vision problems

Can someone tell me, can the meds for crohn's cause vision problems? Seems like every yr I go to the eye doctor he is having to adjust my perscription. i am now trying contacts because cannot see to put make up on anymore. My contacts pescription in 425 in left eye and 350 in right. To me that is bad and it seems to be getting worse. Thinking about lazer but afraid that they will just go bad again if it is because of my meds. Any advise???

Hi, if you are on prednisone it can definitely mess up your vision.  You should get it checked by an eye doctor in case it's cataracts or increased eye pressure, so they can do something about it before you sustain any permanent eye damage.  As long as you make sure to get your eyes checked to prevent any permanent damage, your eyes should go back to normal, or at least get much better, after being off the prednisone for a couple weeks.  I was at the point where I could barely drive at night from all the spots/stripes I was seeing before I began my prednisone taper, and within I think 2 weeks of being off prednisone I could finally see again just fine.  Hang in there!

thought I was nuts , Every time i was on prenisone my vision would get all screwed up. The eye dr said that i do have a start of cataracts and to try and stay away from the steriods if i can. I have been on and off them for approx 20 plus yrs.