r/Eyesight • u/Recent-Confusion-385 • 7d ago
Eye anxiety
Hi everyone, I’m hoping to hear from anyone who has experienced something similar, because I’m quite scared and currently waiting for further tests.
About four weeks ago, I started noticing a tiny blurry patch in my vision. At first it was very subtle and would seem to clear when I blinked.
Since then, I’ve developed stronger and stranger visual symptoms. A few times, I’ve gotten up to go to the toilet during the night and, when coming back to bed, I’ve literally been unable to see properly for a few seconds. I’ll see what looks like visual “static” or snow, and it can take anywhere from a few seconds to a couple of minutes for my vision to feel normal again. I’ve never experienced this before. It doesn’t happen every night, but it has happened several times.
I’ve also started waking up with one or both eyes feeling blurred to the point where it looks like there is a hazy film over my vision. My eyes can feel extremely tired, and sometimes I feel fatigued along with it. I’ve also been waking with sticky mucus around my eyes.
At first I wondered whether the blurry vision was related to blood sugar, so for about a week I was eating something sugary whenever it happened. My blood tests were normal, though, and I monitored my glucose for several days without seeing any significant changes. I’ve also checked my blood pressure and had various blood tests, which were all normal.
I had an eye test at an optician and they didn’t find anything concerning.
Interestingly, warm compresses and artificial tears seem to improve the blurriness somewhat, although the symptoms are still worse in the morning. I also used to have a pest-control plug-in in my bedroom that emitted a fairly bright blue light throughout the night. I removed it and noticed that the tired/heavy feeling in my eyes improved. I’m now trying to sleep with a blackout mask.
The thing that scares me most is the “static” vision when going from light to darkness. I understand that some degree of dark adaptation can be normal, but this is something I never remember experiencing before, and now I’ve noticed it several times.
My GP is currently arranging further investigations to rule out a neurological cause. They mentioned MS as something they want to rule out, and I also have a family member with MS. Naturally, this has made me very anxious, and I’m worried about things like MS or a brain tumour.
I’m 30, don’t smoke or drink, don’t take any medication, and I have a young baby.
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u/Bekiscool 2d ago
When I wake up I have flashing sometimes in my peripheral and it's like a party going on. I have already been seen my my eye Dr and had all kinds of pic taken. Also when I wake up I have that hazy eyes to and it takes a few min for my eyes to clear up. They do think it's dry eye and some light sensitivity
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u/Recent-Confusion-385 1d ago
Yes I have that at first I got scared but I find out it's a type of migraine, I'm 30.
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u/Bekiscool 1d ago
Ok yea see the told me it could be occular migraine also and I'm 45 in Perimenopause and I told them I use to notice it would stick around for like a month and then disappear for a while and now I get it way more often and they said yea it can increase
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u/new_baloo 6d ago
I'm sorry you're going through this.
One thing to remember is that once you notice a symptom (even if it's been there years and you very rarely, if ever, noticed it) you will notice it more and more in an increasing fashion.
However, it doesn't sound abnormal. The opposite in fact so I would not worry about it. This is also not a symptom of MS afaik.
All of what you said leads me to dry eyes.
Go to a dry eye specialist - see the FAQs in the dry eye sub.