Friday, November 21, 2014

Eye Surgery, Part II

I went to an eye glasses office yesterday to see how the prism sticker would work with my glasses and correct the double vision while I wait to have surgery in March. It didn't work. When I'm not wearing my glasses with tape covering the right lens, I see two of everything. When I move my head to the left the two images get closer, then separate. Moving my head to the right causes the two images to move further apart from each other. When I had the prism sticker on my glasses yesterday I could see one image when looking straight ahead. But When I moved my head left or right the images would shift and move just like when I'm not wearing my glasses with one lenses covered.  It was suggested I go see my neuro-opthamologist again to have the prescription split between two lenses. Perhaps the images won't move when my head does. If it doesn't work I'll have to keep the tape on my lens until March when I get my eye muscle corrected.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Two

I've had double vision for eight months. My right eye has been covered since then. First it was with a black patch, now I have a piece of tape covering the right side of my glasses.  With both eyes open I see two of everything.  The images align side by side and the picture in the right eye moves each time I shift my head up or down. When I move my head to the left the images get closer togeth
er. When I move to the right the image get further apart from each other.  See examples below:



Regular vision - what you see everyday and what I saw up until March
What it looks like to have double vision


When I move my head up, the image in the right eye moves with it (up).
When I move my head down so does the image in the right eye.
The images move closer together when I move my head to the left.
Images move further apart when I move my head to the right.
What things looked like wearing the patch on my right. With the tape on my glasses it looks similar to with the patch . More light comes through the tape and I see grey and white instead of black.