Thread: Symptom of the Week 5/29-6/5 - Vision
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Old 06-03-2014, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by tkrik View Post
Heat really increases this symptom for me. When I get too hot, my vision goes blurry. Once I cool down, things return to normal.
Uhthoff's Phenomenon. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uhthoff%27s_phenomenon) I went through 2 periods of this. Felt like a cloud came over on a clear sunny day. Everything dimmed. Not a constant thing - just when I got overheated. I was living in Mississippi and then Louisiana when it happened. That was in the 1990's, before diagnosis. Has not recurred. (Yay!)

I don't think there's anything to be done about it; just keep your cool! (or reclaim it)
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