double vision--Re: Curious - optic neuritis

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I also have double vision, especially when I am having the most trouble with ms-fatigue. With mine, my eyes feel like they are crossing. I never knew it was double vision because I didn't see double either. But the opthamologist asked me questions and when he found out my eyes were crossing he told me that was double vision. I told him when that happened I would shake my head to try to straighten out my eyes and he laughed. He said that's not going to work. rofl Sharonjoin me on Facebook:Sharon Mars wobbletowalk@...This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. To: MSersLife Sent: Tue, February 2, 2010 9:56:00 AMSubject: Re: Curious - optic neuritis

,I can't tell you how to tell the difference... Turns out what I always thought was eyestrain.. was actually optic neuritis in my case.. I guess I've had the double vision, only didn't realize it was double vision (I don't actually see two of things, which is what I always thought double vision would be like).. I do suffer from.. I guess it would be blurred vision.. but for the longest time thought that I just needed to have a prescription change in my glasses.. until I realized that today it would be my left eye, and tomorrow maybe my right eye.. and sometimes it happens within hours.. I rarely don't have to turn my head to one side or the other to read stuff on the internet, or email and such...But the pain I was having.. is what I've always thought of as eyestrain.. moving my eye right or left or up or down would cause what I would think of as the eye muscles hurting.. and it turned out

to be optic neuritis.. (I've had that type of thing happen nearly all my life.. but when I was a child.. I was told to take my nose out of the books.. because that's what was causing the "eye strain".. hmmm.. got to wonder now though)..Hope this helpsHUGS|)onna Thallas wrote:> How can you tell the difference between optic neuritis and just plain old> everyday eyestrain? My eyesight is very bad, and I do a lot of small> handwork and computer work that tires out my poor little eyeballs...>> >> in WY > "You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..."> http://www.flickr.com/photos/liadains_fancies> http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com

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