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My husband just got up and seeing double vision

Eye Conditions | Last Active: May 18 2:32am | Replies (7)

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Yes, for several months I had double vision, so bad I could not drive anymore, unless I closed the "double vision eye." I tried to get an appointment with an eye surgeon or a regular eye doctor. They seemed hesitant to take me.
I finally got in with a regular eye doctor and she said she was referring me to a doctor that specializes in double vision. The new doctor pasted a special temporary lense on top of my regular lense during my initial appointment, instant single vision again!! The new lense was called a PRISM lense and actually had metal vertical bars in it and sometimes I saw rainbows looking through it. Like looking at a waterfall.
Then I got new glasses with new permanent lenses, only one lense needed a prism lense. The new lense did NOT have the metal bars in it.
I have an appointment with my doctor in about 10 days for a 3 month checkup. I almost cried when I could see again.
When I drove as a passenger with someone it seemed the oncoming vehicles were going to crash right into us. Very scary and I closed my eye or looked at the floor. And watching TV was horrible. I did see twice as many 🐦 birds at my bird feeder though, ha ha.
So find an eye doctor that specializes in prism glasses. The lenses are expensive but my sight is precious.

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@dj12 That is so helpful! Would this mean that you need to wear glasses all of the time? I currently use only reading glasses.