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

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 prescription, currently I have -1/1 approx, (I don't remember correctly). Man I am only 19, don't want to live like this T.T

Hope you find some relief soon...

Apologies if not helpful: have you tried consulting an AI?

(This is not medical advice)

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

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.

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 :)

Thanks man!!

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

Shit, It did match, looking at the text through the edge of a card does make it clear for me. Although the blurriness is not as extreme as given in the wiki page.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Keratoconus/ -- but do not freak out, most cases are completely treatable with scleral contact lenses, social media bubbles up the outliers. Next step is ophthalmologist, ask for a corneal topography (photograph and measure the surface shape of your eye w/ a computer) to establish a baseline and monitor for progression. Not all ophthalmologist offices have the corneal topography machine so ask for that on the phone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneal_topography To get a KC diagnosis they will likely want to see progression over time in these topography readings. You want to get this sorted while you are young, the corneal cross-linking procedure will halt the progression of the disease and "lock in" your current vision. I did not get the CXL procedure when I was young (it was still experimental back then) and regret it, my vision is fine with correction but the scleral lenses are a pain and it's unclear if i'll be able to read in bed without lenses in my old age.

I have keratoconus and stigmatism. 8 years ago I stopped wearing glasses since my vision was good enough for laptop, phone and watch but distance was always a problem. I've been doing eye exercises daily for 8 years and my 3D vision returned last year and on more and more days I can read the street signs across the street, as street signs in the US. My prescriptions used to vary between -3.25 and -4.25 with 90% distortion. My laptop vision is better also. Lately, the glare that emanates from the source of light is less and reflections off of glassy surfaces are also less. My first diagnosis was 35 years ago and over the years various surgeries and fixes were offered. Over the years, technology improves, so I feel I wait. Prognosis so far is manageable. Best of luck to you.

I was recently diagnosed with keratoconus, I'm 28.

I'm unable to get CXL for at least a year due to demand.

What sucks the most about the diagnosis is that the opthalmologist explained that there's essentially no treatment, it's progression can only be slowed, and I'll never be able to get LASIK or SMILE.