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Bizarre, Tiny Speck in Center of Vision
So, I'm having this weird issue that only started a couple days ago, per se.
Basically whenever I blink, move my eyes to either side, suddenly move my vision to different contrasts(like a monitor image changing colors, or moving from a black wall to a white wall), I see this tiny ring-like speck in the center of vision.
It's mainly appearing in one eye, and the one way I can describe its color is to call it maybe gray and somewhat shiny. I can somewhat see through it, but I'm unsure if I'm actually looking through it or it's blindspot; it's too small for me to get an idea. However, after a few seconds it'll fade into the background and I can accurately see the image in the center of vision just fine; no residual blind area once it leaves, which is short lived because I can just trigger it again by doing any of the above.
I know I've been dx'd with MS, but it's hard to call this a scotoma or a optical migraine, or any noted symptom involved with MS. This used to happen so infrequently that I'd see it maybe once or twice throughout the course of a day, but now it's like every 30 seconds to a minute.
I haven't experienced any other symptoms, such as pain or anything that could lead me to say I'm experiencing a relapse or something. Everytime I go to a ophthalmologist, they explain that the optic nerve appears perfect.
Can anyone help explain this? Is this even a common problem?
Basically whenever I blink, move my eyes to either side, suddenly move my vision to different contrasts(like a monitor image changing colors, or moving from a black wall to a white wall), I see this tiny ring-like speck in the center of vision.
It's mainly appearing in one eye, and the one way I can describe its color is to call it maybe gray and somewhat shiny. I can somewhat see through it, but I'm unsure if I'm actually looking through it or it's blindspot; it's too small for me to get an idea. However, after a few seconds it'll fade into the background and I can accurately see the image in the center of vision just fine; no residual blind area once it leaves, which is short lived because I can just trigger it again by doing any of the above.
I know I've been dx'd with MS, but it's hard to call this a scotoma or a optical migraine, or any noted symptom involved with MS. This used to happen so infrequently that I'd see it maybe once or twice throughout the course of a day, but now it's like every 30 seconds to a minute.
I haven't experienced any other symptoms, such as pain or anything that could lead me to say I'm experiencing a relapse or something. Everytime I go to a ophthalmologist, they explain that the optic nerve appears perfect.
Can anyone help explain this? Is this even a common problem?
Best Answer
In the general population it is not a common problem. But in the Multiple Sclerosis population unusual symptoms are very common. Your first posted an unusual problem about a year ago. Your optic nerve can look normal but still be affected by MS. I would report this new symptom to your neurologist and your ophthalmologist.
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