[moovova]

“The images from the left and right eye don’t line up perfectly anymore.”

Would glasses with prisms help? I have a weak muscle in one eye that causes double vision. My glasses have prisms that pull the images back into alignment (mostly). Throw in the bifocals and various coatings, the lenses (only) are a thousand bucks. But, they’re a Godsend.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thanks. I’ve talked to both my ophthalmologist and my retinal doctor and both say corrective lenses are not possible for this macular pucker. It seems strange to me that a lens could not be made to correct the distortion.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I just did a quick web search and found this at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (which confirms what I've been told):

February 15, 2019

Question: Can prescription glasses help with a wrinkled retina?

Answer: A wrinkled retina (also called macular pucker) can cause distortion or waviness of vision. Unfortunately, these symptoms are not correctable with prescription glasses.

Answered By: Paul Sternberg Jr., MD