Double vision... do I need to see a doctor?

Hi all,

So recently I’ve noticed I’ve had some weird vertical double vision. It almost never happens in the morning and it tends to happen later at night, I notice it a lot when looking at white letters with a dark background. For example, in subtitles it looks like there is another faded set of letters above the normal ones. It goes away when I squint, and if I open my eyes wide is when I see it a lot. It not in just one eye as if I close one eye its still in the other and vice versa, and obviously when both eyes are open as well.

I wear glasses and always have to get a new perscription every year when I go to the eye doctor. Bad eyes run in the family.

Do you think it would be something like a brain tumor, just normal for someone with glasses or eye strain? I do look at my phone and computer a lot, probably 9+ hors a day, whether its school, work or videogames.

I’m not sure how long its really been going on, as the circumstances have to be right to see it. I also have a mess of floters which I know is normal for people with astigmatism.

Hi hbgreenninja, Do your eyes feel tired when this happens? Maybe try taking breaks between going on your phone and computer and see if that helps? If it bothers you on a daily basis then i think you should go see a eye specialist or your optometrist.

They do hurt especially later at night. I’ve heard about the 20/20/20 rule, should I do that? Its every 20 mins look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds.