@cass79 

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cass79

Double vision

Ha was emitted to the ER in middle of October with what I thought was vertigo only to be told they thought I had MS which was confirmed just before Christmas iam still struggle with double vision anyone know how long this may take to resolve itself starting to get quite depressed with it . Thanks
@Stumbler

Hi @cass79 and welcome. Visual symptoms can take some time to resolve, possibly 12 months or more. However, if you feel that you have now got over the recent bout of MS activity, it would be useful to be referred to a visual specialist, e.g. optometrist. They can assess the extent of the "convergence" issue and provide prisms to correct the direction of the eye that is out. The strength of these prisms can be reduced every few weeks, to "train" the eye back to where it should be looking.

@hmcampos

Hi @cass79. My DX came with ON as well, took 3 months to go away and came back after a few weeks. Like @stumbler was saying "Visual symptoms can take some time to resolve". Solumedrol IV helped a lot in my case and made it go away eventually, pretty much no sequels but I can understand the depressive feelings, been there as well and it is pretty hard. Have a chat with your neurologist and MS nurse if you are worried about the time it is taking to go away, they will reassure you and help you keep strong until ON vanishes and you get your vision "steady and focused" again. H