Pseudo myopia

thorsoak

Oldest granddaughter (17 years old) has had problems with her sight over the last few months and on Christmas eve we got the news that the probable diagnosis is pseudo myopia. This has to be confirmed by a couple more tests next week but we are all desperately worried - this is a girl who qualified as a lifeguard in the summer, a girl who is in the middle of her a levels and this has come out of the blue and we can find very little information about it - so if anyone on here has any experience of this or can point me in the right direction I'd be grateful x bbc

heuchera

A quick google search produces the following:

Pseudomyopia is the result of an increase in ocular refractive power due to overstimulation of the eye's accommodative mechanism or ciliary spasm.2,14,15 The condition is so named because the patient only appears to have myopia due to an inappropriate accommodative response.

Well, I hope that clears it up for you :rotfl:

thorsoak

heuchera wrote: »

A quick google search produces the following:




Well, I hope that clears it up for you :rotfl:

not really - this does not go with what the ophthalmic consultant told her parents during the consultation. Talk about her having to be registered as blind if drops/ injections don't work. Definitely not a laughing matter

littleredhen

Do you know your local optician, could you phone them tomorrow for a chat about what it means?
Might be better to wait until all the tests have been done, I hope it is something that she can get help for,

splishsplash

I've never heard of it, but a quick google gives me this link.

I hope she feels better soon. Such a horrible shock.

heuchera

thorsoak wrote: »

not really - this does not go with what the ophthalmic consultant told her parents during the consultation. Talk about her having to be registered as blind if drops/ injections don't work. Definitely not a laughing matter

Sorry. Didn't mean to make light of it, but I think the internet might not be the best place to look for this kind of information.

The health board has some dentists who post regularly. It might be worth asking there, just in case there's an optician who posts there?

Do bear in mind, though, MSE does not check the qualifications or credentials of anyone posting, so you need to exercise caution in following advice given.

Good Luck.

barbarawright

I know Wikipedia isn't always reliable but the article does say " Pseudomyopia is easily cured if early recognized and treated, otherwise the relaxation of spasm of accommodation could become much more difficult."

It sounds as if it's been identified early which can only be a good thing though i understand it must be very worrying for you all

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomyopia

FBaby

Myopia is short shortsightedness, ie, what a very large popular wearing glasses or needing contacts suffer from. It is not an illness, just a condition you live with.

According to wiki, pseudomyopia seems to be means that it is intermittent (not all the time) or temporary. Obviously only an expert can say more, but it certainly doesn't seem to be anything life changing.

My DD has an eye condition she was born with, operated on, but unfortunately not successfully. She can overcome the effect most of the time, but there will be time when she gets tired when it will be more difficult for her to do so. She has already learn to make adjustments, ie. reduce her time in front of the computer, take breaks etc... It might stop her becoming an airline pilot, but should be fine for most careers.