I was born with Septo Optic Dysplasia, which has resulted in almost complete blindness in my left eye, nystagmus in my good eye and outward deviation of my left eye. I'm now 19 and for the past several years, I've been diagnosed with 20/30 vision in my right eye.
I don't feel like my doctor understands just how bad my vision is. The reason I score ok on vision tests is because I'm sitting still, staring at things that I know are letters. The problem is, due to the nystagmus, it's very difficult to fucus on small things at any distance. For example, if there is a still image on TV and I don't already have any idea what the image will be, I have to focus on it hard, for a good few seconds, to allow my brain to grasp what the image is actually of. I really have to already have some idea of what I'm looking at to be able to understand what I'm seeing.
Is there a more accurate way to either convey these issues to my doctor or to have him better evaluate it?
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2007-11-17
02:49:05
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