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Eye Conditions | Last Active: Jun 28, 2021 | Replies (17)

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Hi..well I vaguely remember Johnny Carson and something about choosing an envelope or ?? Agree, don't take clothes off very often at doctors now... and it seems they don't even want to touch your skin. Even had blood pressure taken on arm when wearing a thick fluffy sweater... how accurate is that? So now when I have med. appointment I wear a short sleeved top...maybe it doesn't make a difference but instructions with our B.P. kits say bare arm is best.
Am 77 and eye issues began while still working, long story short: after many many years with no problems started to get red eyes and very sore at work, ok when got home, back to work,eyes same... I can't tell you the problems it caused and disbelief etc. and I ended up being off my job for 18 months with no income. Because they hadn't done paperwork correctly, the job was still mine and I went back to it! But we had to remortgage our house and I sold any jewellery I had, my childhood stamp collections etc. to make ends meet. (Just want to say that some people thought I was home having a great time, I wasn't).

Anyway, what was discovered ... over a year later, was that the Filter on the office Xerox machine had not been put back on by repair man to make it run better; discovered when office manager noticed black powder on the walls and ceiling. By then I was mentally worn out and did not pursue... no one had my back. The xerox had been outside my office ... when I returned it had been moved into a closed room - but still to this day if I go into an area with a photo copier, my eyes get red. That is Nothing compared to what followed, but wont write that now. It's just to say that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it IS a duck and the way I was treated took its toll: thing is, I was the ONLY one in an office of 12 that had this problem... and this is the thing... majority rules ... when we are the odd man/woman out and they make comparisons with people who don't have the problem, then they think its our imagination or ???
I have more comments about my eyes as now have Glaucoma but the double vision isn't all the time and no one I have seen seems to think its important! I hope that it will be possible for you to find out "what" the cause is , and get some more support dealing with it, sooner rather than later. It's very scary having eye issues/vision problems and the fact that it is now being said that medications can cause is frightening. J.

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I have MD, not noticeable to me but to eye doctor. Recently I had a bout with the center of my vision being a black circle., but only at night. I check the Amsler Chart daily. No problem. Discovered by accident it was probably from benedryl as I stopped it due to fluid in throat after taking it at night to help with sleep!