very worried atm

[GabberQueeN]

hey everyone,

so after spending 2 hours at the opthamologist it either look like retiniist or something called cotton wool. ill copy and paste alittle bit of what this both mean.

i have to go back on friday as the opthamoogist wants to talk to the other retina specialist.

ok so here is what retinitis is.

Retinitis Pigmentosa ( RP) is an inherited, degenerative condition that affects the retina, the light-sensitive part of the eye. The retina consists of millions of light-sensitive photoreceptor cells, which transmit light to the brain via the optic nerve. RP causes some photoreceptor cells to gradually fade and die, losing the ability to transmit visual messages to the brain. RP usually begins to affect people in their teenage years. Most people experience gradual peripheral vision loss (or 'tunnel vision') and difficulties with poor illumination and night vision. Central vision is usually unaffected, so the person may still be able to read. However, it can also deteriorate to cause total blindness.

[GabberQueeN]

here is the other thing he spoke about cotton wool spots.






Cotton-Wool Spots
wool spots are small areas of yellowish white coloration in the retina. They occur because of swelling of the surface layer of the retina, which consists of nerve fibers. This swelling almost always occurs because the blood supply to that area has been impaired and in the absence of normal blood flow through the retinal vessels the nerve fibers are injured in a particular location resulting in swelling and the appearance of a "cotton wool spot. " The most common causes of cotton wool spots are diseases, which affect the retina such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Often cotton wool spots will disappear on their own, but new ones may occur because the underlying condition may continue to cause blood flow problems. Most often the cotton wool spots themselves do not cause visual difficulties, but the condition which led to the cotton wool spots can cause retinal damage and the best treatment is to address the disease that caused the cotton wool spots initially.