eyes...sensitive to sun light

[dreamyeyes]

     I was just wondering if others experience sensitivity to sunlight. For about 15 years now my eyes have been extremely sensitive to bright lights, especially sunlight, full or partial sun. I can not go outside without sun glasses on even for a few moments. Also, the head lights on vehicles coming towards me at night bother my eyes to the point of near blindness. Therefore I try not to drive after dark. Could this be another symptom of MS? I have always joked about just being allergic to the sun!!!

[BondyinOz]

Yep, you can add me to the Squint Girls - I've had particular problems with this for about 7 years. My eyes are so sensitive to the sunlight that if I go without sunglasses now my eyes weep and I have to close them completely.

I have blue eyes too and am fair, so that would certainly not help, but maybe it is something to do with whatever is going on with me?

Mel

[pennst8r]

I have to have my office dark at work and sunglasses outside (sometimes inside if on the computer or can't escape the light). Never liked light. My office is affectionately called the Bat Cave, coz it's dark and cold (can't stand heat either). It keeps people's visits to my office brief though! I still have aline @ my door every day, but they don't stay long, lol!

Penn

[TonkaSpirit]

My eyes are sensitive to the sunlight, but what is really weird that I noticed on thanksgiving is that when people were taking pictures with the flash, it irritated me to the point that I wanted to hide the camera.  Then they would say look at the picture and I could not see it, like at all.  As if the flash had temporarily messed with my eyesight.  I just pretended that I could see it.  Has this happened to anyone?  It was scary for me.  I also notice that if I look at a light or the tv, and then look away the flashing or shadows seem to play with me eyesight for a while.  I'm not sure I can explain what I mean, unless it happens to anyone else.  I hope I am making some sense. My eyes seem like they won't focus completely either.  
Terrie

[grannyhotwheels]

Every type of bright light hurts my eyes.  Sun light is the worst.  I love to sat at my dining room table and look out of the patio door.  There is nothing but woods behind my house and I occasionally see deer and always watch the squirrels.  Sitting right there catches the morning sun and I sometimes will put my sunglasses on just so I can look out without it hurting.  Everyone laughs at me.

Besides all of that babbling I just did it is contributed to MS.  I pray you will get better because I know how hard this is.

I'll be praying,
Carol

[Super_sally888]

Hey Gals,

I'll join you here as a squint girl.  

Sunlight hurts, bright lights hurt. The lights the opthamologist use to check eyes hurts.

But just got a clean bill from the latest opthamologist check, but not no bill!

I love my sunglasses.  Driving in the early mornings with bright sun is most uncomfortable without them.  I'm usually still in the office at sunset, so no issue there. :)

I think there have been studies about people with MS having longer after image after bright lights or camera flashes etc.

Another mystery.  Let's just chalk it up with all the rest.

Take care gals and hope you're having a great and comfortable and relaxing weekend...

Sally

[Wobbly]

Me too, most mornings when I open my eyes, I need to put sunglasses on...I can't even put a light on in the house for about 10 min...the light in the house hurts my eyes.  I squint for awhile and my eyes feel like they are burning.  Sunlight is so bad too and no way to I drive at night.  Do other people feel strange in a car...when you are a passenger or driver?  it's like a dizzy wobbly feeling?
Oh well..more and more..but I have to get my eyes checked again...last time they said Dry Eyes, but it has gotten 100 times worse..thanks