Losing your vision may not be your first consideration when diagnoses with Multiple Sclerosis. But eyesight problems are common although rarely severe.
My first consideration and real worry was losing mental faculty. Dementia is a real symptom of advancing Multiple Sclerosis.
Nystagmus eyes exhibit rapid rhythmic movement usually in the horizontal plane and is quite common in MS.
Acquired Pendular Nystagmus is the form most commonly presented in MS and is due to a loss of coordination between the eyes. This may be caused by a lesion affecting the Cranial Nerve III (Oculomotor Nerve) or IV (Abducens Nerve).
Movement and Sound Phosphenes are unusual optical sensations caused by MS nerve damage giving rise to extraneous nerve signals.
I have personally experienced these light flashes but have also seen patches of light which persist for several seconds. The patches of light resemble ghostly apparitions floating around the far corner of my bedroom.
Double Vision can bring on nausea and the diplopia eye patch could make you a real trend-setter.
I had to wear an eye-patch for quite a few days and now I have mislaid it.
Optic Neuritis can cause severe visual problems; from poor focus to double-vision and can be terribly debilitating.
An especially bad episode was rectified by a short-term high dose of the sterois prednisolone. This provided a quick fix to the immediate problem but, visual problems remain.
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