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Medical Forum / General / Vision / December 2004Retinal detachment help please
At age 37 and with perfect vision, a large floater suddenly appeared in my left eye in March of this year. A month later smaller and much less noticeable ones appeared in my right eye. I was told by the opthalmologist to watch out for flashing lights in the future etc. Since then, I've occasionally seen tiny randomised flashing lights that last approx 30 seconds but I've always put this down to slight dizziness - I even used to experience this pre floaters if I stood up too quickly or whatever. Anyway today I arrived home, bent down to take shoes off and saw stars. They were larger than the "dizzy episode lights" and appeared to be travelling forwards in a symmetrical circle, I didn't feel dizzy at all. They seemed to be just in my worst eye (although it's very difficult to be sure on this) but they only lasted approx 30 seconds again. I've tried to make them happen again, by shaking head, bending over etc, but nothing happens. Do these stars sound like a possible detached retina or am I over reacting? Thanks in advance for any advice. > At age 37 and with perfect vision, a large floater suddenly appeared in my Wow, that's a good case: detachment of the retina with perfect vision! Very rare to find. Doctor Tyner will counsel you very eagerly. > At age 37 and with perfect vision, a large floater suddenly appeared in my Wow, that's a good case: detachment of the retina with perfect vision! Very rare to find. Doctor Tyner will counsel you very eagerly. Glad you find it amusing. I'd been told approximately 6 months earlier at a routine eye test that I had 20/20 vision, this is what I meant. Then I had the floaters. The reason I mentioned the perfect vision, was because I was told that usually floaters occurring in younger people is either due to trauma to the eye or short sightedness, but what do I know. This is why I came here. I obviously don't have perfect vision anymore. > > At age 37 and with perfect vision, a large floater suddenly appeared > in my [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Doctor Tyner will counsel you very eagerly. > Glad you find it amusing. I'd been told approximately 6 months earlier at a > routine eye test that I had 20/20 vision, this is what I meant. Then I had > the floaters. The reason I mentioned the perfect vision, was because I was > told that usually floaters occurring in younger people is either due to > trauma to the eye or short sightedness, but what do I know. This is why I > came here. I obviously don't have perfect vision anymore. Well, "perfect sight" is defined by Bates as 20/10 vision. How do you check for your actual vision? Have they prescribed you a minus lens? All I know g.gatti is that my eye sight was tested pre floaters and they told me I had very good eye sight and didn't need specs. After the floaters appeared my eyes were tested again and when the floaters float away from field of vision (although this doesn't happen very often with the left eye) my vision is still good and specs would be of no help at all. > > Glad you find it amusing. I'd been told approximately 6 months > earlier at a [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > How do you check for your actual vision? > Have they prescribed you a minus lens? > All I know g.gatti is that my eye sight was tested pre floaters and they > told me I had very good eye sight and didn't need specs. After the floaters [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > How do you check for your actual vision? > > Have they prescribed you a minus lens? > At age 37 and with perfect vision, a large floater suddenly appeared in my > left eye in March of this year. A month later smaller and much less > noticeable ones appeared in my right eye. I was told by the opthalmologist > to watch out for flashing lights in the future etc. Did you have a retinal detachment or a vitreous detachment? > Since then, I've occasionally seen tiny randomised flashing lights that > last > approx 30 seconds but I've always put this down to slight dizziness - I > even > used to experience this pre floaters if I stood up too quickly or > whatever. Seeing "stars" after standing up quickly is due to postural hypotension, your blood pressure drops and the brain does not get enough blood momentarily. > Anyway today I arrived home, bent down to take shoes off and saw stars. > They [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > again, by shaking head, bending over etc, but nothing happens. Do these > stars sound like a possible detached retina or am I over reacting? Unlikely a detached retina if they only lasted a few seconds. Again, due to change in blood flow to the brain with sudden change in height of head relative to the ground. You might want to check in with your family doctor to have blood pressure and cholesterol checked and have him/her listen to your carotid arteries. Likely nothing will be found wrong. Try to avoid sudden posture changes. Dr Judy > Thanks in advance for any advice. Again scientific and medical men have no answer. What poor patient should do? Again scientific and medical men have no answer. What poor patient should do? > "space" <space@nomail.com> wrote in message > > Since then, I've occasionally seen tiny randomised flashing lights that > > last [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > your blood pressure drops and the brain does not get enough blood > momentarily. When I started taking blood pressure medicine, my doctor gave me a little mantra to repeat, "sit before you stand, stand before you walk". So, when I get out of bed in the morning, I sit on the edge for a few seconds, then stand for a few seconds, and only then walk. > > Thanks in advance for any advice. The general advice for retinal detachments, especially if you have been warned, is, "better safe than sorry". When I had my retinal detachment, I was camping in the wilds of Oregon with my son, far from a doctor and farther from my HMO. I delayed going in, partly because I had cataract in that eye and didn't see too well out of it. Well, the cataract got fixed, once it got worse, and it no longer caused any vision problems, but I permanently lost part of my vision due to the detachment, and, a dozen years later, I have no hope of getting it back.  SignatureDan Abel Sonoma State University AIS dabel@sonic.net >At age 37 and with perfect vision, a large floater suddenly appeared in my >left eye in March of this year. A month later smaller and much less [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Thanks in advance for any advice. Call your ophthalmologist right now. Hopefully it's nothing, but diagnosis must occur asap. If it is a tear or detachment treatment must occur within 24-48 hours to minimize or prevent permanent vision loss. Hope this helps Robert Martellaro ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Optician/Owner Roberts Optical robopt@execpc.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself." - Richard Feynman Thanks guys for all your advice. I think as someone said "it's better to be safe than sorry", so I will get them checked out. > >At age 37 and with perfect vision, a large floater suddenly appeared in my > >left eye in March of this year. A month later smaller and much less [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > "Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself." > - Richard Feynman |
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