Eye Specialist Tips For Blurring Of Vision

Eye Specialist Tips For Blurring Of Vision

As I have mentioned in another paper on this subject, blurring of vision is a common problem with antidepressants.  For some people, simple cheap magnifying glasses, bought over the counter, will resolve the problem.  Others may find it very beneficial to take the medication Urecholine (Urocarb) on prescription and this medication will also help with other side effects of antidepressants, such as dry mouth and constipation.

An eye specialist has recently provided a further solution to the problem of blurring of vision in people taking antidepressants.  These medications not only cause dry mouth but also dry eyes.  Adequate fluid in the eyes is necessary to see clearly, otherwise blurring of vision does occur.

Indeed, the problem is made worse when we have blurring of vision by our automatic instinct to stare more intensely at what we are reading or looking at and deliberately blinking less. This actually reduces the ability of the eyes to spread tears and fluid within the eye, actually resulting in the situation that staring makes blurring of vision worse!

For many people therefore, it will be very useful to regularly apply ARTIFICIAL TEARS to their eyes, so that this contribution to blurring of vision is removed.

Other people will still have blurring of vision due to a different mechanism, being the problems with small muscles within the eye responding adequately, for whom Urecholine or glasses may help.  Urecholine should also help with the problem of dry eyes anyway.

This is medical information only and is not to be taken as medical advice or treatment