Diplopia (Double Vision) Help!

Posted by ashby1947 @ashby1947, Jun 7, 2019

After Tube Shunt surgery for Glaucoma, I am left with Diplopia, or double vision. Surgery was successful - good, Diplopia - bad. I'm adjusting to corrective lenses in glasses; however, I only wear the glasses for computer and reading. My vision is fine without any correction for distance. I do not need glasses for driving or watching TV, for example. When I walk around the house, I cannot wear the corrective lenses. My balance is definitely affected. Has anyone gone though adjusting to this sort of situation? All comments welcome!

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morkat | @morkat | Jul 29 11:03am

I experienced double vision after Sepsis, it also affected my ability to read. After working with a neurologist, it was because of brain damage. I could not read on any kind of adult level which meant I had to leave my job. Slowly, my sight improved and not to the original level. My eye doctor, suggested putting a prism in my eye glasses. I paid $35 bucks extra when my eye Rx was filled. It helped, I only had bouts of double vision and he said this works better for someone with constant double vision. A month later a MRI was performed and it showed brain damage after being intubated. The damage was attributed to TBI (Traumatic Brain Damage) that was part of the sepsis trauma. I just had cataract surgery and functioned at the legally blind level, after surgery the only glasses I need are +2 readers from the drugstore. I am looking for a monograph TBI and effects on vision. I'll try to find the email address and send it via Mayo Connect or your private email. Hang in There.