Bedroom eyes, HELP I cannot see

[Osip]

Hello fellow dopers.

All my life, it seems that when I wake up from a nap or a nights rest, my eyes are not focused for a few seconds.

For the most part, my normal routine was, wake up, fumble for glasses, stumble out of bed, and then my vision would settle in at “normal”.
The past few days, it has taken my eyesight 15 to 20 minutes to adjust after I wake up instead of the 15 to 20 seconds.

What is the cause or possible causes of this?

If I had to survive on my own WAG I would think it has something to do with muscles around the eyes.
Thankfully, I do not have to survive on my own WAGs.

So, is 15 to 20 seconds normal for this?

Should I be worried of this longer adjustment time?

thanks in advance,

Osip

[jaybee]

Yes, you should be very concerned. Don’t screw around with your eyes by asking for important medical advice online. Get to a eye doctor right away. I hear that being blinded sucks!

[Duck_Duck_Goose]

And the specific kind of eye doctor you want is called an “opthamologist”.

http://www.aao.org/

To give you something to think about:

http://www.aao.org/aaoweb1/Newsroom/1152_921.cfm

NEI Study Shows Many Mexican Americans at Risk for Losing Vision from Undiagnosed Diabetes and Related Eye Disease

The National Eye Institute announced results of a study that shows 20 percent of Mexican Americans over the age of 40 have diabetes—and 15 percent of those didn’t know they had it before the study. Of the 15 percent who were previously undiagnosed, 23 percent had early to moderate diabetic retinopathy and another nine percent had advanced diabetic retinopathy and were in immediate danger of losing some vision. The National Eye Institute and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, both part of the National Health Institute, sponsored the study.

For heaven’s sake, go see a doctor. An “opthamalogist”.

[Osip]

oh of course I am going to a doctor, tommorrow morning in fact, I was just curious as to what was up before hand.
thanks everyone,
Osip