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helen95781
helen95781

Hi all. Has anyone found that their eye sight has deteriorated since being in peri. Mine are noticeably worse.

Helen.

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  • louise25018
    louise25018 helen95781

    Posted

    Yes oh yes and its driving me mad! Some days its ok but today even with lenses in it feels like i dont have them in! Then the headsches start for me -Grrr!

    Not sure how to improve it but a oid getting over tired i guess. PCs and phones dont help either xxxx

    • helen95781
      helen95781 louise25018

      Posted

      Hi Louise

      You are so right about PC's and phones. I'm sure my eyes have got worse since using my phone. Peri has so much to answer for!!

      Helen

    • louise25018
      louise25018 helen95781

      Posted

      Yes they are awful for our eyes anyway without peri symptoms on top. My eyes always improve when I have a holiday so it says alot anout how they negatively affect our eyes. Hope you get some relief soon. Take care Lou xxx
  • Zigangie
    Zigangie helen95781

    Posted

    Yes Helen,

    Mine did, needed glasses to read from about a year into peri, they gradually deteriorated for about 5 years then settled down.

    I still need glasses but I can manage with the same prescription I had five years ago, whereas the first few years I was already needing stronger ones before my next eye test.

  • CCinCal
    CCinCal helen95781

    Posted

    Yes same here. My left eye is blurry and I had an exam just a few months before my peri symptoms started in earnest
  • sharcerv52408
    sharcerv52408 helen95781

    Posted

    Oh yes! Mine have always been somewhat bad. I've worn glasses since I was 2 years old. I have had corrective eye surgery when I was 11. But all that aside, since peri hit, it has definitely gotten worse. I wear bifocals and we're prescribed them recently and my prescription isn't even a year old yet and already I feel like I need another eye exam. I think it's been since peri hit.
  • debbie75601
    debbie75601 helen95781

    Posted

    Yep! Today has been bad! Went and had eye exam to make sure all was good! Dr stated prescription had changed slightly from a year ago, but definitely have dry eye syndrome, and gave me prescription eye drops! Always something!!
  • pinkcatfairy
    pinkcatfairy helen95781

    Posted

    Oh yes as soon as peri struck needed reading glasses!! And had migraine auras and intolerance to bright lights, this comes and goes but still get these symptoms x
  • MoodyNoire
    MoodyNoire helen95781

    Posted

    I've read that a symptom of peri is dry eyes. To find out,  put some lubricating eye drops in and see if it helps. My eye dr. told me this years ago. 
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