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Exercise cloudyness and pigmentary Glaucoma

Question:

I understand your idea. The problem is that I can spend all morning and part of the afternoon in the bright sun with no problem. As the afternoon wears on, I get the symptoms. With your theory, very shortly after I go into the bright sun without dark glasses, my pupils should close down and I’m in trouble. This does not happen. I wondering if my corneas could be getting sunburned. Kent "No Spam" <nos…@nospam.com> wrote in message

news:bkoq2m$cp2$1@reader01.singnet.com.sg… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I still think that my earlier explanation of cataract in the center of the > lens fits in with the symptoms you have described, though the part about > drinking plenty of water may be irrelevant. > When the pupil is small constricted because of strong sunlight, the lights > can only pass through the lens through the center of the lens to the back of > the retina. If the lens is affected by nuclear cataract (which is the term > for cataract in the center of the lens), the vision will appear to be > cloudy. > With dark glasses or when you going inside (which I understand to mean > indoor), the pupil dilates. This results in more lights passing through the > lens in portion not affected by the cataract, hence the vision will appear > to be clearer. > The next time you visit the doctor, ask him to check and confirm. I am > curious to know the result. > By the way, it is not advisable to drink a large quantity of water (such as > 2 gallons which is about the daily intake) within a short time for glaucoma > patients. > Sun Chong Hong > "Kent" <kdei…@cox.net> wrote in message > news:iBIbb.6722$gv5.4725@fed1read05… > > I did some more experiments. On Sunday I spent the day in the sun and, > while > > I drank half a gallon of water, I still got dehydrated. But no cloudiness. > I > > wore dark glasses that also block UV. > > That also explains why drinking two gallons Saturday didn’t help and going > > inside did. > > Kent

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For a few years, when I go for a long walk my vision has gotten cloudy. Last Thanksgiving I spent a couple of days cleaning up a tree that fell down. Afterwards, I could hardly see and, even a couple of days later it hadn’t cleared so I went to the doctor. They found my IOP was elevated. After a few visits they found the TID’s and the dark ring on the tribicular mesh. A couple of visits later I was stabilized with Alphagan an Pilocarpine. The problem is that the pilocarpine screws up everything else. It seems as though my doc and I had a difference of opinion. I thought she was suppose to keep me seeing; she thought she was suppose to keep me from going blind from glaucoma. For that reason, I just changed doctors. Anyway, the doctors ignore me when I bring up the cloudiness. It’s like they hadn’t heard of that or I’m too stupid to understand. I associate it, not with exercise, but with dehydration. I’ve been assured that tests involving people playing basketball verify the exercise connection to pigmentary glaucoma, but you show me some guys playing basketball, I’ll show you guys going through water. I have gotten the cloudiness while driving through the Mojave desert and walking around a horse show on a hot day. No jumping, no running. As soon as I get out of that environment and have a chance to rehydrate, it gets better, nearly going away. A few years ago I had Lasik on my right eye and it was 20/15. Over the last several months my vision has drifted and I need -1 to -1.5 diopters to get focused on the mountains again. Any ideas or comments, Thanks Kent

Response:

I still think that my earlier explanation of cataract in the center of the lens fits in with the symptoms you have described, though the part about drinking plenty of water may be irrelevant. When the pupil is small constricted because of strong sunlight, the lights can only pass through the lens through the center of the lens to the back of the retina. If the lens is affected by nuclear cataract (which is the term for cataract in the center of the lens), the vision will appear to be cloudy. With dark glasses or when you going inside (which I understand to mean indoor), the pupil dilates. This results in more lights passing through the lens in portion not affected by the cataract, hence the vision will appear to be clearer. The next time you visit the doctor, ask him to check and confirm. I am curious to know the result. By the way, it is not advisable to drink a large quantity of water (such as 2 gallons which is about the daily intake) within a short time for glaucoma patients. Sun Chong Hong "Kent" <kdei…@cox.net> wrote in message

news:iBIbb.6722$gv5.4725@fed1read05… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I did some more experiments. On Sunday I spent the day in the sun and, while > I drank half a gallon of water, I still got dehydrated. But no cloudiness. I > wore dark glasses that also block UV. > That also explains why drinking two gallons Saturday didn’t help and going > inside did. > Kent

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"Kent" <kdei…@cox.net> wrote in message

news:rKabb.4100$gv5.343@fed1read05… > Snip> > I have gotten the cloudiness while driving through the Mojave desert and > walking around a horse show on a hot day. No jumping, no running. As soon as > I get out of that environment and have a chance to rehydrate, it gets > better, nearly going away. > snip> > Any ideas or comments, > Thanks > Kent

If you get cloudy vision when you pupils are constricted under bright sunlight for example, and the cloudiness *nearly* go away when the pupils are more widely open, it is possible that cataract may have developed around the centre of the lens. If this is the case, any eye specialist worth his salt should be able to detect the condition. Sun Chong Hong (not an eye specialist, but a glaucoma patient)

Response:

I did some more experiments. On Sunday I spent the day in the sun and, while I drank half a gallon of water, I still got dehydrated. But no cloudiness. I wore dark glasses that also block UV. That also explains why drinking two gallons Saturday didn’t help and going inside did. Kent "Kent" <kdei…@cox.net> wrote in message

news:rKabb.4100$gv5.343@fed1read05… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> For a few years, when I go for a long walk my vision has gotten cloudy. Last > Thanksgiving I spent a couple of days cleaning up a tree that fell down. > Afterwards, I could hardly see and, even a couple of days later it hadn’t > cleared so I went to the doctor. > They found my IOP was elevated. After a few visits they found the TID’s and > the dark ring on the tribicular mesh. A couple of visits later I was > stabilized with Alphagan an Pilocarpine. The problem is that the pilocarpine > screws up everything else. It seems as though my doc and I had a difference > of opinion. I thought she was suppose to keep me seeing; she thought she was > suppose to keep me from going blind from glaucoma. For that reason, I just > changed doctors. > Anyway, the doctors ignore me when I bring up the cloudiness. It’s like they > hadn’t heard of that or I’m too stupid to understand. I associate it, not > with exercise, but with dehydration. I’ve been assured that tests involving > people playing basketball verify the exercise connection to pigmentary > glaucoma, but you show me some guys playing basketball, I’ll show you guys > going through water. > I have gotten the cloudiness while driving through the Mojave desert and > walking around a horse show on a hot day. No jumping, no running. As soon as > I get out of that environment and have a chance to rehydrate, it gets > better, nearly going away. > A few years ago I had Lasik on my right eye and it was 20/15. Over the last > several months my vision has drifted and I need -1 to -1.5 diopters to get > focused on the mountains again. > Any ideas or comments, > Thanks > Kent

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