What is the cause of this problem?

Question

I go to a gym at LA Fitness. They have a basketball court there. I usually play almost everyday. However, their light bulbs are too bright. Evertime the light reflects my eyes, or when I usally look up to shoot, it feels like camera just flashed right in front of me, and my eyes hurts.. little dizzy and kind of hallucinating, i think.. seeing little purple colors.. However I think no one is complaining.. everyone is okay with playing there... I played at the other gym but I did not have the symptoms because the lights were not too bright over there. it was normal.. what is the the cause of little dizzyness under really bright light? it feels like something is wrong with my rectena..

Answer 1

Sound like it could be keratoconus, thinning of the cornea. My son has this. It was hard to detect. See am opthamologist.

Answer 2

You could be a little photophobic, sensitive to bright lights. Some lighting incorporates diffusers to spread the light out and not contribute to what you are experiencing. You will see that in a lot of office buildings. Perhaps you can get some sport safety glasses that have a slight tint in them to reduce the brightness for you.

Answer 3

Do you wear contacts? It could be a glare -- just like the glare you'd get off wearing glasses, but since contacts are directly applied to your eyes it's like a magnifying glass under the sun on an anthill. That's why wearing sunglasses is strongly recommended to those with contacts and glasses -- the same damage from bright (flourescent?) lightbulbs can do, the sun can be 100x worse.

Otherwise, my problem with bright lights is due to being overtired. My eyes get extra-sensitive to any kind of florescent lighting when I'm tired and start watering.

If the problem persists or gradually gets worse, seek help from a doctor. You may need an MRI. Sensitivity to bright lighting (and sunlight) is a symptom of tumors in the brain or other cranial issues. Can also be a sign of a concussion in less severe cases. If nothing else, the doctor can refer you to an optomitrist who will figure out what's going on with your retinas.

Good luck. Hope you're healthy!

Answer 4

Hey! I know EXACTALLY what you mean! this happened to me, and I have it now. It's basically a disorder where your cornea is thin and light seems like it's always too bright. It's called keratoconus- you should see the eye doctor. Also, try glasses that trun into sunglasses in light, the transition lenses. Those really helped me.