Have you experienced vision-related problems with ME?

[wendy]

According to an article in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, The DePaul Symptom Questionnaire - a recently developed, standardised measure designed to assess core M.E./CFS symptoms – has gathered data showing people with M.E. experience frequent and often severe vision-related symptoms.

The questionnaire includes four vision related items: eye pain, sensitivity to bright lights, unable to focus vision and/or attention, and loss of depth perception. Respondents rate symptom frequency and severity.

59 individuals (39 women, 20 men) aged 22 to 69 years who had no previous history of eye disease took part in the questionnaire.

Vision-related problems were frequently experienced, the most frequent being sensitivity to bright lights (92%), followed by being unable to focus vision and/or attention (88%), and eye pain (86%). Loss of depth perception was also experienced (61%).

The article says that the findings “add to an emerging body of evidence that vision-related symptoms represent a significant clinical feature” of M.E./CFS that “may provide insights into its aetiology and prove useful in its diagnosis”.

Have you experienced vision-related problems?
http://bjo.bmj.com/content/98/1/144.extract