What is anisometropia?

Anisometropia is characterized as a condition where the two eyes have unequal refractive power. The vision in each eye differs, one eye may be nearsighted and the other farsighted, or one eye may be stronger than the other.

How do members experience anisometropia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with anisometropia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for anisometropia*

Who has anisometropia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 2
40s 0
50s 2
60s 5
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 5
Female 6

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What is anisometropia?

Anisometropia is characterized as a condition where the two eyes have unequal refractive power. The vision in each eye differs, one eye may be nearsighted and the other farsighted, or one eye may be stronger than the other.



Common symptoms reported by people with anisometropia

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for anisometropia

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Compare treatments taken by people with anisometropia

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Got a question about living with anisometropia? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has anisometropia on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 8 say anisometropia is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 2
40s 0
50s 2
60s 5
70+ 2
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 5
Female 6

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 0
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from anisometropia patients who have completed their condition history
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