blurred vision

Yes, this happened to me when I went down to 7mg..my doctor put me up to 15mg stright away and I was sent to the emergency eye clinic...nothing wrong there....he said it must be the steroids affecting me....I struggled for a while, till I decided to split the dose...this has eased it a lot....I am at 11.5mg and it isn`t nowhere near as bad...but I agree reading isn`t the same!..very frustrating..think this is a common problem with steroids....horrible

Like you I would call my eye doctor but try to get in as soon as possible.

could very well be your cataracts.  Immediately when we have anything with the eye or a twinge of a headache we are thinking GCA.  I WOKE UP WITH A SLIGHT EYE INFECTION FROM MY CONTACTS  one morning and got myself all in a tizzy thinking my vision was going.  It's the first thing we think of.  I kind of think there would be pain involved as well but someone else will come along and be able to give you better advice.  

Take care.

Audrey

It is important to see your doctor ASAP. It could be the start of opthalmic arteritis and starting high dose steroids, even before full diagnosis, can be very important. 

I absolutely agree with the necessity of bringing in the opthamologist at first worry. That said, I experience significant blurriness whenever I increase or decrease Prednisone dose. It is more an annoyance than alarming but I have to take off my glasses to read.

My eye doctor says Pred alters fluid balance and that changes our vision. But be sure pressure, optic nerve etc. are fine before assuming that.

I too have had double and blurred vision for approximately a year now.  I have to have my eyes examined every year because I am a tennis official.  I had one right after I started getting these eye problems.  They couldn't find anything wrong with my eyes.  As I have found out this is a side effect, either of the pred or the PMR.  Interesting, when I work on specific lines my vision is excellent; when I am in the chair and have to look at lines I am not directly on, I have problems.  I have a lot of problems reading and working on the computer.  It is very frustrating and have yet to get any help with this, or a better understanding.  If you hear anything, pass it on.  Good luck,

Tony

First, I am no expert. There was only grave concern for my vision in the ER before prednisone started cursing through my veins at 80mgs. I was told not to drive because with GCA blindness can come on quite suddenly. Several months later, my rheumy wanted the back of my eyes checked by an opthomologist because I had slight blurring in the left eye only. Turned out to be the very beginning of a cataract, age appropriate, and no relationship to GCA or heavy doses of pred. I also think my rheumy is cautious and I had much rather he test too much rather than too little. With my limited one person experience, I would go immediately to have the back of your eyes checked for any inflammation there....better safe than sorry idea. Keep in touch and let us know what happens, Ann11195

pebbles, both steroids and cataracts can cause blurred vision - I suffered blurred vision through most of my journey with both PMR and GCA, and my rheumy commented that it was due to the steroids.

However, having said that, it is always wise to get any unusual problem with your eyes investigated as soon as possible - one friend of mine who had recovered from PMR rang me one day and said she was concerned she might have GCA because she had a blind spot in her eye.  I immediately pointed her in the direction of A&E - the result: a detached retina requiring immediate treatment to protect her sight in that eye.

I hope good news comes out of your forthcoming appointments. 

Hello, I, too, have blurry and double vision. I was diagnosed with pmr January, 2015. Had cataract surgery in both eyes during February and March. Have never gotten to reap the benefits of the surgery yet. Go to the eye dr monthly and also have told my medical dr. Could be the prednisone. Am on 14 mg currently. My doc had me have an ultra sound of my carotid artery. Came back fine. Does not think I have GCA and neither do I . Wishing you well!

As soon as any strange sight problems occur, an appointment should be made at your optician and your GP so good that this is in the pipeline. If you have PMR, you need to be aware of GCA symptoms, such as stiff jaw joints, ringing in the ears or ear-ache, headache in the temples, the neck or across the roof of the skull and seeing flashing lights, blurring, etc. I would, if you are on good terms with your GP, ask for a more immediate appointment. If you have had an increase in your PMR symptoms, I think your GP should be extra cautious.