depth perception..but add glare and bright lights vs darkness to the mix. Yucko.I make my husband drive at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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