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Old 07-27-2010, 11:07 AM
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Default Eye weakness and focusing

When my eyes have the little bit of double vision (which is often), when I have enough energy I'll usually sort of push and force them to focus more. Using certain muscles in my eyes that are more capable I guess.

Because I spend a lot of time reading stuff on the computer. I used to think it was simple "computer vision syndrome" that I had, but I believe mine is more severe and has to do with MG. After I've done the forced focusing, then my eye muscles feel strained. (And, then they have trouble relaxing out so I go around with them all tensed up most of the day.)

I think what I'm doing is a little like staring through the page, a little like you do for those 3D magic eye pics, and it helps steady my eyes, otherwise they feel like they are slightly drifting to the sides and all over constantly.

When I am really tired out, then I don't want to push and instead I try to go in the other direction and relax extra and go ahead and let my eyes move around, and then I can still read okay, because I'm used to doing it. Probably sort of like reading in a moving car, once you do it enough you just know how to deal with it. But I'm just sitting here and it makes me a little dizzy and icky feeling to do it, but it's how I manage things.

Does that make any sense? I'm not that sure what I'm trying to say now, but maybe someone knows what I mean. I'm not diagnosed with MG yet so maybe my experience is different, but I think I should be diagnosed.
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