Hi everyone,
My most recent flare gave me optic neuritis in my left eye (among other things). I was treated with IV steroids but they did not help my vision improve at all. It has been almost a month since my flare, and while I am hopeful my vision will still improve to some extent, I am expecting there will be lasting residual vision defects.
My peripheral vision is affected - what I see is as if you were rolling your left eye around in circles and never stop. My vision is distorted and I am so uncomfortable. I feel like the room is spinning at all times which makes daily tasks and work almost impossible. If I put my hand up cut off my peripheral vision I find some relief. My question is if anyone has had similar symptoms from their optic neuritis. Secondly, is there anything I can do to make my vision more tolerable? I just want some sort of visual device, prism, or glasses to help me make it through the day. I am not asking for 20/20 vision, I just want some relief. Has anyone done vision rehabilitation and has that helped? I have seen an ophthalmologist who confirmed the ON, but would it help to see a neuro-opthamologist?
Thanks in advance for your responses. Any insight at all would be extremely helpful - even if you haven't been through the exact situation. Just sitting here typing makes me miserable - I need to find a way to live with this!
My most recent flare gave me optic neuritis in my left eye (among other things). I was treated with IV steroids but they did not help my vision improve at all. It has been almost a month since my flare, and while I am hopeful my vision will still improve to some extent, I am expecting there will be lasting residual vision defects.
My peripheral vision is affected - what I see is as if you were rolling your left eye around in circles and never stop. My vision is distorted and I am so uncomfortable. I feel like the room is spinning at all times which makes daily tasks and work almost impossible. If I put my hand up cut off my peripheral vision I find some relief. My question is if anyone has had similar symptoms from their optic neuritis. Secondly, is there anything I can do to make my vision more tolerable? I just want some sort of visual device, prism, or glasses to help me make it through the day. I am not asking for 20/20 vision, I just want some relief. Has anyone done vision rehabilitation and has that helped? I have seen an ophthalmologist who confirmed the ON, but would it help to see a neuro-opthamologist?
Thanks in advance for your responses. Any insight at all would be extremely helpful - even if you haven't been through the exact situation. Just sitting here typing makes me miserable - I need to find a way to live with this!
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