tickled1
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One of my first symptoms I noticed was difficulty adjusting focus when I went from looking at something close up to something far away.
Has anyone else had this and if so have you ever gotten an explanation as to why it happened/happens or what causes it? Thanks
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Jamers
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Ditto! Terrible feeling when things move in and out when trying to look at them. No one understood this symptom when I explained it. I think it has to do with Babesia though, just a guess but I was really dizzy when I had this. My inner ear was messed up and I had issued with balance and vision.
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My first lyme doc warned me about this. He said that lyme patients need to be very careful when driving because of it (difficult to determine distance sometimes).
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tickled1
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Jamers, what you're describing is different from what I mean although I've had what you're describing as well.
Catgirl, did your LLMD offer any insight as to what causes this? Yes, it is especially troublesome when driving.
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Razzle
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Yes, I have this too. Shrugged it off to me being nearsighted (need glasses to see anything clearly that is far away from me)...but now you've got me wondering...
I do know that loss of eye lens flexibility is responsible for near/farsightedness...and it would make sense to me if this could also cause a delayed response when switching from near to far (or visa-versa) viewing.
Vitamin C in high doses is supposed to help prevent loss of flexibility of the lens of the eyes, but I don't know if Vitamin C can restore flexibility once it is lost...
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Keebler
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- In addition to a variety of colorful antioxidants and Fish Oil, MAGNESIUM is at the top of the help list.
If the hesitation of the eyes has anything to do with NYSTAGMUS (term is defined in the hearing thread below or see Wiki), Magnesium can make all the difference.
Inner Ear - and Liver Stress can each (and together) pay a part in how our eyes work, too. Take a look at how the inner & middle ear systems affect so many of our skills & actions:
Topic: TINNITUS: Ringing Between The Ears; Vestibular, Balance, Hearing with compiled links - including HYPERACUSIS & SCD - Superior canal dehiscence -
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tickled1
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Thank you! I will check out those links.
Razzle, did yours come on all of a sudden? Mine did. I remember distinctly the very first time it happened.
I was at work. I was a hairstylist at the time and I was doing a haircut and I looked up to look who walked in the door of the salon and couldn't focus.
Then came ear problems/hearing loss in my rt. ear. Same side as my eye that is bigger/pupil larger.
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hi tickled, this was one of my first symptoms too. i don't have it all of the time anymore, usually only when i get brain fog.
according to a recent brain spect scan, my brain fog is related to global hypoperfusion, so perhaps that contributes to the difficulty focusing/ blurred vision as well.
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Razzle
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No, mine was gradual. But I wouldn't put it past Lyme/co's to cause sudden vision issues...
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tickled1
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Finally checked out the first link Keebler. I had no idea that vestibular problems could cause vision problems. Things add up a little more for me now.
Wish there was an easy fix but as with everything else with our illness there is not. Thanks so much for the info!
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