Double Vision?

Question

I have some sort of genetic condition that induces double vision at certain times of the day, if I am under stress, or if I engage in a certain amount of physical activity. My mother, a few aunts, and my brother experience this (for all of us it began in our early 20's).

I was the first one to have the condition confirmed by a neuro-ophthalmologist. He sent me to a colleague for a second opinion. They both think that it might have something to do with a neurotransmitter - but otherwise they can't help me (outside of prescribing me glasses with prism lenses)

My family can't be that weird. Is anyone else familiar with this kind of double vision?

Answer 1

Hmm sorry can't help. But my eyes are blurry so I need glasses. But sometimes when I sort of increase my vision without my glasses, the things I see sort of zoom a little but blur more. It doesn't really bother me sometimes because when I do that when looking at lights, it's beautiful. So that's it sorry can't help but I hope you can get that fixed if you want to. I vote for answer 1 for best answer btw.

Answer 2

The most common condition I've encountered with fatigue-related diplopia, (where there wasn't simply a underlying major phoria) is ocular myasthena gravis.

This is a nerve junction, neuro-transmitter, problem.

".Diplopia or ptosis eventually occur in 90% of patients with MG and account for the initial complaint in 75%. " (URL)

That's not saying that's what you have, but no, though not exactly common, neurotransmitter eye disease is not desperately rare.