... Or, since your vision is now relatively sharper, do the words start appearing more wiggly than before? ... (4 replies)
... Hi, I'm sorry I cannot help specifically with your question about your son's pale optic nerve. But, I am a 40 year old with ROP and I have unusual optic nerves too.
My ROP also self healed as a baby and remained stable for over 37 years.
My ophthalmologist has explained to me that my under-developed optic nerves and discs are referred to as 'hypoplastic' (I think) but they... (3 replies)
... holes test did not improve it either. Fortunately, earlier vision stereoscopic issues have gone away, however, I still have slight "wavy" vision in that eye, and was planning to go to an optometrist and see if refractive lenses will improve it any further. ... (4 replies)
... etc. but no stereoscpic vision problems any more. ... (4 replies)
... really bad starbursts around streetlights and headlights. They were really long rays extending out from the lights. I have never experienced this before in my 30 years of life and was absolutely terrified. ... (0 replies)
... I have an appointment with an eye doctor to get my vision checked. Thanks. ... (2 replies)
... The doctor said that most people with vision like that don't get glasses, but he also noted that I obviously struggle with distance, and when he put a prescription on me, it definitely helped! ... (15 replies)
... for 45 mins or so. My vision insurance is very limited so a visit to eye doctor means 160 out of pocket for me. ... (0 replies)
... I've heard that once you start wearing glasses your vision rapidly gets worse. Is this true? ... (0 replies)
... Snellen Estimated Prescription
20/10 Plano (zero)
20/15 Plano
20/20 Plano to -0.25
20/30 -.50
20/40 -.75
20/50 -1.00 to -1.25
20/100 -1.75 to -2.0
20/200 -2.0 to -2.5 (3 replies)
... My daughter's eyes are 20/50 and she is not required by law to wear glasses to drive, but I wish she would.
My eyes are similar and I wear glasses to drive. (2 replies)
... if you count them from 20 feet. ... (38 replies)
... Sunlover: 20/4000 certainly does seem immeasurable. Here's a chart that might be of some use, although it doesn't go very high. If each 100' adds .5 diopters, -7 would be 20/1200, and -9 would be 20/1600, but that's just extrapolated from the brief chart. Maybe in the higher ranges the .5 doesn't hold constant (20/4000 would be -22).
Snellen Estimated prescription ... (38 replies)
... I was told yesterday by my Opthamologist, that if I end up having a tear and/or detatchment in the retina, that I will require a Buckle and will be Miserable for years. Does anyone know what he means by Miserable for YEARS? He did not elaborate and rushed me out of the room before I had a chance to run his precious time over 10 minutes of "talk" I even skipped the exam... (67 replies)
... I have a post above detailing my struggles with recovery from PTK and my vision can be fairly bad one day and completely blurred the next. This has been going on for four weeks this upcoming Thursday. ... (1 replies)
... Ten years later my vision deteriorated and wavy lines etc...from retina scaring. All issues are from our stretched eyes. What is your RX? ... (67 replies)
... line but still had a blank spot just to the right of middle vision so had to scan the chart to see the letters. ... (67 replies)
... because my vision is still impaired. Actually I don't think it has improved a bit in 2 weeks. At first I saw double or everytihng had a shadow around it. ... (1 replies)
... I do not want to if It isn't right.....He gave me a vision report form but it doesnt really say Iam legally blind but says glasses improves vision and protects left eye........... ... (1 replies)
... and woke up. When I woke up though, my vision definitely seemed different. The symptoms are VERY hard to explain, but let me try... ... (4 replies)
