r/monocular

I will be joining you all soon. I have been diagnosed with early AMD and have scarring on my left eye due to myopia that has resulted in vision loss that has been growing pretty significantly in the two months since it was diagnosed. I'm uncertain how long until I am completely blind in that eye, and the doctor also doesn't know.

Its been a pretty scary thing to deal with, since I'm only 31, and this came sort of out of nowhere for me. My doctor says it's just bad genes. For now my right eye is unaffected aside from the nearsightedness, and I've been trying to stay positive that it's just the one eye for now.

I must say, finding this place has actually been really cool, seeing people living their lives with just one eye has made it a little bit easier to deal with.

Has anyone else here lost vision so early in life? I'm still looking for advice and how to cope with how quickly it's progressing, but also trying to stay positive and appreciate what I have while I have it.

Thank you all for being openly cool and inspiring in all your posts.

Hallo, ich habe seit gestern einen seltsamen Augendruck/Augenschmerzen im rechten Auge. Wenn ich geradeaus schaue, geht es und es ist nur ein leichtes Druckgefühl. Wenn ich aber Augenbewegungen mache und nach rechts schaue oder nach oben, tut es weh und ich muss wieder gerade ausschauen. Ich sehe auf beiden Augen gleich, nichts ist rot oder geschwollen oder Ähnliches.

Ich habe bereits den Augenarzt in meiner Stadt angerufen, der ist aber voll. Ich habe dann die 116117 angerufen und die meinten, es klinge jetzt nicht ultraakut, sollte aber abgeklärt werden. Ich habe aber gerade kein Auto und kann erst morgen in die nächste größere Stadt fahren zu einer augenärztlichen Bereitschaftspraxis.

Hat jemand eine Idee, was das sein könnte, oder hatte schon mal ähnliche Beschwerden? Ich versuche, mich gerade nicht reinzusteigern, und hoffe, dass es reicht, das morgen abzuklären. Oder steigere ich mich komplett rein und es ist nichts, was akut geklärt werden müsste … Bin gerade echt überfragt.

Im 33 years old and only 1 eye with 20/20 vision since birth (due to a one sided cataract).
I’m currently learning to play cello, when I was a child I tried to learn the piano. I’ve always been struggling with letting my hands do 2 separate things in different rhythms. Like playing piano with both hands or playing legato / portato on the cello. I can feel my brain starting to fume and I wonder whether it has anything to do with only having full vision in one eye.
Does anybody else experience something similar?

If a person is blind in one eye but has good vision in the other eye, and the functioning eye meets all of the Ministry of Transportation’s vision requirements for a regular Class G driver’s licence, is the person permitted to drive at night?
Would having vision in only one eye result in any restriction on nighttime driving, assuming the person meets all other Class G licensing requirements?