Hi all, I noticed four days ago that I am now seeing a gray blurry
circle in the center of my left eye.  It is not a floater but rather a
large spot of diluted vision.  If I close my eye, it appears as a ball
of light exactly the same as if you stare at the sun then close your
eyes and turn away.  It moves when I move my eye.

I did some research and found enough about retinal detachment and
neurological problems to scare the heck out of me.  I went to Mass Eye
and Ear in Boston where they diluted my pupils and had a look.  What
they found was not a detached retina but a condition involving fluid in
the eye which they said was caused by stress or steroids (not being a
baseball player I have no experience with these) and this is seen in
young men (I am a 33 year old male).  They told me it was benign and
would go away.

Unfortunately, although they told me the diagnosis and referred me to a
retinal specialist just to be safe,  the actual condition was not
written on my papers nor do I recall it other than it was three or four
words.  You see, when you sit in a waiting room for 2 hours all kinds
of horrific scenarios can run through your mind, so my relief at being
told that what I had was benign unfortunately caused me to blur right
past the official term for the condition.  Worse, I did not ask how
long it would take to clear up.  I called Mass Eye and Ear the next day
to ask what I had but the clerk I spoke to either couldn't find it
listed in my materials or didn't quite get my request.

I was wondering if someone could hypothesize what the name of this
condition I have might be, so that I can research it further and find
out how long I might expect it to take for my vision to fully return?
I seem to have combed up and down USENET and the web without coming
across it.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!