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Old 13th August 2005 | 16:54
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Loose rivets
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From: Walton on the Naze Essex.
Unqualified opinion.

A nuclear cataract is often the reason for sudden myopia. Due to the fairly sudden onset, I wonder if such a problem might be causing such a swing in the CYL. I don’t know, but do have a detailed inspection for this problem.

The strange thing is, that with a nuclear cataract one can see very well with correction…for a while. Then the brain starts to look at various paths round the obstruction. i.e. multi-lensing. At this stage there is no option but to have the lens removed.

This next comment is really thinking ‘outside the box’, but I have just met someone with this problem. It was clearly observable to their family.

I expect you have had an initial checkup, but if there is no significant discomfort, have someone that knows you well, make a close inspection of the shape of your eye. By this, I mean the type of observation an artist might make rather than an eye doctor. Swelling due to chronic sinus infection in some swimmers for instance, has left some people with a pressure that distorts the entire eye. It might be very slight, but noticeable to a close relative for instance.

It’s strange, but people do not seem to feel more than a very slight pressure in some of these cases.
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