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I have the exact same thing which started about half a year ago in a moment of panic. Since then i have seen countless doctors and nobody found anything. But it still impacting my vision and i had some anxiety issues from it in the beginning because in some moments where its worse (in the dark) i was getting some kind of panic from it. It was really freaking me out but i have learned to life with it like my tinnitus as nobody seems to have an explanation other than psychological issues.

For me its like constant tv-like static that is mostly transparent but makes the outlines of everything slightly blurry. Ranges from almost not visible in good natural lighting conditions to very visible flicker in dark enviroments or places with lots of artifical light sources.

Never did any illegal drugs, dont smoke, dont drink alot of alcohol and workout regularly. Brain scan and everything was OK.

It started after 2 years of psychologically very taxing situations like a failed startup, failed long-term relationship etc. Dont know if its related to that, but it could...i am fine now and its still there though.

Another reminder to not constanly overwork/overstress yourself, many people dont realize in what ways your soul and body might react that you might not be able to reverse.




from my experience the aspect of constantly worrying makes it more annoying than it is. I can often go weeks without noticing it (can't remember not having it, dunno when it started, might be related to anxiety/panic one way or the other). Looking at bright single colored things makes me uneasy because of it though, eg the sky or white walls.




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