jumpy vision when looking at patterns

Me, me, me!!!

I use to have a pair of checked pants, i would try to read and i could see the pattern on the legs as i moved
my vision back and forth while reading, i would actually get sick to my stomach, i threw them away now
i only wear solid colors, sometimes movement in the corner of my eye will do the same thing, Peace

Larry ***

Hmm..that's interesting. I'm just curious if it's an anxiety related thing or something else. I just got an eye exam and even paid extra for the up close picture of the structure of the eye and everything came back perfect. But I would think that if it was a neurological thing that it would still be there even if I closed one eye. didn't find too much info when I googled it. Ah well!

I read a story once about a woman who would have a panic attack at the very identical time each day, on her way home from work.

She could time it to the minute and very precise location on her journey.

You see, she passed an agricultural field along the way, and the patterned rows of growing plants were registering in her peripheral vision...causing her attacks.

When I was having panic attacks, I could not play my guitar without getting dizzy. It didn't make sense, until I read that rows of things, certain patterns, ect...can all be sensitivity issues for those with panic disorder! Even just the fret board of my guitar was freaking me out!

...so yeah, this is not uncommon, and you are not alone as you can see!

I am less senstive to this now, so with time and progress, it will get better for you.

S.C.

Hi J-9 and welcome!

I am sorry to hear that you are also dealing with these issues. Eye symptoms are not at all uncommon, so know that you are not alone.

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Scaredy Cat

I know this is an old post but the jumpy vision while looking at patterns happens to me! But when I close one eye it stop, either eye and everything stops. Both eyes again and the pattern in jumping. Its not all the time but happens often. I’ve seen 2 neurologists, an opthamogist and a neuro ophthalmologist...even a clean mri and it still drives me crazy. No one has offered and explanation, one neurologist said it could be vertigo but I don’t get nauseous at all. I do suffer from panic disorder and this started happening after I started having the anxiety 😭! My anxiety is completely controlled with Effexor and I still experience this, not as severe or I’ve jusy gotten used to it. I’ve mostly convinced myself that I’m not dying but not 100 percent. It’s taken months of meds to start to feel like myself again. This is all so new to me, I’ve never suffered from anxiety in the past and it just started happening without any explanation. It started with twitchy eyelids, and in inabilityn to sleep at night until it progressed info full on anxiety, stomach aches, diarrhea, muscle twitching, arm tingling, vision trouble....I could go on and on. I’m basically writing to see if I’m not alone.

Thanks for the response! 😉

I am updating since many of the original people who wrote on this post never followed up. I found this and it is literally the only place I have seen people that were having the same visual problems as I am. Mine got really bad, to the point that grocery store shelves and lines of text would kind of blur and then refocus constantly and look like they were moving. Since the worst of it I now have gotten a lot better and mostly only notice it on certain high contrast patterns and pictures. I never got an answer from my medical doctors and have been dealing with this for about 9 months. Computer screens are especially provoking. The good news is, if you stumble on this thread with the same issue like I did, you can probably expect some natural improvement although it may take awhile. Make sure you wear glasses if you need them, do your best to relax as much as you can and rest your eyes as much as possible. Good luck! I will update if the condition resolves on its own.

Yes, it does seem to be related to visual snow and I have had that all my life. I did notice it became worse before the pattern glare started. I found more info about this and it helped calm me down about it.