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Any longhaulers noticing vision changes?
Has anyone noticed vision changes who are long haulers ? I have astigmatism and have worn contacts for probably 25 years,however I was just beginnig to need a weak OTC reading lense to read, I was 48 at the time I had covid. In OTC readers I wore a +1.50 my eye doctor had told me not to buy anything stronger than a +1.75 until I seen him again the following year. About 6 months after having covid in a period of about 2 months my reading vision began rapidly deteriorating. I had to buy a +2.75 ! I went to my eye doctor and began explaining to him what happened & the first thing he asked me was if I'd had covid & if I was sick longer than a couple of weeks (I will sick for 4 months). He said it had happened with other patients. He dialated my eyes & checked them out & said he couldn't see any damage to my eyes. However, now it seems as if my fat away vision isn't exactly as it should be. It's only been 4 months since I went to the eye doctor but I'm thinking I may have to go back before April of 2023 for my next visit.
Has anyone else had this happen to them & if so what were you told by your doctor? This is just one of the slew of problems I have from covid. Any information would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance and God bless us all and may we all get thru this together.
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Mine blur off and on, I have trouble going from one light source to another, they water, etc. My vision is definitely off yet nothing shows up on tests. I worry about macular degeneration as well as several senior family members had it, but I was told what’s going on isn’t that.
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1 ReactionYes, it is so frustrating when you know there is something going on with your body and the tests all come back “normal”.
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1 ReactionMy partner had 3rd nerve palsy & after 6 months his eye opened but he saw double vision. He had to have prisms added to his glasses prescription.
That’s incredible you describe what I have experienced with my post covid syndrome. I wasn’t sure if covid caused it because I already had dry eye and a condition called Salzmann’s nodules. So, I already had a cornea specialist. I saw her today and explained about the film over my eyes. I thought it was one of my meds. I will see my retina specialist next month.
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1 ReactionThree months ago I got new glasses using the prescription from February 2024. I have been back more than 10 times trying to get them right, I could not find the right spot to look through for reading and driving. I got a different pair a week ago, and I still was having trouble seeing clear and crisply. The checked the lenses, they were made correctly for the prescription. On the off chance the doctor had an opening while I was there and we did another exam. There has been a significant change in my vision needs from February to November! Significant enough that the February prescription was WAY different & I ordered yet another pair. The doctor told me she is seeing patients with prescription changes with Long Covid and referred me to a retina specialist. I am 4 years with Long Covid (11/19/2020, before vaccines) and new things are still coming up. I thought I was done adjusting my life to my Long Covid symptoms but I guess not!
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2 ReactionsI have one eye that gets blurrier when I'm not feeling well - LC is an up and down thing for me. Eye doctor found no issues.
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1 ReactionIt is so interesting to read these responses. I, too, started having trouble seeing clearly after Covid. It often feels (yes - it is a feeling) like my glasses were dirty, or that I have a film over my eyes. I spoke to my eye doctor about it and he did a full eye and retinal exam - found nothing at all. I asked him if he was aware of eye problems relating to Long Covid, and he responded with a blank look.