I guess my suggestion would be to look around the room to find out for sure! Look at some things at different distances, from close-up to infinity, to see if it makes a difference or has any effect. My question is, how long between when you wake up and notice it and when you get up and it goes away? Are we talking seconds, minutes, an hour?

I've had it happen, but the duration is usually pretty short cuz I don't lie there long upon waking. I've had seldom occasions when it's lasted beyond that - up to a few hours, but there's usually some explanation when that happens. I asked my optometrist about it, and after examining my eyes, he seemed to think it was middle age-related (as long as it didn't stick around).

Doc

Thanks Everyone, thanks so the information. Dr. Smith, I notice it as soon as I open my eyes. I don't stay in bed very long. I would say 5 minutes. Today I stayed possibly ten to see if it went away and it didn't. I guess at 53 it is time to admit to being middle aged so I could fit in your doctors category. I'm not really worried about it yet. I just wanted to see if anyone else experienced it. I tried to look it up this morning and found alot on MS, so I stopped looking. I was just seen at the eye doctors about a month ago. I think they would have seen something. Thanks again!

Originally Posted by hopeful View Post
Now that I think about it I never looked around the room to see if it happens everywhere but I imagine it would. It does not go away until I sit/stand up. Any suggestions?

you crack me up! thats something my real doctor would say