Visual dysfunction

A wide range of ocular signs and symptoms occur in ME/CFS. These include eye pain, photophobia (light sensitivity), visual processing problems, floaters and spots, tearing, dry eyes, poor focus, double vision, scotomata, blurred vision, tunnel vision, night blindness, depth-of-field loss, nystagmus, and early cataracts.

Prevalence

 * 2001, In a Belgian study, 74.4% of patients meeting the Fukuda criteria and 77.2% of patients meeting the Holmes criteria, in a cohort of 2073 CFS patients, reported a problems with visual accuity.

Notable studies

 * 2016, Binocular Vision in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 * 2018, Visual aspects of reading performance in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) (Abstract)
 * 2016, Binocular Vision in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 * 2018, Visual aspects of reading performance in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) (Abstract)
 * 2016, Binocular Vision in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 * 2018, Visual aspects of reading performance in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) (Abstract)
 * 2016, Binocular Vision in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 * 2018, Visual aspects of reading performance in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) (Abstract)
 * 2016, Binocular Vision in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 * 2018, Visual aspects of reading performance in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) (Abstract)
 * 2016, Binocular Vision in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 * 2018, Visual aspects of reading performance in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) (Abstract)

Learn more

 * Visual Stress: A Symptom of ME/CFS
 * Visual stress could be a symptom of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, research suggests