Meniere's Disease Support Group
Meniere's disease is a balance disorder of the inner ear. The symptoms of Meniere's are variable; not all sufferers experience the same symptoms. However, "classic Meniere's" is considered to comprise the following four symptoms: Periodic episodes of rotary vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sensation of fullness or pressure in one or both ears.
I have problems using my progressive lens. They make me feel more off balance and are a general pain.(PITA) I'm wondering if anyone with MD had tried laser surgery for their eyes and then did not have to use the progressive lenses and if so did this make a difference in the MD symptoms? Txs: curlergirl
I had considered laser myself but had the following problems in my case.
1/. At my aged (mid 50s) the chance of my eyes getting worse from this point forward is fairly high. I think you got more time with the results of surgery if you do it in your 20s or 30s.
2/. I do not know how close to 20/20 they can get with this surgery, it would not be helpful if I had the surgery but still had to wear glasses anyway.
3/. I do not know how having Meniere's will effect my eye exam. Can they get a good test done on me if I am dizy that day, under an attack, or have taken valum before the test? The eye test is objective and even in the old days I would have to go back and get my perscription changed several times because it was too sharp or too blurry both making seeing worse. The very mention of you having to use progressive lenses means you have fairly complicated seeing condition.
4/. I do not know how a eye surgery can be done on a person with a stigmatism (out of round eye shape)?
Now keep in mind this above is about me and your condition and age are different. I hope this gives you some good questions to ask or consider, not trying to be negative, just wanting to be helpfull for discussion sake.
Have a blessed day!
Rich
I think my best course maybe the three pairs of glasses as well....LOL golden years!!??
If you have single-vision lenses that you wear all the time, it can correct you to 20/20.
If you need bifocals - one for distance and 1 for close up, you have 2 options. You can get your eyes fixed for distance - so you see 20/20 at a distance. But you still need to wear reading glasses. OR you can get 1 eye fixed to see distance, and 1 to see close-up, and basically use 1 eye at a time to see.
If you need 3 sets of lenses in your glasses - one for distance, one for medium, and one for close up, then it's not worth it. They could fix your eyes for the medium distance, but you would still need two sets of glasses, one for distance and one for close up.
I consider Lasik the best $$ I ever spent - but I was in situation #1 and I went from not being able to see the alarm clock when I woke up to having 20/20 vision. My optomitrist tells me that as I get older, I'll likely need reading glasses, but I'm not there yet.