I have a question for the eyeglass wearing ladies. As I have posted numerous times, my vision is the worst symptom. Although, my newly acquired dizziness comes in a very close second. I was prescribed bifocals a few months ago, but never wear the glasses because they make me feel weird and the whole world look odd. So, here is my question(s). Does your eyesight fluctuate daily? I feel like I would need a new prescription every week. Also, being as specific as possible. What is your vision like when you aren't wearing your glasses? Can you still read or is everything blurry?
oh my goodness your message is at just the right time for me! I suffer from health anxiety and my latest thing is my eye sight! It has got SO much worse over the last couple of weeks and ive convinced myself something more serious is going on with me. Ive had varifocals for the last year but i cant see anything close up with or without them now. To be honest i have something different going on with me on a weekly basis
I only wear reading glasses, my eyesight fluctuates as well, I can have a few days of blurry vision then back to normal, I had a routine eye test the other day and all was well with the health of my eyes, I was convinced I'd got cataracts because of the blurriness, I was advised to buy dry eye drops. I'm 63 and still have menopuase symptoms even though I'm 9/10 years post menopause.
Yep, my eyesight fluctuates almost daily. Some days i dont notice any issues, and other days i suffer from blurry vision, really dry eyes, scratchiness like gravel is in my eyes, floaters,etc. A visit to ophthalmologist last year revealed the beginning of a cataract in one eye She said most people get them at some point as we age, and many are never bad enough for surgery. I didn't know that. She said to revisit in a year, so i need to check in. It doesn't seem any worse. I wear contacts w readers daily. When i am home, i take out the contacts and wear prescription glasses. However when I don't have contacts in, I don't need readers; I have to remove prescription glasses to read up close. It's just really insane the adjustments we have to make during menopause
Hi staci
My eyes are a pain, I wear glasses full time, but not bifocals. I suffer from the usual floaters, flecks and flashes. Everyone I know who has bifocals or varifocals has trouble adjusting at the start. The lenses are split between short and long sight so the position your glasses are, or the way you turn your head is going to feel weird. I think, get them on your face for a week and see how you go. I'm sure you'll adjust and it may resolve some of your eye issues... Then youll be able to see what you are left with, and what you can do next 🤓 xx
I have been wearing glasses most of my life and have worn multi focal lenses for about 6 years. One of the things I have noticed over the past few years is the fluctuations in my vision. I will have several days where my vision is slightly out of focus and then it gets back in focus for a while and the cycle repeats. My eyes check out for no issues and my prescription strength has remained unchanged the past few check ups. I am VERY nearsighted so any minor change is very noticeable to me. I am convinced this is hormonally related! It seems that the times my vision gets out of focus I also suffer from joint soreness and aching in the back of my neck and shoulders.
over the last 2 years my eyes have really deteriorated. I am 51 and post menopausal of around 4 years. I'm having to wear varifocal glasses. These too took me a few weeks to get used to. I can see without them but I am aware that I cannot see faces clearly anymore without. I most definitely cannot read anything without. I am hoping this is just another menopausal symptom and my eyes will not continue to deteriorate in health.
Hi Stacie! I am 49 and my vision does seem to change day to day. Some days I feel like its better than others. I noticed it about 3 months ago while on a trip out of state. The highway signs seemed blurry or soft to me. I would have to be very close to the signs before they seemed sharp to my eyes. I thought maybe it was the cloudy weather, but when I got back home I realized it was happening here too. I guess I am just used to driving here and never paid much attention to the street signs. I had my vision checked and sure enough I needed glasses for not only reading, but for distance as well. I have never worn glasses before, so they still feel very foreign to me. I almost feel like I am in a fish bowl.
Joseanna
Have you tried contact lenses? I find them amazing, the putting in and taking out takes a bit of practice but worth it. My one eye is for reading and the other for distance, somehow it works brilliantly. I do a lot of work on my computer and do presentations which are on a big screen... Plus putting make up is a breeze with contact lenses.
Yes! I feel like my eyesight varies daily. But, is that peri or typical of eyeglass wearers?
The blurry eyes is the worst. But, is that a symptom of peri/meno or is that normal for eyeglass wearers?
It is all so confusing. Is my vision age related or peri related?!? And, do "normal" eyeglass wearers have fluctuations or is that just peri?
It is so hard to get used to! Then, when I take them off I can't see at all for a few moments, which really freaks me out. I am paranoid that if I start to wear them, I won't ever be able to see without them.
Yes! Thank you for replying. It is so strange. So, as a eyeglasses wearer you did not have the fluctuation prior to peri, right? I am trying to figure out if eyeglass wearers in general have fluctuations or it's all because of peri.
I have noticed that faces are blurry when close up. It is so bizarre. I have always had perfect vision, so it gives me anxiety. I have astigmatism too, so words look like they are on different levels. I have no idea if that makes sense. It isn't just blurry. It is like one eye sees better than the other and so they don't work well together anymore.
Oh. My. Goodness. I am 44 and this is exactly what has happened to me. I literally had perfect vision one day and then needed glasses. I also have fishbowl vision when I try to wear the glasses. I have not committed to wearing them full time because I hate that weird off balance fish bowl feeling. Thank you so much for replying and easing my mind.
Two different eyeballs? I have astigmatism and sometimes I feel as if my eyes are each seeing differently. I don't know if contacts are for me. There is just something about putting them in and taking them out that totally freaks me out.
I agree it is very confusing! I know it stumps the drs, too!! I guess it is a combo of age related hormonal shifts! Whatever the cause, it sucks!!!
I don't think in my case that it's to do with wearing glasses, my distance vision is fine, I have blurred vision the nearer objects get to me, that's what I consider normal blurriness, but on top of that is the blurriness that comes and goes, eyestrain can bring it on but the blurriness that comes on from nowhere I believe could be menopausal symptoms, to me it's as if I've suddenly got hayfever but it's not hayfever, it tends to come and go.
When I think about it Staci I would say this started in my 40's and I never put it down to wearing glasses because I didn't need them then, I never knew why it happened just that it did, I didn't worry about it and never at that time put it down to peri because it was a time when the menopause wasn't talked about, it's only now that I'm in my 60's that I'm putting things together like a jigsaw puzzle!! so I've had the on off blurriness for about 20 years.