Seeing green tint (chartruese color) in morning upon awakening

[camille9917]

This tint of green-overall not blotches, has happened before in the past a few times.  My vision is not deteriorating, but I'm trying to link it up to something in my diet (or lack of).  It occurs immediately upon awakening, but only lasts a few seconds, then everything is normal. I'm 50 y/o woman with no health problems (thyroid exception). My BP is usually normal between 120 -130 but can spike shortly a bit higher.  I take no BP meds.  Could it be a spike in BP? I had some unusually salty food last night.  Or could it be something else?

[Shelley45S]

I too saw green on everything for about two minutes. Unlike some of you this did not happen upon awakening. I had been outside in the extreme cold with lots of snow and had walked about 1000 feet in knee deep snow which took a lot out of me. I did not wear my sunglasses because they had been steaming up. I didn't know what caused the color to appear but it did not start until I came inside. (By the way, I am a relatively healthy 45 year old female average weight and regular BPressure).

[quakies]

I was painting outside on a sunny day. I came indoors to get a drink and everything turned emerald green, my head went hot and I had vertigo. I collapsed and think I lost consciousness for moments or minutes. It was a while before I realised what had happened. I felt weak, disorientated and dizzy afterwards. I got a migraine an hour later. The emerald green - it was ike lookig through a pair of emerald green glasses - everything was the same shade.

It's not happened since, though I do get often sparkling zigzag patterns as a part of my migraine aura, and vertigo. I'm wondering if it was some variation on migraine symptoms. Or if it was triggered by flickering light - I'm sensitive to flicker.

[hmitauer]

You sound like me. I experienced it when I came outside from a restaurant with friends and it lasted a few seconds. I do have polyps and cataract that aren't bad enough to have an operation.

[Sev222]

This is normal afterimage, after spending tine outside in daylight and going inside the vision gets green, nkthing to do with stupid migraine.  

[wanita37]

I was just searching on this topic, as a few days ago, I was outside for about five minutes then came in and saw everything with a green hue.  It alarmed me, so I sat and closed my eyes for awhile, took some deep breaths and when I opened them, my vision was normal.  I do have high BP and am taking some herbs, although on thyroid med ... that's it.

[hmitauer]

How long since the last time you saw that green hue?

[JohnHaganMD]

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[middleme]

For the past year whenever I wake from a daytime nap everything is yellow and green but quickly changes back to normal.  My EEG was normal.  My eye doctor does not know either.  About 5 years ago everything was turquoise then changed to other colors.  I wound up in a psych ward and was put on different meds....but after I came home the yellow and green thing started and slowly built up to everytime I nap.  Needless to say I did not complain
....smile.  It is nice to know I am not alone.

[ScotlandPat]

I've just recently started having this same strange symptom - seeing everything bright green for 2-3 seconds after waking up from daytime snoozes. I'm a healthy 55 year old woman, on thyroxine but otherwise no health problems. I have a suggestion and wonder if others could comment.
For the past 3 years I've had to work a lot in sub-Saharan Africa, and find it difficult to re-acclimatize when returning to Scotland. As a result I've been drinking more tea (for warmth!) in Scotland and not much plain water - creating a problem of dehydration. The dentist also mentioned that my mouth is very dry. Could the problem be related to dehydration? I never have the vision problem when in Africa, where I drink plenty of water.

[jwlegal125]

I too have seen bright neon green lines after waking and are taking  thyroid medicine and awake sometimes with dry mouth.  I wonder if thyroid problems may be the cause.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[jayhubbs]

i have been having green tinted vision alot here n their no matter what time of day last for a good while im 22 healthy beside leg n memory problems but im very curious on whats going on i have hazel eye's but i have what everyone calls mood eye's they change color depending on my mood the lighting and what i wear i dont know if its cuase my eyes turn green or what a friend said its bc i need a break n have to rest my eyes is that correct or whats going on please help  

[kynights]

Glad to here I'm not alone mine started 2012 yellow and blue I could not make Dr understand what I was seeing I'm 61