Possible revelation??
Hey all - through AI searches the past few days, and some brief review of this sub, my mind has been absolutely blown.
My searching began when I started gaining interest in high end sunglasses (glass Maui Jim and Serengeti). Well, I can tolerate all polycarbonate lenses perfectly fine, and get violently nauseous with glass lenses in these brands, like clockwork. Nobody was able to explain what was happening.
Well, I’m 39 now, but I was in vision therapy as an 11 year old. I remember being told my eyes had a hard time working together. I haven’t thought much about it since. I have lived with anxiety, panic, and derealozarion disorder for decades. I never connected any of these dots. I’ve seen countless doctors and nobody ever brought up my vision.
Well, this brings me back to the sunglasses. AI offered this as a possibility, which makes all the sense in the world: Polycarbonate has more inherent distortion, especially toward the edges, and more chromatic aberration. For some people with BVD, this “softer” or slightly imperfect image might reduce the brain’s demand to perfectly fuse mismatched inputs from each eye, making symptoms more tolerable (a bit like how some prefer less sharp vision if alignment is off).
I am brand new to this realization regarding so many symptoms in my life the past 30 years. I would love and appreciate any and all insights regarding my story and symptoms. What am I dealing with? Possible solutions? Does this explain my supposed mental health struggles? I am beyond overwhelmed but also excited that I may finally have an explanation. Thank you all, and much love ❤️