Arkady Renko Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 Out of blue, I found out that I have myopia at the age of 23 and now have glasses. All literature I have seen indicates that it is rare to get it so late. I am wondering if anyway else here has ever gotten it after age 20. What bothers me is that these vision issues didn't really appear until I had an eye infection in one of my eyes this summer. The nurses at the time kept on retesting my eyes and then didn't mention anything of the fact that I was awful both times. They just gave me eye drops and sent me along my way. So ever since then, I had issues reading road signs and sports scores on TV. However, when I later was diagnosed with myopia by a doctor and opthamologist they brushed aside the eye infection as a coincidence and that I probably was myopic already. I don't know... everyone thinks I am crazy that the two things are connected, but I cannot escape the significant difference between my eyesight before and after I had that infection. Perhaps it's silly to discuss a medical topic here, but I was wondering if anyone here had gotten myopia late and whether they knew about an eye infection causing an issue with vision.
aussiew Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 Sometimes, patients have a sixth sense regarding their medical condition. Kinda like when I told my OB that I thought I was having twins (before sonagrams). He managed to convince me I wasn't - boy, was he surprised. Get a 2nd opinion.
KRC Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 Out of blue, I found out that I have myopia at the age of 23 and now have glasses. All literature I have seen indicates that it is rare to get it so late. I am wondering if anyway else here has ever gotten it after age 20. What bothers me is that these vision issues didn't really appear until I had an eye infection in one of my eyes this summer. The nurses at the time kept on retesting my eyes and then didn't mention anything of the fact that I was awful both times. They just gave me eye drops and sent me along my way. So ever since then, I had issues reading road signs and sports scores on TV. However, when I later was diagnosed with myopia by a doctor and opthamologist they brushed aside the eye infection as a coincidence and that I probably was myopic already. I don't know... everyone thinks I am crazy that the two things are connected, but I cannot escape the significant difference between my eyesight before and after I had that infection. Perhaps it's silly to discuss a medical topic here, but I was wondering if anyone here had gotten myopia late and whether they knew about an eye infection causing an issue with vision. 484299[/snapback] I know that they refuse to admit it, but doctors can be wrong. My wife was suffering from many different symptoms for months. She went to her PCP, and he kept telling her it was vertigo. She kept telling him that she had other symptoms that cannot be explained with verigo. He brushed her off and refused to acknowledge the other symptoms. She went to ENT's and other specialists. ALl refused to listen to ALL of her symptoms and even get nasty with her for even discussing things outside of their diagnosis. Long story short...she has been diagnosed with Lyme Disease and Bibicia (sp?). She is now undergoing treatment. Becuase the other doctors refused to listen to ALL of her symptoms, treatment needs to be more aggressive and will last longer. There is also increased risk of permanent damage the longer it is in her body. The moral of the story is that if you feel that the doctors are not giving your concerns adequate acknowledgement, see another doctor. Keep going until you get satisfactory answers. Due to the negilgence of my wife's PCP, she could have suffered irrepairable damage to her body. Time will tell if there is any actual damage, but at least she is getting treated for ALL of her symtoms.
Arkady Renko Posted October 24, 2005 Author Posted October 24, 2005 Thanks for the advice. Considering the cost (insurance does not cover vision) I think I would go get a second opinion if I found some indication that an eye infection or severe allergies (both things I recently suffered) caused my myopia. My attempt to find evidence that either of the two things cause myopia has thus far been fruitless.
Campy Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 I've learned a lot about eye problems over the past year... You're right that most people present symptoms earlier in life, but it's not entirely unheard of that it develops in older people too. It's called "myopic creep" when the eye slowly elongates from front to back. It's no biggie, you're just nearsighted. Like most medical thingies, if it worsens quickly, go see your ophthalmologist. In the meantime, wear your glasses, go for annual check ups, and don't sweat it.
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 You're right that most people present symptoms earlier in life, but it's not entirely unheard of that it develops in older people too. 485126[/snapback] Particularly in their second year of their first stint as a head coach...
Wacka Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 Boo-hoo you need glasses. Are you going to kill yourself when you need bifocals? It's called getting older.
Arkady Renko Posted October 25, 2005 Author Posted October 25, 2005 Boo-hoo you need glasses. Are you going to kill yourself when you need bifocals? It's called getting older. 485515[/snapback] Yes
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