_Ryan

I found your thread after searching double vision after riding motorcycle. What you described is exactly what I am experiencing. Did you find out why it’s happening?

epnnf

No, I havent. It still happens, but is not getting worse. My eye doctor said dont worry about it. btw, it happens to me during a ride, not after. Sometimes when I turn my head. Let us know what happens to you.

Polaris OBark

I've had it happen as a consequence of lens/glass aberration.

RiceAWay

I would suggest that you don't hand out medical advice. You may not realize that is what you're doing, but any sight problems of any kind while riding is a medical problem.

RiceAWay

As was stated elsewhere, Go to an ophthalmologist and not an optometrist. Please don't use the excuse that it isn't getting worse. Wouldn't you rather know?

_Ryan

I read someone else experienced the same thing. They thought it was due to a tight chin strap combined with high winds pulling the helmet back and the chin strap restricting blood flow. Who knows. I only experience it at high speed or with a strong headwind.

Carbonfiberboy 

Has happened to me sometimes after the 200k or 300k mark on a long ride. I put it down to tired eye muscles. Or maybe it's low blood sugar. Doesn't persist, just kinda comes and goes.

Polaris OBark

You can do a simple test: Cover one eye. Do you still have double-vision?

SpedFast

I have that problem also. I've attributed it to looking in my helmet mounted mirror which requires a tight focus and then back to distant focus. If I close one eye it's much easier to see again. I too have been to an eye specialist who could find nothing out of the ordinary. I also get optical migraines on occasion. There's no pain, you just can't focus. That's life.

GhostRider62

I get double vision. My Neurologist says it is due to inflamed/pinched nerves. It most often is a side dish to the main course, occipital neuralgia.

Another Neuro who specialises in pain burns some nerves using radio frequency, I get the procedure a few times per year. Initially I didn't do anaesthesia when he did the job but he said it freaks him out to do it to a patient who is awake, so, now I go under. What a waste of money but have to respect his wishes especially since the procedure is quite effective for me. I have much less pain and double vision is now rare

OP needs to see a bunch of different Docs not just the eye doc. I would not rule out pinched or inflamed nerves although your symptoms sound a little different than mine.

I think I got mine playing Junior A hockey when I was 17. I came out of the corner after checking a guy and he busts a stick over my head (yes I was wearing a helmet). I turned around to his fists. Or maybe the time I hooked an edge skiing and went into a tree. Or the time I hit the windshield in a car accident. Or the time my bike seatpost broke. Or some really stupid things I did when young or it is just old age.

Go see some Doc(s).

10 Wheels

Got mine from a 16 MPH helmeted Head Crash.

philbob57

Agreed. I think 'potential medical problem' is way more accurate.

Double vision can be normal under certain conditions for wearers of eyeglasses, especially when we don't look straight ahead. Vision problems are known potential side effects for many medications, not just vaccines.

The best advice one can get from the web about something as important as vision is: consult with a competent MD. The reason to start with a good ophthalmologist is that the best optometrists will direct you to an MD anyway. The reason to start with an optometrist is that they might direct you to top notch ophthalmologists.

Troul 

So you are paying for a procedure/service that is not necessary for your sake, & is adding comfort to the specialized official, to do their job?
if that is the case, then I'm missing something.
I would not pay for it. I don't care how many suckers are allowed, you could buy a lot more with that saved money!

rsbob 

Not a soul. Strange.

GhostRider62

Yes, you misunderstand completely, Troll.

Occipital Neuralgia is about an 8 on the pain scale. I put broken ribs at a 3-4 and ruptured appendix at a 5-6. So, the RF ablation greatly dials down the pain from the occipital neuralgia, The "burning" of the nerve reduces the pain. Anesthesia is merely to not feel the cutting of the skin to access the nerve and burn it. When I had a compound break of my humerus, I reset myself on the road. So, if that does not make sense. Sorry. I don't feel pain very well at all. OP needs to consider other sources than just his eyes. Like.....the nerves

Troul 

i get it, but let me use an example of my own.

Back when I needed some dental work, I opt'd out of the procaine. My pain tolerance for the work being performed was high, & I was paying out of pocket for most of the work. The dentist didn't second guess my wishes & did the work. I didn't know at the time, how much I saved regarding money, but come to find out... it was enough to buy a wheel set!

SpedFast

Priorities!

livedarklions

Yes, but OP might think he's seeing two.

Damn, this thread is so old, I didn't realize I made the same joke before.

livedarklions

Cut to the chase. Whatever the problem is, the cure is celery juice.

"Your brain is electricity. The electricity created in your brain exists through a combination of two supernatural forces (one receiving power from the ether and the other receiving power from your soul) plus a physical component (your heart’s and brain’s programming to thrive since your inception of life). This is the foundational basis of your brain’s life force and how it runs."

Quack, quack.

GhostRider62

I was out of pocket for a while, it is criminal. A larded up $100,000 invoice might get $12,000 from an insurance company and $4,000 from medicare but as an out of pocket, private pay, they literally will take your home. The hospitals won't even give you prices in advance. I needed surgery out of pocket and inquired to the prices and gave up after weeks and weeks of inquiry. The surgeon said forget about it, the surgery will cost you at least $250k even though his fee was under $10K. Same surgery in Europe is $25K (ACDF with fusion). I needed an MRI and shopped around, instead of $4500 at the hospital, I found one at a gritty little place for $600 but had to pay cash under the table. It was an older 1.5T GE but the images were fine.