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Re: Vision and Motion Sickness
Amy wrote:
I'm wondering if a person's eyes (like their ears) can have anything to do with motion sickness. I am 32, and my left eye is -6, right eye -3.75. Because I also have a severe astigmatism, my lenses are quite different and throw me off balance at times. My equilibrium is a bit off, and I find that my depth perception is also affected. I get car sick and air sick, and it has made my love for travelling absolutely miserable. I had an appointment with my eye doctor today as my vision has been steadily declining over the past few years, but this is the one question I forgot to ask. I think my doctor was more bewildered at why my vision is going downhill so fast at my age more than anything else. My topography scans have all been normal over the past 2 years, and today I had my first A scan, and was told that my eyes are "long". We'll see how different that looks in a year (if my prescription lasts that long). No glaucoma, diabetes or anything else, (I am pretty healthy except for scoliosis) yet my prescriptions are changing every 9 months. I am on allergy medications; I use Benzaclin, take a daily vitamin, and an occasional Advil or Zantac. My second question is: are there any known medications (I'm NOT on antidepressants) that have a side effect of vision loss? I'm trying to find a link but maybe there isn't one?
Dr. Sonja Gascoyne's response:
Dear Amy Due to the difference in your prescription of each eye this might be throwing you off balance. It is unusual that your eyes are changing so much at 32 years. It is possible but unlikely that your problems are due to the medications. Your eyes are long because you are myopic, so the eye is stretched in comparison to the normal eye; this gives you a minus prescription. Further investigation of your eye condition may be required. Please discuss your issues with your optometrist in order to address your concerns.
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