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Originally Posted by coletaterbug
At first it was just the right eye then it just kept getting worse any reflective glare is horrible.Although not to mention I went to my regular eye doctor on 3 different occasions for the same eye problem in my right eye.He said it was severely dry eyes.Couples or more weeks pass it got better.Would happen again and he said the same thing.On the 3rd visit he said I really think you should get a MRI.Then I got the MRI went to
a neurologist and she sent me to the eye specialist.He said that steroids was probably not effective since several weeks had passed.
Several months later my left eye started bothering me so they gave me the 1st thing of steroids.Then I had a MS flare up and my eyes still bothering me so they gave me a 2nd thing of steroids. But now I can't drive because reflective glare and also scared my eyes will completely go and I definitely wouldn't want to put others at risk. Well I ask my Opthalmo and he said he fully anticipates the steroids will help. I am in the process of looking for another Opthalmo because
I do not really care for this guy and neither does my husband. I just want to be able to see the bad thing is I count money at my work alot and it scares me I will give to much back or not enough.
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I never did steroids for my optic neuritis. (developed it in my left eye in August 06) But, in July of 2007 I had bad vertigo, and my regular doctor gave me oral prednisone for that. I probably should have had IV steroids for that instead. Since oral prednisone actually can make it so that you're more susceptible to repeated cases of ON, and I guess it doesnt matter when you had the ON, oral prednisone is bad for people who've had ON. (I found out about the prednisone AFTER I'd finished that prescription... Opps!)
I had another experience with ON in february of this year, and it's still driving me nuts now. It hasnt caused any huge blind spots, but I dont think all of the information going into my right eye is actually making it past the optic nerve. Things just look weird sometimes thru that eye.
This past week I've been having more optic nerve pain and things have been looking dim thru my right eye, and the color vision is a bit...weird.
That's the part I hate, is when it messes with my color vision. I'm a crocheter and a sometimes knitter, and I love color and yarn shopping. So, whenever my color vision is all wonky, I get a little depressed about the way colors look to me. Plus, it's kind of strange to go yarn shopping and having to ask total strangers if the yarn colors go together. I dont always trust my eyes anymore.