it's like when you stare at a lightbulb then close your eyes - Page 4

lumberjim · 04-19-2008, 01:38 PM

i wouldn't say annoying as yet..... usually i see right past it and don't even notice it. If I close my right eye, it's plainly visible, and there is a mild distortion of detailed, high contrast shapes (like these words I'm typing right now) but with both eyes open, I don't notice it unless I'm actively looking for it. I'm hoping that the change in shape is indicative of the area healing and getting smaller.

Sundae · 04-19-2008, 06:12 PM

ummmmm - you might just be adapting to it
Either way, if it affects you less it's all good news

monster · 04-19-2008, 07:55 PM

OMG I get those occasionally. they never last very long, though, a couple of hours tops and are usually when i'm very tired. perhaps i'll take it more seriously next time.

SteveDallas · 04-19-2008, 09:46 PM

I don't think it's the same thing if it only lasts a couple hours... I had a similar pattern (mine was a retinal hemorrhage) and it was there for days and days before it started to clear.

Mega-obvious disclaimer: I'm not a doctor. Duh.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-20-2008, 12:21 PM

But did you play doctor in your youth?

04-19-2008, 01:38 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i wouldn't say annoying as yet..... usually i see right past it and don't even notice it. If I close my right eye, it's plainly visible, and there is a mild distortion of detailed, high contrast shapes (like these words I'm typing right now) but with both eyes open, I don't notice it unless I'm actively looking for it. I'm hoping that the change in shape is indicative of the area healing and getting smaller. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-19-2008, 06:12 PM	#2
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	ummmmm - you might just be adapting to it Either way, if it affects you less it's all good news __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-19-2008, 07:55 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	OMG I get those occasionally. they never last very long, though, a couple of hours tops and are usually when i'm very tired. perhaps i'll take it more seriously next time. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-20-2008, 12:21 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	But did you play doctor in your youth? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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04-19-2008, 09:46 PM	#4
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I don't think it's the same thing if it only lasts a couple hours... I had a similar pattern (mine was a retinal hemorrhage) and it was there for days and days before it started to clear. Mega-obvious disclaimer: I'm not a doctor. Duh.

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