That happens to me too. My opthalmologist told me some big name for it that I dont remember.

Basically your eyes are responding slower to changes in light. I think it's something that's fairly normal to have happen after having optic neuritis.

It's been snowing a lot here, and everything has been white outside, so when I come inside after being outside, I have to wait at least 20 minutes before my eyes have adjusted to the light inside the house.

It's like wearing my glasses that have the transition lenses...just takes longer for my eyes to adjust than for my glasses to transition to indoor light.

Well, then I suppose it's not normal for someone who hasn't had optic neuritis?

I haven't had ON ever - that I know of. I didn't think you could really have it and not know it.

I had ON in the right eye earlier last fall. Didnt know it until the opthalmologist said that I did. Apparently he could tell when he looked thru the opthalmoscope into my eye.

My eyes had been feeling weird, but I thought it was the other eye that was still recovering from ON that was causing the problems. It wasnt until I remembered having had a really bad migraine a few months before behind the right eye that I figured he was right.

i don't think this is normal holly.
i hate to say it but you should get your eyes checked. could someone possibly drive you?

and, i'd go to an opthamologist. they are md's. an optometrist isn't. trained but not an md.

i think it's worth it. don't fool around with your vision.
better to go and be told all is ok than to not find out at all. IMHO.

Holly, you need to see the ophthalmologist....I 100% agree with Nursenancy. This is NOT something to mess around with.

Thanks everyone. I will try to schedule an opth appointment soon. I guess it is time to have the old optic nerves checked out.

I don't think this is anything urgent, though. It's been doing this awhile. So, if I did have some sort of ON at some point in time, it is probably in the past and this is just residual damage.