Astigmatism (double vision?)

[Vyras]

Hello,

I work a lot using a computer. Especially lately, until I have noticed a weird thing. We had a full moon and it looked really weird to me. It would appear that there is a ghost image of it just a little above it.

I did some googling and tried a simple test suggested online. I've made a small pinhole using a business card and have looked thru it and the ghosting image of the Moon disappeared. I've noticed I see such a ghosting image only attached to bright sources of light or at least wherever there is contrast. Like, when I read white letters on black background.

The LED lamp on my PC speakers I almost completely see doubled. Again, using a pinhole everything looks just right.

Here is an illustration to that phenomenon:
http://img300.yfrog.com/i/eyep.jpg/

So, I went to an ophthalmologist. They did check my eyes and did some simple computer eye test. Here are the results:
Right eye:
Sphere +0.00, Cylinder +1.00, Axis 85

Left eye
Sphere +0.75, Cylinder -1.00, Axis 8

The doctor said I had astigmatism and need glasses, so they've prescribed a pair of glasses:
Left/Right eye: Cylinder +0.50, Axis 90

I've got the glasses today and am wearing them for a few hours already and that 'effect' that I used to see when reading light color letters on dark background, has almost disappeared altho I feel it shows up sometimes.

However, there is no difference when I look at the green LED. There is no difference when I look at bright lamps in the night. I see a ghost image just above them.

What should I do? Do the eyes need some time to adapt to glasses? Or is what I'm having something else?
Again, when I use a pinhole (with or without glasses on), I see everything just right.
Could it be that my eyes are overly tired or something? If so, what should I do about it?

Thank you for reading that. It's very important to me. I've read online that the pinhole test would suggest a refractive problem rather than something serious like nerve/brain/etc. But still as much as I'm eager to fix that problem, as curious I am what it is.

[Besmir]

So that cost me by sitting too much on the pc right? Or is something else?

[JohnHaganMD]

No way to tell.   Worldwide there is a dramatic increase of myopia and its attributed to widespread everyday use of computers, iPads, iPhones, video games, reading and not spending much time outdoors.

[Besmir]

thank you very much sir, i have just one other question, i think i have that diplopia  i search on the internet and i saw som cases and im glad i have really the best look than all those cases i saw. and im intresting to know what cost diplopia, and if this is danger, or if that can get worst ?

[Besmir]

Im 25 I use pc alot and My problem is when I read som white subtitles on the movie they almost double under Idk what it is but when I get closer they get away and I see just well, also when I just wake up from the sleep I see better, with the moon I see one shadow just under the moon. Thnx for reading if anyone can help me out I will be grateful.

[JohnHaganMD]

Your symptoms could be explained easily and most commonly by needing glasses especially for "astigmatism" which is an aspherical cornea. Or if you wear glasses or contacts the prescription could be wrong. You need to see an ophthalmologist eye MD or an optometrist.

[JohnHaganMD]

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[mohammadharoonathar]

hello sir, I have 23 years old a computer science student and I found the same problem as you have a year ago, and with pinhole it just goes away and it gets worse during the night, in some articles which I've read around the internet and in this site, somepeople said it could be a cornea problem, but I don't know though, wearing glasses can help but do not completely remove the ghost image,since you said it could be as a result of working too much with computer I think that could be the reason, cause I also work alot with computer since I was 13 or like so,  hopefully someone finds our problem

[JohnHaganMD]

First this should not be called diplopia which is two distinct images seen when both eyes open which disappears when either eye is covered.
What you describe is ghosting or monocular doubling.

I would not make any diagnosis or provide any useful information based on your observation with the pin hole test.

All of the causes mentioned in these discussions: uncorrected refractive error especially astigmatism, improperly corrected refractive error, corneal disease with irregular astigmatism, cataracts or retina/macular disease are possible causes.

See an ophthalmologist to begin working through the causes.

JCHMD

[Jonathon807]

Hello,

The double vision or ghosting that i am experiencing is vertical and binocular. The ghost image appears above and only very slightly to the right (in both eyes). I was wondering if a professional could give me some insite into the following pinhole test i performed...

I carried out the pinhole test. However something which has not yet been mentioned, happens. Firstly, the pinhole test does produce a clear image. But, If i position the hole slightly raised or move it up, i would see a CLEAR image of the above "ghosted" image which as entioned before, appears above and slightly to the right of the real image when looking in normal site. I would see this image clearly through the pinhole. Then, if i gradually lowered the pinhole down, when it reached about midway over the eye, the initial clear image disappears and a new lower CLEAR image appears. Move the pinhole upward again and that lower image vanishes and the higher up image appears - in either case the image is clear. What does this mean and what in your opinion does it most likely point to?

Much appreciated.

Jon