Vision Changes?

[CashmereAndBones 36]

I am 5 days post op and I've noticed things are blurrier than normal and when people or things move too fast it seems to almost have a weird motion blur effect like my eyes are struggling to keep up with the movements. I also find it hard to have my eyes focus on things it almost seems forced to have to focus now, like when I look at someone's face I feel that I have to dart my eyes back and fourth between their two eyes because mine are not comfortable just staring at one eye anymore. Has anyone had similar issues? Should I make an eye appointment?

[hmwilcox578 33]

I am 5 days post op and I've noticed things are blurrier than normal and when people or things move too fast it seems to almost have a weird motion blur effect like my eyes are struggling to keep up with the movements. I also find it hard to have my eyes focus on things it almost seems forced to have to focus now, like when I look at someone's face I feel that I have to dart my eyes back and fourth between their two eyes because mine are not comfortable just staring at one eye anymore. Has anyone had similar issues? Should I make an eye appointment?

I never experienced any of that. Are you still on heavy pain mess? Opeats in higher doses could cause that sensation perhaps you should consult with your Dr (gastric) soon as in Monday morning or sooner. I don't feel its a eye issue per se seems more of a information transfer problem between your brain and information is being received and trying to sort itself out to make sence of it all but that's just my two cents but I would definitely speak with a doctor soon

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[Kara Duke 8]

Make sure you take off the motion sickness patch.

[GradyCat 3,693]

No, I didn't experience anything like that

[Lynnlovesthebeach 625]

Sometimes people have that issue after general anesthesia. Doesn’t hurt to check with your doc though.

[Bari_KS 499]

It's called corneal abrasion. It's very common. During anesthesia our eyes don't shut closely and cornea is exposed and gets dry. Plus all the Patches and meds to dry us up to prevent any vomiting during intubation. I got blurred vision too after my vsg. It lasted more than a week then disappeared.

[CashmereAndBones 36]

Thank you everyone! ❤️ Hopefully this goes away and doesn't last. Maybe it's a little bit of everything; restrictive diet, anxiety, lack of Vitamins (even though I take them), etc.

[elcee 3,341]

It’s a common side effect of anaesthesia