What is up with my eye?

Undertoad • Sep 7, 2011 6:27 pm
Making an appointment with my Ophthalmologist tomorrow morning, this thread is to document...

...ever look at a bright light and still see a shadow of the light for a few moments? Sure ya have

For me it's like that for the last week and a half, and has not gone away. Hasn't gotten worse either. But there it is interfering with my vision.

Spexx you can throw in your two cents if you like, I do already have a proper Opth. that I like, and they have a baseline record on me from only four months ago, so that's good.

But while I wait I am kinda on edge. You can imagine.

Am I down for some laser repair surgery or is it gonna be like this for life?
Griff • Sep 7, 2011 6:32 pm
Yikes, sounds like cataracts.
Pico and ME • Sep 7, 2011 6:36 pm
Which can be fixed. My dad got new eyes because of it and where he was once really nearsighted, he now sees 20/20.
Spexxvet • Sep 7, 2011 6:50 pm
Are you saying that you see a shadow that's always there?
Undertoad • Sep 7, 2011 7:01 pm
Yes, it's approximately round, and it sits in the middle of my field of vision. It moves a little, but not as much as a floater.
Spexxvet • Sep 7, 2011 7:09 pm
I am not an eye doctor, nor do I play one on TV. My first thought was floater. Sometimes, they don't move. It's good to get it checked, though. Most times your eye reabsorbs floaters.

http://www.righthealth.com/topic/Floaters_In_The_Eye_Causes?p=l&as=goog&ac=519&kgl=39884418
Big Sarge • Sep 7, 2011 8:39 pm
Maybe an alien implant??
Griff • Sep 7, 2011 9:12 pm
Friggin Lizardmen, its always something with them.
Clodfobble • Sep 7, 2011 9:16 pm
Can you see through the shadow, or is it an opaque space?
ZenGum • Sep 7, 2011 10:05 pm
What is up with my eye?


Your nose.
Undertoad • Sep 7, 2011 10:06 pm
It's just a darker area, I can see through it and it's more pronounced as I blink.
jimhelm • Sep 7, 2011 10:16 pm
This happened to me a few years ago. I think I posted about it here. It went away after a while. Was a mild swelling on the back of my retina. Annoying.
classicman • Sep 7, 2011 10:16 pm
Torn retina, perhaps? Spexx?
jimhelm • Sep 7, 2011 10:32 pm
http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=17002
HungLikeJesus • Sep 7, 2011 11:22 pm
Have you checked the mirror? Maybe you forgot to remove your eye patch.
Aliantha • Sep 8, 2011 1:44 am
HungLikeJesus;754968 wrote:
Have you checked the mirror? Maybe you forgot to remove your eye patch.


Well since talk like a pirate day is only 8 days away, I think he should just leave it there for now.

Why bother taking it off just to put it back on again?
Spexxvet • Sep 8, 2011 8:41 am
Undertoad;754946 wrote:
It's just a darker area, I can see through it and it's more pronounced as I blink.

Then it could be a cornea issue, but they typically come with severe pain.

classicman;754952 wrote:
Torn retina, perhaps? Spexx?

Probably and I hope not. Tears are usually not central, and would present as a loss of vision, not a translucent area.

Keep us informed, UT.
footfootfoot • Sep 8, 2011 9:33 am
jimhelm;754955 wrote:
http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=17002


Optirectomy?

Hell, it damned near killedomy.
Gravdigr • Sep 8, 2011 12:00 pm
Spexxvet;755007 wrote:
Keep us informed, UT.


That.
SamIam • Sep 8, 2011 6:17 pm
Are you near-sighted? Do you see flashes of light? Please let us know how you are doing!
Undertoad • Sep 8, 2011 6:23 pm
Yes, no. I couldn't make an appt for tomorrow, business calls, will be going next week.

Jim's previous thread describes it perfectly, so I feel better about that!
wolf • Sep 8, 2011 8:48 pm
I was rather hoping you had a twitch or something, and I would ask if Clouseau was annoying you again.

Hope it's something easily resolvable, and covered by your insurance.
Griff • Sep 8, 2011 8:58 pm
Undertoad;755141 wrote:

Jim's previous thread describes it perfectly, so I feel better about that!


You're sure it isn't the Lizardmen?... why is Jim covering for those cold blooded bastards?