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Eye sight blurred struggling with glasses

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Italy2rome · 25/03/2026 19:55

Help! I am 54 & my eyesight went blurred literally over night. Ended up in eye casualty who advised eyes eere healthy & then A&E as convinced it was a stroke or brain tumour. CT scan was cleat. So next visit to optician who advised i neecec to wear glasses every day for distznce, reading & computer screens. I have gone from wearing no glasses to juggling 3. I hate wearing them & feel I have lost my identity. I look like an old lady. But worse is the feeling i am seeing yhe world divferently. Everything is so magnified I can see every spec of dust which has led to ocd spending hours cleaning. I dont recognise myself when lookimg in the mirror i can see evey pore & my skon looks lime orange peel. It has affectec my mental healtb so badly tbat i dont want to leave the house or work in the office. Researched contact lenses but overwhelmed with thr thought of putting something in your eyes. Any advise appreciated

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bluebells34 · 15/06/2026 16:55

@jetlag92 It was happy mamoth reducing cortisol that I took. Have tried the contact lenses - managed to get them in but they feel uncomfortable and can only tolerate them in for an hour. I am anxious about my eyes getting dry and not being able to get them out but continue to hate the glasses even more

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