Double Vision - Is it normal if it comes infrequently?

I thought I'd share this as it was causing me some concern over the past several years.

First, I must caveat that if you are having double vision problems check with your doctor to ensure it is not a serious issue caused by something else. Now, that that is out of the way.

I'd be riding my bike or going for a walk and all of a sudden I was seeing double. Almost crashed on my bicycle once because it was a rough part of the trail and I couldn't follow the smooth line, since there were two.

I saw the optometrist and they said since it wasn't happening very often it was okay.

Well, as you all know we moved back to the USA from Germany and I barely passed the drivers eye exam with my right eye so I knew I needed glasses. At this time we also had eye exam/glass insurance so I decided to take care of it before I quit.

While talking with the optometrist I complained of my double vision and that things weren't perfectly clear. He tested my eyes using a refraction test and lo and behold he could get my eyes to match up.

A couple weeks later I get my new glasses and at first they feel a little weird (to be expected because of the refraction adjustment) but I get used to them.

Let me tell you something. I got them before my last deployment and even with the heavy lifting (that wasn't helping my hemorrhoids) followed by my exercise program at home in December and I have not had one occasion of double vision affecting my eyes.

According to the doctor its due to the muscles not working as well as they should, so by putting a little refraction in the lenses my eyes aren't constantly working to match up anymore.

If this helps someone that's great, if not, call it another day of getting older by Grandpa Waller.

Cheers!

Have you had this type of problem before? Was it fixed by the right pair of glasses?