Eyesight Advice

[ro2124]

Could do with some advice from anyone with some knowledge of Ophthalmology.

 well the old peepers been giving some trouble for a while.eyesight has degenerated over the years and I seem to need new glasses at least once a year..
 weird thing at the moment is I seem to actually see better without glasses than with.but probably just means new glasses again I guess.
 but one worrying thing is without the glasses although can see a little better, everything like colors look faded and it sometimes looks like I'm walking in fog.and when looking at lights and car headlights it's like a starburst effect.

 so something definitely is not right another thing I noticed it seems to have gotten worse since I've been living in the tropics.
 so I was thinking with sweat being somewhat corrosive I believe, with the constant heat and sweat running into eyes at times could this affect the eyes?

[ro2124]

Oops think wrong category , should have been under Health. Ahh well Body category Might work

[trixie007]

I would imagine a good optician could point you in the right direction.

[Prudie]

I know nothing about this but are you unable to see an optician where you live? A totally uneducated guess would be you have cataracts.

[mazie]

I was thinking exactly the same Prudie. My MiL had the same with colours and the fog bit.

[ro2124]

Yeah optician of course best option. But not sure how competent they are in the country where I am at the moment.Well going back to Europe in March so guess best do it then.And yrsh cataracts did spring to mind

[gingejbee]

As above....when cataracts are forming, it's common to need frequent changes of eyeglass prescription, too.

[derekpara]

Cataracts would be my guess, too.

I had exactly the same symptoms and had cataracts removed from both eyes. Painlesss and Wow, what a difference !

Go for it asap, ro.

[Rtaxron]

I had the same symptoms with blurred vision and foggy, problem is its different for the tv & comp.

Had eye test last month, and they said its a mild cataract, and didnt think I would get it on the nhs, till it gets worse, which is no help to me, as I am straining my eyes all the time to see clearly, even with glasses.

[Buenchico]

The symptoms you've described almost look like a direct cut-&-paste from here:
https://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cataracts-age-related/Pages/Introduction.aspx