Dear Bluegreeneyes46,
I would recommend that you seek the care of an eyeMD to determine the prescription that is needed. I would recommend that you obtain a cycloplegic refraction to determine whether the prescription is enough.
Dr. Feldman
Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California
Hi Sandy
Thanks for the info! I saw two ophthalmologists along my journey here and five optometrists all who have more than 10 years of experience in their respective fields, and I've gotten a different Rx each time with one dilated exam where no refraction was done! Go figure! I did noticed when my eyes were dilated at the one ophthalmologist's office that my eye muscles seemed to relax as the drug took affect. I could literally feel my eyes moving out the other way from I guess being pulled in? It was a very weird sensation, but I do remember this. After the exam was all said and done and was heading home, waiting for the drops to wear off (took about 5 hours!), I could see very well out of the glasses I currently had, although these were ditched later on for the new Varilux Physios because of continuing and rather uncomfortable headaches. The new Varilux lens add power was upped to 1.75 from 1.50 and it made a difference.
I do wonder about something. The last optometrist (private practice) that I saw said I was more farsighted in my left eye (the one I had the strabismus surgery on) than my right. I was very surprised as the vision in my left eye is blurry now (didn't use to be) as the day goes on, but not so much when I first awaken in the a.m. Would this make my OS Rx numbers higher or lower??? Also, something interesting here...all the new docs (a mix of optometrists and ophthalmologists) that I've seen in the last six months have had my OS numbers always higher, but the doc (optometrist) I've seen for the last 10 years (and whose Rxs I've never had a problem with) has my OS weaker. Could this shift in the balance of my eyes cause the issues I'm having??? If so, will these symptoms subside once my eye muscles get used to new balance from the new "headache goggles"..ur..uh I mean glasses :-D
Thanks in advance!
Bluegreeneyes46
1. As a generalization the only good that visual therapy does is help the optometrist pay his/her rent. Visual therapy has been subjected to rigorous scientific study and been found to be ineffective and inordinatly expensive.
2. Ther are many variables in a pair of glasses. Just like two pair of shoes that are the same size may not feel the same when you wear them so it is with glasses. You will need to work through these problems.
JCH MD