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Blind spot in eye
Three weeks ago my right eye developed a "blind spot". I was extremely glad to find this forum as like many others of you, my ophthalmologist cannot find anything wrong. We have done numerous eye angiograms and other testing. All come back with nothing wrong. I am currently awaiting blood work back from my rheumatologist to see if possibly there could be something to show up in this area that may be causing my symptoms. My "spot" is located in the bottom left quarter of my right eye. The only way I know to describe it, is it appears to be a grayish blob that if I put over the area I am trying to read, I can actually hide some of what I am seeing. For instance the digital clock says it is 10:35, I can block out the 10. Most of the time the spot is grayish. There has been a few times it appears to strobe. As of three weeks now, I have had no changes.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
It is possible that the spot you notice is a vitreous floater. In addition to a dilated retinal exam with scleral depression to detect a retinal tear/detachment, I would recommend a visual field test, to see if the area of concern shows up on the field test.
Thank you for getting back with me. Tomorrow, I will do a MRA of the brain area. After that it's on to other ideas, if nothing shows up. I will continue to check back with this website. Thanks to all that can offer help. My ophthalmologist and rheumatologist seem to be stumped that my right eye has this small "blind spot" than has recently developed. Most of the time it sits still, but twice now, it has "strobed" with white flashes. All testing has been negative so far.
Hi Dbs22,
I'm a 59-yr-old female with RA. In Dec., I developed a "blind spot" like yours in the lower right quadrant of my right eye's visual field. My ophthalmologist examined my eye and said she thought it was a floater. (it didn't "float" but stayed in a fixed position). I was afraid it was a scotoma caused by long-term plaquenil therapy, which is known to cause retinal toxicity. In January, this floater grew in size and changed shape, and then I began to notice arc-shaped flashes in my peripheral vision of the right eye. Like a strobe light, as you describe. On Feb. 11, I experienced a sudden burst of floaters so numerous that I knew something was very wrong. I saw a retinal specialist/surgeon that day, and he said I had suffered a posterior vitreous detachment that was so violent it tore the retina. I had surgery the next day to fix the retinal tear, but there's no fix for the vitreous detachment. I still have a lot of floaters and debris in the eye, and my doctor said it could take months to clear.
I don't really have any advice for you, I'm sorry, but you may want to consider seeing a retinal specialist/surgeon if you can.
Wishing you the best,
Sue
I'm a 59-yr-old female with RA. In Dec., I developed a "blind spot" like yours in the lower right quadrant of my right eye's visual field. My ophthalmologist examined my eye and said she thought it was a floater. (it didn't "float" but stayed in a fixed position). I was afraid it was a scotoma caused by long-term plaquenil therapy, which is known to cause retinal toxicity. In January, this floater grew in size and changed shape, and then I began to notice arc-shaped flashes in my peripheral vision of the right eye. Like a strobe light, as you describe. On Feb. 11, I experienced a sudden burst of floaters so numerous that I knew something was very wrong. I saw a retinal specialist/surgeon that day, and he said I had suffered a posterior vitreous detachment that was so violent it tore the retina. I had surgery the next day to fix the retinal tear, but there's no fix for the vitreous detachment. I still have a lot of floaters and debris in the eye, and my doctor said it could take months to clear.
I don't really have any advice for you, I'm sorry, but you may want to consider seeing a retinal specialist/surgeon if you can.
Wishing you the best,
Sue
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