double vision ghosting???? - Eye & Vision Message Board

Synderela · 05-12-2009, 06:06 PM

Hello

about 3 weeks ago I was sick with a horrible cold and had bad mucus and then all of a sudden my ear clogged up so i went and took ear drops that went away, then a couple days later my right eye got double vision and i am seeing a ghosting vision. I went to the optomologist and he made me take the eye and orbitz MRi and everything came back normal except a sinus infection inflammation. I also went to the ENT, and he had suggested a corrodded artery and that came bacj alright. I went to go see him yesterday and he prescribed me glasses. I have worse vision with my glasses then without the glasses. He told me it is not the prescription that i have something wrong with me. So far the MRI said no MS, no tumor, nothing of that nature and that my brain is alright and that my muscles in my eyes are good too. I had a full examination prior to the mri and no glaucoma was noticed either. my opto has now ordered me to do a diabities test is this rediculous or do u think this was right of him to ask me for this? Also foremost he did try prisms in me and that made my vision worse... anyone else have this problem or what do u suggest???

KeelaC · 05-13-2009, 06:55 AM

The testing and use of prisms suggests it's binocular double vision, but your post states it's in only the right eye. There's a big difference.
Diplopia (both eyes) can be caused by a number of things. Are you sure the ear and sinus problems are resolved? A bad infection can also cause sixth cranial nerve palsy that will result in double vision. The MRI would have shown that, I believe.

BTW, it's carotid artery.

Synderela · 05-13-2009, 08:00 AM

Thank you Keela for the reply. Yes it is only in the right eye which i am having the problem. From what my ENT said as well as also the opto he told me he didnt want to give me any anti biotic or any medication. I think the ear and sinus problem is gone. I dont have any mucus or anything else just the bad vision in the one eye. The mri didnt state anything else referring to the cranial nerve palsy showing. It is a big mystery to me what it is.

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Originally Posted by KeelaC

The testing and use of prisms suggests it's binocular double vision, but your post states it's in only the right eye. There's a big difference.
Diplopia (both eyes) can be caused by a number of things. Are you sure the ear and sinus problems are resolved? A bad infection can also cause sixth cranial nerve palsy that will result in double vision. The MRI would have shown that, I believe.

BTW, it's carotid artery.

KeelaC · 05-14-2009, 07:06 AM

Well, what causes monocular double vision is usually quite different from the causes of diplopia. It is in the structure of the eye itself, whereas binocular dv is in the brain and eye muscles.
Sorry, I can't be of any help.

Drain Bamaged · 05-14-2009, 11:59 AM

Hi Synderela ~

I can relate to your eye issue.

I've gone through & am still going through what seems to be the samething you discribe in your post.
For quite afew years now. O.Kay... Um, no less than 15yrs. When it started to become a noticeable annoyance, I became concerned due to the ever-so slight headache that was present too. It presented itself in my R- eye only, at the time: Blurriness, Unable to focus,dble and split vision. Due to the duration of the episodes and the varible strengths of headache or No headache and the occasional lightening shooting pain up the R-side of head near the eye. The inability to read a magazine or book for longer than 10min. without my vision fuzzing out, becoming split and seeing dbl. Nightime driving was an issue due to the on coming lights and the refractive disks & signs in the roadway would really exaserbate the visual split, blurriness and eye fatigue.
Of course this sent my thought process to the worst medical possibilities.
Then as the years presented more of the visual disturbances now in the L-eye also. That sent me going mentally again to the worst medical possibilities.
I too, went through the medical field just as you have throughout these many years. I'm thankful the Dr's covered the bases nothing drastic showed up to validate me for what I thought was going to be the worst medical problem one could go through. If only they could see what I was seeing and not seeing.

Then, one day I'd noted that a Sinus Headache was throbbing enough to warrent a Sinus tab. I took the tab and went on with my day. As early evening came about I am pleased to write that my Sinuses on the R-side were apparently swollen causing pressure against the nerves and blood flow in my eye. My vision in the R-eye stopped splitting, fuzzing out and seeing dbl. as drasticly as it was. My L-eye too.
I'd also noted that when my sinuses would be unknowingly and knowingly swollen/irritaded my glasses were of no help.

There was a time when the now noted Sinus issues would not go away and were quite annoying !! Day after day, Month after month...working with myself so I wouldn't have to go to the Dr.
I'd finally gone to the ENT. The Dr. took a culture from my nasal cavity then sent me for a Sinus X-ray. His office called me to inform me a few days later... I had a Staph infection in the nasal cavity. The top Mama of em all had to be in my Nose... Close to my Brain, Eyes, ect...All was cleared up with antibiotics.
I never had any amount of mucus or signs of what I thought was a Sinus infection.

So, in the Dr. mentioning the sinus infection do get that checked out and if your uable to at this time. You may find a bit of relief with the Sinus tab to get you by until your able to go... Hope your search for visual resolve will come soon.

Best Regards: DRAIN BAMAGED