Re: double vision/Chris/Ellen

["Nancy S. deGrazia" <nsshlaes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello to all of you who have the "reading problem":

I have been unable to read for any length of time since first diagnosed
10 years ago.  I have trouble going from one line to the next (I tend to
repeat the same line over and over again rather than my eyes dropping
down. a line).  I have tried to use a piece of paper under the line or a
ruler, but it is annoying but helpful.

I also cannot read at all lying down.  This is how I used to read - an
hour or so before going to sleep and again in the morning -- and
sometimes in the middle of the night.  Now I can only read sitting up
straight.

Although I have double vision in distance vision, the reading problem is
a sort of blurring --hard to describe.  I also lose interest in the
subject matter which once "grabbed me:" -- and still grabs me when I
begin -- because of the difficulty in reading.

My opthamalogists and optometrists have been no help at all.  Their only
suggestion is the paper under the line.

I do remember there was an academic paper  from a
opthamalogist/neurologist who specialized in this (a woman I believe)
which was circulated on this forum about 5 years ago, but it has been
lost in the depths of my computer.  I would like to get her name, if
possible.

Thanks for raising this issue again.

Nancy deGrazia

mackenzie wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I haven't noticed that my eyes get tired, but i *have* noticed that i do not 
> read at all anymore (i used to read constantly), nor do i go to the movies.
>
> if i had to offer an explanation, the best i could do would be to say that i am 
> just not interested... which is odd in and of itself, but then Ellen said she 
> doesn't read as much as she used to, and i start to wonder if other people have 
> experienced a similar change in their reading/movie habits.
>
> Ellen Luhman <ManateeMother@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear Ray,
> I seem to use my new distance-vision glasses only when I have to see the tv
> or when riding in a car since I seem to need them less than I used to. For
> reading, so far, I hold things farther away. I do notice that my eyes feel tired
> and overall, I just read less than I used too. I guess I should try a cheap
> pair of reading glasses.
> Take care.
>
> Ellen
>
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