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ohiomom1121
07-07-2010, 10:55 AM
Is anyone else having trouble with their vision during their pregnancy? I don't remember having problems with my first two but this time I feel like my contacts are always a little off (I have severe astigmatism and wear toric lenses). It's so frustrating. I went back and forth over and over trying to get a contact prescription that worked (starting before I got pregnant, and taking MONTHS) and they still aren't good. Actually sometimes they are ok, and sometimes they are horrible. Seems like there's a lot of fluctuation. I'm hoping they'll return to normal once I have the baby. Just wondered if this happened to anyone else.

swissair81
07-07-2010, 11:16 AM
It hasn't happened to me, but it can happen. Then again, my vision is bad enough that I probably wouldn't notice a difference. They don't recommend getting a new prescription during pregnancy, because it usually isn't a permanent change.

wellyes
07-07-2010, 11:32 AM
My vision degraded a little with each pregnancy. Eye doc said that it didn't happen to everyone, but when it does happen, it's normal. Vision got a tinge better after the baby the first time - now I am one week postpartum with #2 and the world's still a little fuzzy.

I had LASIK pre-baby, btw. Severe astigmatism, toric gas permeable lenses, -11 and -13.5. I was 20/30ish after Lasik and am now 20/40. Still able (and legal) to drive without glasses. I highly highly recommend the procedure to people with very bad vision. And as I learned a little late, it's best to do it AFTER having your babies.

swissair81
07-07-2010, 11:43 AM
My dh wants me to do Lasik. There is a question whether my lenses are still thick enough for them to do the surgery. But my prescription is only -10. If yours were thick enough, mine should be. After this baby, I have to go see a specialist about it. We have a specialty eye center here that i can go to.

BabyMine
07-07-2010, 11:53 AM
I had Lasik 4 years before M was born and I didn't have any problems during and after the pregnancy. TT's pregnancy was a different story. It started going downhill even after I delivered. I am contemplating Lasik again.

swissair81
07-07-2010, 11:54 AM
I had Lasik 4 years before M was born and I didn't have any problems during and after the pregnancy. TT's pregnancy was a different story. It started going downhill even after I delivered. I am contemplating Lasik again.

Your vision went back to the way it was? That's not good.

HIU8
07-07-2010, 11:57 AM
I wear contacts. Per my Opthamologist, I was in glasses the entire time for my PG's with DD and DS. I have issues where my eyes went from -7 to -10 to -8 (flip flopped all around). Anyway, my lenses are so thin they cannot do the lasik (or any other procedure) right now. With lasik I have a very high percentage of losing my vision completely. I went to 3 different places and was told the same thing each time. I'm bummed. I do have a friend who did lasik pre kids and has had no eye issues at all.

swissair81
07-07-2010, 11:58 AM
Yeah, I'd also prefer to keep what vision I have left.

BabyMine
07-07-2010, 11:58 AM
Your vision went back to the way it was? That's not good.

My vision never went back to how it was immediately after Lasik. I did't have any vision problems during or after his birth. My vision started going downhill during and slightly after TT's birth. It hasn't improved but I want to get Lasik done again so I can have my 20/40 back.

swissair81
07-07-2010, 12:00 PM
My vision never went back to how it was immediately after Lasik. I did't have any vision problems during or after his birth. My vision started going downhill during and slightly after TT's birth. It hasn't improved but I want to get Lasik done again so I can have my 20/40 back.

I'm not sure that I would bother doing Lasix until I was finished having kids then.

BabyMine
07-07-2010, 12:03 PM
I'm not sure that I would bother doing Lasix until I was finished having kids then.

Oh we are definately done. DH was neutered.

swissair81
07-07-2010, 12:04 PM
Oh we are definately done. DH was neutered.

That settles it then.

ewpmsw
07-07-2010, 02:01 PM
Coming in a little late on this one. I've noticed my contacts don't fit well during both pregnancies, but haven't noticed any significant changes in vision. The optometrist told me to to expect it and wouldn't do a new contact exam or Rx until I'd delivered the first baby. Sounds like a lot of the changes going on during pregnancy can impact vision/eyes: http://www.babycenter.com/0_vision-changes-during-pregnancy_1456567.bc

ohiomom1121
07-07-2010, 02:46 PM
I'm glad I'm not the only one (or losing it, which I was starting to wonder about :loveeyes:) The problem with toric lenses is if the fit isn't perfect and they move a little the vision becomes blurry... so if fit issues are a problem while pregnant that makes sense why I'm having problems.
I went to get checked for Lasik several years ago and was so excited...only to find out my corneas were too thin and I'd have to do PRK which is not an instant fix like Lasik, more painful and takes a lot longer to recover from. None of that sounded fun with 2 little ones. I'm really hoping they come up with something new soon so I can get them corrected. I'm far sighted as well and that's always the last thing to get approved. Sigh...

swissair81
07-07-2010, 02:52 PM
Maybe I'm not having trouble because I wear soft lenses. Also I only wear them occasionally. My eyes are so sensitive that I get the single use lenses & they are too expensive to wear every day.

lmh2402
07-11-2010, 08:18 PM
i didn't think it was possible given that my starting point was so very poor, but my vision got a good deal worse while pregnant with DS

and it never went back. :crying: my eye doc said it is not uncommon and that i can expect it to happen with any subsequent pregnancy

i too wear hard lenses - always have - and have a horrible astigmatism

i'm not a candidate for lasik b/c my astigmatism is so severe that in order to reshape my eye, they would have to remove WAAAYYY too much tissue

there is some hope in the future for a corneal implant, but i think that's quite a ways off...

anyway, in answer to the original q - yes, i had a major vision change while pregnant. blah. hope yours improves postpartum

edurnemk
07-11-2010, 09:49 PM
BTDT, it's normal and actually when I commented this to my OB, he said not to bother going to the eye doctor and have new lenses made, since it would keep changing and maybe go back to prePG state after DS was born.
My eyesight is not as good as prePG but it did get better after DS was born.