Eyesight getting worse drasticly - Permanent or short term?

[Tijuana]

Since I've been done exams, I thought I'd catch up on some video games. perhaps abit to much, since I've noticed my vision is getting worse. And by worse, I mean noticeably worse, mainly I cant see as far. Since it was much better last week, should I be worried? if I just lay off tv and computer for about a week or 2, should my vision go back to normal or am I doing permanent damage? Thanks

[Jucius Maximus]

Are you sure it is not that Sony Monitor I sold you? That thing is pretty old, maybe it has started to fail... :lol:

Seriously, you should get an eye exam with an opthamologist. And I'm talking about a real exam where they examine the inside of your eyeball, your retina, etc. You never know what kind of eye disease you may have.

Also, giving your eyes a rest certainly will not hurt.

That said, I wear glasses and my vision has slowly been getting worse as I get older. But it's flattening out now. Maybe I will eventually be able to get Lasik!!

[felixdd]

Since I've been done exams, I thought I'd catch up on some video games. perhaps abit to much, since I've noticed my vision is getting worse. And by worse, I mean noticeably worse, mainly I cant see as far. Since it was much better last week, should I be worried? if I just lay off tv and computer for about a week or 2, should my vision go back to normal or am I doing permanent damage? Thanks

How bad is it? Having an acute vision change over a week is pretty fast...it can mean bad things.... Of course it'd be foolish to offer up a diagnosis over the net.

Call your family doctor to see if you can see him/her TOMORROW. If you have an optometrist, you might want to see him/her too...but call your family doc first.

Of course I could be over-reacting...but I think it's probably better to err on the side of caution.

Things to notice: any pain? Headache? Any tearing of the eyes? Double vision? Blurry vision? Dark spots? Vision significantly worse in one eye over the other? Worse in morning or evening?

[Tijuana]

I went to the optometrist 2 weeks ago, I have 20/15 vision in both eyes, so I guess I don't have much to complain about. I am sure most people don't have that. But I haven't been giving my eyes much rest, and its only been 3 days, so maybe its just my eyes are tired?


Are you sure it is not that Sony Monitor I sold you? That thing is pretty old, maybe it has started to fail... :lol:


It has been pinging alot lately, little ping sounds with the lights flashing, maybe its time to move to lcd? :razz:


I've been noticing blurry at far sight, cant really make out the time on my hd pvr, and I'm sitting about 10 feet away, no headaches, no tearing, I just cant see as far/clear

[cheapmeister]

Yes your eyes are tired. give them a rest. If you still have problems seeing after resting for 2 days go to www.webmd.com for more info and goodluck.

[sxz]

I think it's just short-term. Since you were just finished exams, you've probably been up for nights at a time reading and not getting enough sleep. Get tons of sleep for the next few days and your eyesight should get better. If not then consult a doctor/optometrist.

[flexwong]

Since I've been done exams, I thought I'd catch up on some video games. perhaps abit to much, since I've noticed my vision is getting worse. And by worse, I mean noticeably worse, mainly I cant see as far. Since it was much better last week, should I be worried? if I just lay off tv and computer for about a week or 2, should my vision go back to normal or am I doing permanent damage? Thanks

as someone who has been wearing glasses for over 14 years i can say that it's not normal that you notice a drastic change in the matter of a week. granted, your eyesight may seem bad if you've spent too much time on the computer/tv or w/e continuously but usually a good break away from those things will help you. go to your optometrist to get it checked out, especially if the problem isn't going away. i notice usually after a long day of studying (ie. reading notes, powerpoint slides, textbooks) my vision gets blurry but if i sleep and rest my eyes properly, it's all better again in the morning.

also, my optometrist recommended that every hour you spend in front of a computer/tv you should take a 15 minute break away from anything that will strain your eyes (reading etc).

then again i shouldn't be giving suggestions on how to improve eye sight. my eyes are absolutely terrible. :( damn genetics.

[Jucius Maximus]

It has been pinging alot lately, little ping sounds with the lights flashing, maybe its time to move to lcd? :razz:
In all seriousness, I find that LCD is MUCH better in terms of eye fatigue. I have dual LCDs now on my desk both at home and at work and they are so much better to work with from an ergonomics standpoint.

I recommend to anyone who spends a long time looking at a screen that they try an LCD for 2 weeks and then try to go back. There is no comparison. Just for your own long term health, I think it is a good investment.

[aquariaguy]

Since I've been done exams, I thought I'd catch up on some video games. perhaps abit to much, since I've noticed my vision is getting worse. And by worse, I mean noticeably worse, mainly I cant see as far. Since it was much better last week, should I be worried? if I just lay off tv and computer for about a week or 2, should my vision go back to normal or am I doing permanent damage? Thanks


You should call your optometrist, we are the primary care eye doctors. Ophthalmologists, first will need a referral and will take literally 1 minute talking to you, they are not primary care.

It depends what you mean by "drastic", but if I were you, I'd get it checked out ASAP. Don't self-diagnose yourself on webmed. These are your eyes. So many different things could be happening. I can think of a handful of things it could be, but don't want to scare you. Go get dilated tomorrow.

[Instagator]

How old are you?

Ive had pretty crappy eye sight all my life but it went downhill at the age of 20-23. It really depends on how fast it went to "worse", did it take 1 week, or several weeks.