July 13th - 2015 | There are a few reasons why someone with completely healthy eyes and wearing a perfect pair of glasses/contacts might still have a "blurry" or uncomfortable view of the world. One of the most common reasons is poor eye muscle coordination. You have two eyes and therefore two images of the world around you. If those images are slightly misaligned, you will perceive 'blur' but is more due to your right/left images not being perfectly lined up. The misalignment can be vertical , horizontal, diagonal or rotational. As well as 'blur', misalignment can cause fatigue and tiredness. Some clues that you may have an ocular misalignment issue are: 1] vision is better with one eye at a time (e.g. reading with one eye closed) 2] constantly tilting head to one side (usually noted in photos) 3] intolerance to 3D movies 4] occasional double vision when very tired or low light (e.g. driving at night) 5] double vision in specific postures (e.g. reclined watching TV). Ocular misalignment issues can be addressed with glasses and sometimes visual training. A simple test for alignment is to look at an object in the distance or near and rapidly cover one eye and then the other... does the image appear to shift or move? A little jump is normal but let an Optometrist take a look! dr.j Studioeyecare.com London Ontario
