very worried atm

[GabberQueeN]

hey everyone,

i hardly start up a thread unless i really need some help

ok since last thrusday when i look down i see a flash of light in my right eye.... i went to see an optomitrist yesterday and they took some photos of the eye.

something came up but they arn't sure what it is so they are going to compare different photo's taken last year from my old optom.


iam so so scared atm because my father went blind has anyone had this happen during pregnancy??? and advise would help.

[~Trish~]

Hi, I haven't had what you describe, but my eye-sight has really deteriorated during this pregnancy. I have trouble focusing and reading signs, etc. (I'm guessing I've become short-sighted?).

I have heard that a lot of women have problems with their eyes during pregnancy, but the problems can rectify (over time) after pregnancy. Does your optometrist know you are pregnant?

I hope all is OK.

[GabberQueeN]

hey trish, thankyou for replying yep the optom know in preg but didn't say much about that being the cause. im sooo worried ill just have to wait till tomorrow morning to find out what's going on.

[Spring Angel]

Sorry to hear you are going through such worry. Hopefully the optomertrist will be able to put your mind at ease tomorrow.

Spring xx

[GabberQueeN]

thankyou spring i hope so too!! ill post back tomorrow night with what they had to say.

[Visitor9]

I work for an optometrist and can tell you we don't take flashing in the eyes lightly. There can be many different reasons for this from very innocent cases and blood pressure to a condition at the back of the eye near the retina being de tatched. Has it been there long or just started up recently?
I am sure the photos they took were to examine the retina and that is why they are going to review prev images. They would of been able to see a partial detachment and would of acted on it quickly, this can often be re-attached if caught early, and especially being on the weekend they would not of let you go home.
Try not to worry but if it becomes more intense or if it worries you go to your emergency department and see the opthalmologist on call.
Hoping that it is something less sinister which I am thinking that it may be.

[GabberQueeN]

I work for an optometrist and can tell you we don't take flashing in the eyes lightly. There can be many different reasons for this from very innocent cases and blood pressure to a condition at the back of the eye near the retina being de tatched. Has it been there long or just started up recently?
I am sure the photos they took were to examine the retina and that is why they are going to review prev images. They would of been able to see a partial detachment and would of acted on it quickly, this can often be re-attached if caught early, and especially being on the weekend they would not of let you go home.
Try not to worry but if it becomes more intense or if it worries you go to your emergency department and see the opthalmologist on call.
Hoping that it is something less sinister which I am thinking that it may be.

hey minky, yeah i know.. i used to work for an optometrist that's why iam sooo worried. i would of went to my old boss straight away because she is a fantasitic optometrist but i eneded my employment on a bad note she was a nightmare to work for.

oh and they didn't see any detachment in the photos.

the optometrist i went to on the weekend is ringing up karen (old boss) to get the pics she took when i worked with her.

im just praying it's nothing serious.

[GabberQueeN]

i forgot to say, they didn't see any detachment so hopfully that's a good sign.

[GabberQueeN]

opps i did say that in my last post...... hahahahhahahha silly preg brain

[[M]umma[M]ia]

good luck!!!

[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.