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boodle06

Eyes sensitive to light...

I don't know if this is just a symptom or the start of optic neuritis, but since being back at work & staring at a bright computer screen all day. I'm finding when the background of something is White or a light colour I'm getting darkish shadows of grey in my vision that float by. It's really freaking me out. Also if I'm outside in bright light I get the same thing. Ive noticed it more since being back at work because what I'm staring at I'm doing it for a while & that's how I notice it. Where as when I wasn't at work I was at home not looking at bright things and not staring at things for long periods of time. I'm also finding my left eye is hurting, it's aching, it feels like it's popping out & the pain is the top part of my eye sort of the eye lid. I saw my neuro a couple of wks ago & typically I hadn't noticed this because I hadn't been at work & my eye wasn't hurting at the time. Because im not diagnosed if I ask my doctor to contact him the wait will be about 10 weeks! Do I just ride this out & see what happens? Obviously if I get blurred vision etc I will rush straight off & get medical help, but I've come to the realisation that unless something drastic happens sod all will be done x Anyway, sorry for rambling, does anyone else have this with their eyes or eye? X
@Stumbler

Staring at a bright computer screen all day does not help the eyes at all, says short-sighted John, whose been staring at screens since the mid-80s. Obviously, your eyes are finding it difficult to adjust to their "new" role, which isn't surprising. With computer work, it's always wise to rest the eyes at least once an hour, by looking away from the screen and looking at distant objects. That's just common sense advice for any computer user. Bright lights outside is probably something that you need to get used to again, although resting your eyes regularly might help that too. There could also be an element of tired eyes involved, but that should improve over time. Otherwise, I hope it's still going well for you.

@boodle06

<a href='https://shift.ms/community/people/Stumbler/' rel='nofollow'>@stumbler</a> Works still going well, well I'm still there!!! My eyes are still playing up with funny shadows across the computer screen & when I'm out in bright light. My left eye is still aching. Can I ask, what would you do...... Im not diagnosed as you know so don't get access to a ms nurse and the wait to see neuro is about 10 weeks from when my doctor requests for me to see him. I'm worried about my eyes obviously, but typically when I saw the neuro on the 10th sept I didn't have this issue. I haven't got blurred or double vision. If it was you, would you just get on with it and see if it goes away or gets worse? If I asked to see neuro again it would be a 2 month wait anyway... I'm a bit annoyed today because someone at work asked me how I am & what was going on (I like the lady and she is having probs with her health at the moment as well) but I told her about me and she was like the neuro should have scanned you again, it shouldn't just be a brain scan but a spine one as well etc etc and I'm thinking it's all good and well you saying this to me but what the he'll can I do!!! I've seen the neuro and this is how it's been left. Moan over!!! X