Re: Multiple sclerosis and myopia

> The first reason is that you have become more myopic,

I went throught an accurate visit just some week ago and the oculist doctor
found me even a little bit better: +1,5 in both eyes and 0,25 astigmatismus
in one eye (my scotoma is diminishing in width)
Is it possible to become more myopic so suddendly?

> You can test this out by bringing the reading
> material closer, without wearing the spectacles of course.  It should
> become clearer.

Yes, it becames clearer. Before understanding that I needed eyeglasses I
used to look at the monitor from a very short distance (quite ridicoulous!).
In the morning usually I do not need correction, then after some hours of
work, I have to wear the eyeglasses because everything becomes blurred. But
not always! For example now (here is late afternoon) I' reading the monitor
without eyeglasses.

> The other scenario has to do with binocular vision and the presence of a
> high exophoria or convergence insufficiency when your eyeglasses are not
> being worn.  This can create eyestrain, headaches, occasional double
> vision, etc.

For the moment only blurred vision.

> This situation could also be aggravated by the MS, as it is
> a neuromuscular problem that is made worse by fatigue.

Some other patients with MS have just told me that they occasionally have
the same problem ...
In the meanwhile I wrote to my neuro, but he said that it is "stress" and
"tiredness".

I wonder if it is a sign that I need to stop working ;-) or that I need to
start to wear eye-glasse all the time :-(
I found an old pair of eye-slasses (+ 0,75) that seems perfect for the
moment.

I am sorry for the confusion, but MS problem are very difficoult to
describe, expecially this kind of visual problems.

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Valentina