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mamak1118 08/03/2012

I have this problem with my eyes that seems to be getting worse. I was talking to somebody just a minute ago and the longer I focused on him, the more my eyes hurt so much that I had to kind of squint my eyes and look away, then look back up again. Of course, looking away causes me to feel dizzy (any back and forth like that throws me off-balance), and the guy I was talking to was trying to figure out what the heck I was doing! I kind of felt like somebody with Tourette's, because I couldn't control my need to squint my eyes and rub them or look away, anything to change the focus. Sometimes I feel like if I could just keep my eyes closed....but then, I can feel them moving back and forth and it still "hurts" or feels funny.

The doctor says my eyes are just fine. (Funny, I was searching for this topic and found my post from last year about my eyes, and getting dizzy/sleepy - still unresolved.) Does anybody else have this weird focusing/ painful/ dizzy eye problem? And is there any way to make it feel better?

deleted_user 08/03/2012

I'm sorry you are dealing with this. Almost the exact same thing happens to me at times. It's very frustrating!

I wish I had some advice to make it feel better or go away. When it happens to me I plant my bottom in a chair and vegitate. I can sometimes watch tv without it being much of a problem, but computer work, reading or concentrating on a converesation is out of the question.

deleted_user 08/03/2012

Yes... I'vehad this happen a few times and it's painful. Mine is just in my left eye usually. I have a hard time focusing(which makes me kinda dizzy and I squint). It's a sharp pain in my eye or it feels bruised. They've never found anything wrong with my eyes either. The last time this happened, was the beginning of a flare up.

mamak1118 08/06/2012

Thank you, LisaCa and craftomaniac, for your responses. It really does help to know that I'm not the only one. Especially since my eyes have NOTHING wrong with them. I have to focus on not thinking about it, if that makes sense, or else I won't be able to work! Luckily, it's been much better today. But it does come and go.

I've also been very depressed lately - VERY!! - which usually signals a flare or fever or something of that nature. I wish it would either culminate into SOMETHING, or just go away! :)

Anyway, thank you both, and have a wonderful week!
Kristi

deleted_user 08/06/2012

Kristi- I hope you have a good week as well. When your eye hurts try to rest them both awhile. I've found the more I squint or try to focus on my computer screen or TV (or anything) the worse it gets.

Also, drugs like Amantidine we take for fatique can cause blurry vision. Make sure you aren't taking anything new that maybe making it worse.

deleted_user 08/06/2012

Think I would get a 2nd opinion from different opthamologist.Have they checked your optic nerve and I pressure?Do you have migraine?s.

deleted_user 08/06/2012

Meant to say eye pressure.I am the worst typist in this support group

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