VS... or static as I call it.
I’ve has VS since I can remember. Since I’ve dealt with this static vision or “snow” all my life, I’ve been able to over come almost all the complications that come with it. When I was a young child and learning how to read, the static against white paper and black printed words, made it extremely difficult to look past the static and focus on the words themselves. It took a few years of practice and prevailed. Not that it was a easy feat. Later on I started developing headaches and then migraines and Tylenol helped, but I figured there must be a better way. I stopped taking anything for the migraines and just dealt with them. Trust me, that wasn’t fun or a better way. At one point I was wearing sunglasses under certain artificial lighting and the headaches subsided. Later on found out in my adulthood, I have a sensitivity to light as well as this lovely static. Tinted glasses helped with many aspects, headaches, reading black print on white pages have never been easier and I can finally handle the site of computer screens.
I never fully realize VS wasn’t normal, I’ve never heard of anything of the sort, I thought it was completely normal.. until a few years back. (Even though I had been trying to over come the complications that come with it all my life.) I asked a friend of mine out of curiosity if they see what looks like static, I described it as if there was static on a tv screen.. they looked at me puzzled. Obviously that was my answer.
My VS in my entire field of vision. Seen in the day and worst under dim lighting and night. If I stare at object (any object wether or not it produces light) it seems to glow in away. Much like if someone stares at a tv screen or light and the image is burnt into your vision for a moment (that’s the best way I know of discribing it).
I have no interest in experimenting with medications, more or less just looking for a reason “why?!”.
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