Lately I’ve been noticing that my vision is blurred when I wake up. At first it was just 5-10 minutes, which didn’t strike me as out of the ordinary, but now it can last up to an hour, and it’s sometimes blurred for periods throughout the day.
I’ve booked in for an eye test as I’m only a few months off needing one anyway, but is this something that I need to see my GP about, or is the optician the best first port of call? Anyone had experience with this?
TIA
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Blurred vision in the morning
spottywelly · 28/03/2024 12:19
Rowena191 · 28/03/2024 15:21
Changes in blood glucose can affect vision. It would be a good idea to get it checked at the GP.
spottywelly · 28/03/2024 12:47
My test is on Monday morning. I’m away until Sunday so it was the first test I could book. I booked it as I imagined the first thing the GP would ask was if I’d had an eye test recently.
GoldenDoor · 01/04/2024 15:34
Did you have the extra scan to look at the back of the eye? I would make an appointment with your GP. If you don’t have one, get a BP cuff and take measurements in the morning 3x and evening 3x when sitting and calm to take that info to your GP as well when you go. Saves being asked to do it and go back again
Compash · 01/04/2024 16:22
This was the first symptom of Graves Disease for me - a treatable thyroid condition - and I'd wake in the night and see my alarm clock in double vision. But it came with puffy eyes, anxiety, tremor, high heart rate and other things that you'd notice. If you're seeing the GP for a blood test anyway, might be worth mentioning.
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Walkingwithdinosaurs · 01/04/2024 21:51
I had the same thing and went for an eye test on Friday past, paid for the extra scan to be sure and they found nothing out of the ordinary. Optician said it was most likely dry eyes and suggested eye drops, problem with that is they give me extremely sore headaches so it’s blurry vision for me and more breaks away from the pc during the day.
spottywelly · 01/04/2024 14:58
Been to the optician this morning and I am none the wiser. He said my eyes look perfectly healthy and my prescription has actually improved since last time, with the exception of near vision which is typical at my age, and is still not that bad.
Not what I was expecting as I can usually see the second from bottom line on the chart quite clearly and this time I was struggling to see even the third. He said my eyes don’t seem to be dry but it wouldn’t hurt to try eye drops.
Not really sure where to go from here. Obviously it’s good news that my eyes are healthy but I still can’t see properly. My vision was blurred for over an hour this morning. It’s blurry with and without my glasses on so don’t think it’s that my glasses are overcorrecting as the optician suggested - then surely it would be blurry all of the time?
spottywelly · 01/04/2024 21:44
I’ve had my thyroid checked a couple of months ago as part of a general check up and my TSH was comfortably in the normal range so hopefully one I can rule out, unless it’s something which could come on quickly?
Compash · 01/04/2024 16:22
This was the first symptom of Graves Disease for me - a treatable thyroid condition - and I'd wake in the night and see my alarm clock in double vision. But it came with puffy eyes, anxiety, tremor, high heart rate and other things that you'd notice. If you're seeing the GP for a blood test anyway, might be worth mentioning.
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