Ok so this will be quite short. Ill just list what symptoms I have.
I suffered from a genralised anxiety disorder with hyprocondria. I got all this wierd stuff happening to me. Im recovering well but i still have a problem with my vision, is it the anxiety causing it? or is it the fact im a computer geek who is on the computer more than i should be? Or somthing else… Any suggestions?
shimmering/dots, shaky vision, trouble focusing, changing pupils, have to squint when i see like bright objects ( not light just coloured stuff), when i read i see the shimmering ( kinda like pixelations which are animated ), stuff moves in my peripherial vision slowly.
IANAD, but those symptoms sound very much like the pre-headache indications of a migraine, and anxiety certainly could bring them on. It’s possible to have those symptoms without ever actually getting the full-blown migraine headache. I went through a stretch in my teens where that happened to me occasionally - as I got older, and chilled out, it went away.
Well, here, this will make you feel better --you might actually have something wrong with you. You could have a detached retina or a retinal tear. The symptoms are similar to what you’re describing. Flashes of light, unusual “floaters”, a veil or curtain across your vision, loss of peripheral vision.
If these “effects” are consistent, I vote with Duck Duck Goose - it sounds like a retinal problem. However, you’ll need to be able to spell “ophthalmologist” correctly in order to find one.
Sorry Duck Duck Goose, but as the husband of a soon-to-be Optometrist (she’s got 4 months to go) I have to disagree - Optometrists spend 4 years studying the eye and nothing but the eye. Her school is as hard and rigorous as most medical schools - they take exactly the same classes the first year and the second and third focus solely on the eye. Optometrists are every bit as qualified - if not more qualified - to make an initial diagnosis. She’s seen hundreds of patients over the past 4 years from the worst parts of Memphis where you get the really good case studies, while opthamologists don’t see a single patient until their residency after Medical School, and even then they’re just learning/observing/practicing surgeries (where they make their money). Determining whether or not you have a retinal detachment is a snap to an Optometrist, it will be cheaper, and you could probably walk in to any clinic tomorrow.
One example: opthamologists are great at what they do, but they’re there for the big bucks - they make their money on Lasik and other invasive surgeries (like detachments). This is why you should not bother seeing an Opthamologist for something like prescription, they only learned to test someone’s eyesight after Medical School, and then they’re not even taught any method other than the auto-refractor which will over-minus you meaning you’re eyes are going to get worse a lot faster. Optometrists learn how to determine eyesight without the auto-refractor and will give you the best prescription.
So surgery, yes go see an opthamologist. But for an initial diagnosis I suggest an optometrist.
--you might actually have something wrong with you. You could have a detached retina or a retinal tear. The symptoms are similar to what you’re describing. Flashes of light, unusual “floaters”, a veil or curtain across your vision, loss of peripheral vision.