Hi.
Hope I can ask this here? I see other people asking random health questions that aren't really low carb..

I' 23 years old and my eye sight keeps getting worse. I've had problems starting at like 9yrs old. Without contacts or glasses, it's like walking in really bad fog. All I see is a big huge blur spot, like smoke or fog. Seriously, I can't see anything clear no matter how close it is to me. I wear contacts and the past year or so, I keep needing my prescription changed! I'm at -75 right now. Things are MUCH MUCH clearer, no fog/smoke, but I can't make out details. Like if someone is 10 ft away fro me, I can't make out their face. I can't read signs with BIG letters. Driving down the street, even the DUNKIN DONUTS sign is blurry! If I didn't know already it said "Dunkin Donuts", I wouldn't be able to read it lol.

Anyways, my doctor said it's normal because of my age right now to get worse and it will stop. But I don't know. My doctor is great and all, but I feel like I am going to be blind by the time I am 25. What do you think? Normal? Will it stop? Anyone else have experience or know anything about this?

My doctor also recommended laser eye surgery. But that sounds even more scary. I'm sure there is a slight chance something could go wrong and I'd really go blind.

My right eye is blurry... increasingly blurry i've noticed since starting LC. I can't really say anything else about it because I have no actual evidence of why it's like that, since i've never been to an eye doctor. All I know is that it's got worse since I started LC.

hmm I wonder if there is somthing to that my mother is having alot of vision problems just since she started low carbing less then a year ago.. will have to keep an eye out for information about it

There are vitamin pills out there that stress having things like lutein which is believed to be protective against macular degeneration.

If someone's vision is bad, especially suddenly bad, they should be seen at a hospital. Sudden changes in vision can mean stroke, tumour, glaucoma, dangerously high blood pressure and other pretty serious things.

Please see a doctor at least, an eye doctor if possible, and get a second opinion if you aren't happy with what's going on.

If low carbing were the cause, there would be more people having it.

I would suggest, seeing an eye doctor, and also getting an mri done, it might sound drastic but there could be something pinching on the optic nerve, always.. always get a second opinion and on something as important as your sight i would definatly do that in your case

See a different doctor. Either your exaggerating or your doctor is being negligent.

I can't tell if you mean if your vision is that blurry with your glasses on, or off. If you are having that much trouble with them on then you need more help!

I agree with all the above posts that say get a second opinion! Vision is important. Don't mess around, go deal with it.

If you can't get decent vision with glasses or contacts, I don't see how laser surgery would help you. But then, I had LASIK and ended up with night blindness as a result so I'm not a fan or LASIK or PRK.

Studies show high carbs can cause myopia. My vision and hearing have improved with fasting and LC. I used to think I ended up needing glasses from studying too much in school!http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...ght=nearsighted

If your vision is changing that fast I agree that you need to get it checked again - by a diff doc! A -75, whick I assume is actually -0.75 is a very mild prescription. Mine was -7.75!!!

It is totally normal for vision to change as you get older - a long gradual change, nothing sudden, if you weren't paying attention you might not notice for a while. Your eyes will decline faster if you read a lot or use the computer a lot - that's why so many college and university students have reading glasses. Another set of changes occur when you get to middle age.

As for laser surgery, if your doc is recommending it while your vision isn't stable, he is NUTS! I had LASIK 2 years ago with amazing results (now I have perfect vision), but I had to have unchanged vision for at least a year before they would do it.

HTH, Julie

PS I just noticed the OP was in 2004.... old thread

hi-
I don't know where you live or what kind of eye doctor you are seeing- but you need to see someone else, and fast. It is just plain WRONG to give someone refractive eye surgery when their vision is not stable- the surgery will not work as it will only correct your vision where it is currently, not where it changes.
Please see an OPHTHALMOLOGIST and ask if he/she is BOARD CERTIFIED. Other than that, unless you live in an area close to a large teaching hospital/med school that is all I can suggest.
Please let us know what happens-
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yea I couldn't tell if they meant that either (glasses on or off?) because when I take mine off...I can't see ANYTHING. But thats been like that since before LC.

if your an artist, it may be due to constant eye stress (many artists become nearly blind with age) also chemicals in the paint that flicks off the brush does it to...I only mention it because thats whats happening to me lol

Wow. I haven't been on this forum in years. I just happened to check my old email..which I do like once every 2 months cause it collects spam but some good online deals and cupons. LOL

k. I'm 26 now. LOL My vision still sucks but hasn't gotten worse. That one guy had me at -7.5 then I went to a new doctor and told them they had me at 7.5 and they couldn't get me there through the eye thing. So now I'm at -6.50. I don't think I got BETTER, I guess the first guy screwed up or something.. no clue.

I still can't read signs from a far while driving on the highway. So a year or 2 ago, I took the easy way out and got a GPS for when I don't know where I am going. I've left the state now without any problems. LOL My new doctor says my problems are because of my astigmatism and gave me BOTH torics unlike the first dr who only gave me one toric. I tried practically every soft contact out there. The one pair that I could read better with dried my eyes out like crazy so I stuck with the next best pair because they weren't drying and just sacrificed seeing a little clearer.

Actually it was getting better last year because I was doing some "natural" things. I bought a green star juicer and was drinking a lot of juice with carrot in it. Carrot is gross but it's amazing mixed with apple. Using glasses that aren't as strong while online also helped. I can see the computer just fine with no straining but not anything else.

Now my eyes are worse again thanks to some hypothyroid/hormone mess and other stupid little things that are coming up. (A test even confirmed insulin resistance) I was gaining weight on Synthroid and other weird symptoms so I switched to Armour. So I guess "keto" will be "owning" me again soon.