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!!!

[ELT]

   Oooooooooooooooo, the after image.  I mentionned that to an ms specialist and he looked rather dismissive.  But I find that what I look at lingers, so when I look away, especially to a plain background, I can see the same shape, for a long while after.  Not the colours, just the shape, and in fact, dark things appear light, light, dark, or somehting like that, lol.

   Erica

[LATW]

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY EYE DOCTOR CALLED IT "PHOTO SESITIVITY" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.  

I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME WITH EYE EXAMS.  AS I HAVE GOTTEN OLDER I FOUND I NEED SUN GLASSES MORE OFTEN, BUT I WAS STILL ABLE TO HAVE MY HOUSE LIGHT.  

NOW THAT ON HAS SET IN I HAVE THE SHADES PULLED 100% OF THE TIME. WHEN MY ON SET IN THE FIRST TIME I EVEN WORE SUNGLASSES IN THE HOUSE DAY AND NIGHT IF THE LIGHTS WERE ON.  

I DO OK WITH LOW LIGHTING THAT IS NOT OVER MY HEAD. I DO NOT HANDLE FLORESENT LIGHTS WELL AT ALL. NOT ONLY DOES IT AFFECT MY VISION BUT IT LITERALLY MAKES MY HEAD SPIN AND I GET SICK TO MY STOMACH.

DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPS ANY.  I WAS DX'D WITH MS LAST WEEK.  :(


LEE ANN

[dannig]

I was diagnosed with photo sensitivity 9 years ago and was told by the ophth. that it is common in people that are fair skinned and have blue eyes.  My pupils actually dilate-contract-dilate-contract (sort of like a spasm) in bright light when they hould only contract.  I don't even have to have my pupils dilated during eye exams because they do it on their own.  Now 2 months ago I started having bladder dysfunction (never had a baby) and am currently going through testing for MS.  I never thought about the 2 being related, but I will definately tell my nerologist.

[LATW]

I am light skinned, was blond when I was little, blue eyes.....

Lee Ann

[TiredPT]

Fair skinned, blue eyes, sensitive to light but significantly increased after my first hospitalization due to high EBV titers.  Has gotten to the point that I avoid driving at night at almost all costs -- headlights from oncoming cars blind me.

So . . . . can I join too????  Always wanted to be part of a club :)

[tmjfibro]

I am  fair skinned blue eyes ,blonde hair (with the aid of a dye bottle)
I was diagonized  with  photo-sensitivty   5 years ago  .my opthamolgist  said its because I  
have blue eyes and blue eyed people are prone to it .I am short -sighted so
I now wear Reactalight glasses .as the sunlight is very  painful on my eyes