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Seeing letters in color

Seeing letters in color

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Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

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A 36-year old female asked:

One year after suffering a few minutes of unclear vision ( seeing half the letters in words ) my MRI was normal , could it still be TIA?

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A 18-year old female asked:

Why do I see a shadow on top of letters I read on the t.v? It like extends upwards I have astogmatism&blepharitis I'm afraid it might be more serious

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 19-year old male asked:

When I look at white and bright letters on a screen I see double of them, but when I look at darker things such as black letters I see one. Do bright things cause you to see two of them sometimes?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 41-year old asked:

Sometimes when I am on the computer I start seeing double letters under the real words, what is happening?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 30-year old asked:

I usually like seeing everything very clearly so I tell the doctor that I can't see the letter even though I can make out the letters. Is this okay?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A male asked:

I am unable to see far away letters clearly i sit on computer for 6 to 8 hrs continuous?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

When I read things on the t.v I see a shadow on top of the letters is it my astigmatism ? It looks like a ghost kinda

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 44-year old female asked:

Pls advise on my vision problem. I have to enlarge or shine a light on letters or numbers for me to be ablse to see them, this is not a permanent condition, comes and goes?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 60-year old female asked:

Macular pucker causing objects & letters to appear larger. Doesn't bother me & I see 20/20. Dr doesn't recommend surgery. Sound reasonable?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 22-year old male asked:

I have arithmomania from childhood. i count letters in book , count stairs,tiles , highway road lines. i start adding car numbers (for eg. if car number is 4567 then i add them in my head) whenever i see them. all of them in my head . is it dangerous?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 20-year old female asked:

I am supposed to see a psychiatrist to see if I am bipolar but since my dr app I keep ignoring the letters offering psychiatric help, is this bad?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 16-year old female asked:

I have 4 negative degrees of myopia in each eye, I see images, people and letters blurry, I usually only see when I am very close to the object. Is there any chance that my vision will return to normal?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 52-year old male asked:

After cataract surgery . 48hr after i see a lot better but the objects, letters, numbers, people, etc, when i cover my eye they look skinny it is normal?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 19-year old male asked:

M19. 4 weeks ago started having slight double vision.Both eyes. Letters on tv slightly raisedlooks like ghost. Also see rays of light. Optometrist said I have astigmatism in one eye.Causes? 20/20 vis.

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A 26-year old female asked:

I am unable to see clearly,i have a headache on my left side of my head and on the forehead,my vision is not blurred but some letters fade,I am very fatigued and have a runny nose,what could this possible be?

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A 32-year old asked:

Can dyslexia involve a person to write their letters backwards?

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A 38-year old asked:

What do the different SPF numbers in sunscreen and letters SPF stand for?

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A 18-year old female asked:

Why do letters and objects extend upwards like a shadow when I don't have my glasses on ?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old female asked:

My 4 year old knows her letters, numbers, colors and shapes. Is she where she needs to be?

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

A 17-year old female asked:

What is the average age a kid should learn theyre letters because my nephew is about 1 year and 1/2 and knows almost all of them?

5 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 25-year old male asked:

Can we get ebola from letters/pkgs from affected countries?I moved into a new apmt in NJ and the mailbox had old soiled letters which I had to discard

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 34-year old male asked:

I'm trying to get on disability, but can't get out to doctors without making my condition worse. Can doctors on this service write disability letters?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 21-year old male asked:

Hello. I was texting an i felt my vision started to get white and the letters on the phone gray. But no other symptoms. Anything I should worry about?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 76-year old female asked:

I'm in perfect health but sometimes rearrange letters in a name or word so that a new word having almost the same letters is created. I remembered Linda as Diane. Sandy became Nancy. I once read the term for this but forgot. Help, please. Thank you?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 21-year old asked:

Why do I keep transposing letters when I write and type?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old asked:

I'm wondering is handwriting your letters backwards a symptom of dyslexia?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 37-year old female asked:

The pronounciation of which letters is affected with tongue-tiein children?

4 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old male asked:

When i read, i switch up letters making the words on the paper different words. Do i need glasses?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old female asked:

My daughter can read letters, numbers, recognizes shapes, colours, but can't interact with us. what should we do?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 62-year old male asked:

22mo child can name most of the letters of the alphabet. What does this mean? Child absorbs info from educational youtube channels, seems to learn.

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