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3051583 tn?1352465761

We want YOU! Take this quick eye test for us - do you see the haze?

A few of us have a long running thread regarding a strange occurance with our eye sight. http://tinyurl.com/9z9fsxm

What happens is when we look in certain lights we see a large hazy cloud pass across our vision. Now we are unsure what to think of these. They may be floaters but they are the strangest kind we have ever experienced.

So this is what we want you to do.

Step 1: Go to a dark room and take your laptop with you (if no laptop, use a TV screen or look outside a bright window in a darkened room)
Step 2: Turn the laptop on and get a white screen up of some sort (a blank Word page is fine)
Step 3: Focus on the right side of the screen. Then move your eyes to the other side of the screen. Then back, and forth a few times (try different speeds and angles).

Do you see a haze move across your vision? Is it white or dark? Does it move with the direction of your eyes or opposite?

Many thanks from Sas, TVTipp and myself.
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You need to add: I see a dark and a white haze!
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Oh, well if they see see that then they can comment after the test.

Hey Dr Ray, you didn't do the test! C'mon, everyone's got to chip in. Even celebrity doctors.
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Nobody???
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Woohoo .. one vote!! Yes.. we are still unique
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I have a white or blurry spot in my peripheral that moves opposite the direction I look. I'm seeing a neuro ophthalmologist on Wednesday. I have found only 2 posts similar to my experience:

two related posts:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Eye-Care/Cloudy-floaters-in-both-eyes-only-in-certain-lights---normal/show/1757478
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Eye-Care/White-see-through-haze-in-both-eyes-when-I-move-them-Advice-please/show/1784915

different:
http://www.justanswer.com/eye-health/6u2ac-large-blurry-spot-right-eye-become.html

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well the other two that are related.... are you. lol
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My "haze" moves opposite.
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3051583 tn?1352465761
Which one of you didn't vote? lol

Wow, this is interesting news alright! Thanks for coming in you two.

Thanks Kaede for the site you mentioned, however your post may be edited as I found out, its not allowed on here :(

SO... tell us more you both, how long have you had it? Is it in both eyes? Is it only in certain lights or do you see it all the time? When you stop moving your eyes does the blurry spot disappear? Does it stop EXACTLY at the same time as your eyes do or does it move just a little bit on afterwards?
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It moves when I move my eyes... It isn't visible unless I move my eye, it's easier to see in some lights than others. It is in both eyes, though larger and more acute in my right eye. Neuro appointment tomorrow.... hoping to find out what it is... because it's driving me nutz.
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So let us know! I have a neuro booked in 4 weeks time, although I doubt there is much more she can do.
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How did your appointment go?
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I have this same thing.  Started about 6 weeks ago.  When I move my eyes, I see a haze with grey specks in it.  It moves with the direction of my eyes.  It came on during a stressful point in my life (I've been concerned about some neurological symptoms - very slight numbness in parts of my legs/arms, some stabbing pain, etc).  I went to an opthamologist when it first started and he dilated my eyes and said I was fine.  I saw a neurologist a week ago and he did the usual strength and sensory tests, looked into my eyes and said I am probably fine, but ordered an MRI just in case.  The MRI is this Friday and then I go back to the neuro for a consult in December.  I hate the waiting.  Did you ever figure anything out Cloudburster?
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Hey Kelloggs

I've found many others after lots of research with the same thing. It appears to come on after stress. I've come to the conclusion that its all in our heads. I don't notice mine as much anymore since I stopped "looking" for it.

What helped me was laying off the computer and working out more at the gym. I had a neuro appointment but cancelled it. I slapped myself around and told myself I've already had all the tests under the sun, no point trying to find a problem which isn't there.

My mum actually has the condition too. How old are you Kelloggs? Ask the family and see if they see it.

All the best,
Cloudy
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Hi Cloudburster,
Thank you so much for your response!  I'm so happy to get some advice and support from someone who has this as well.  I am a 31 year old female and am definitely an anxious person and have been under some stress lately.  It's not even just the haze - I see all kinds of floaters in a bright room or outside.  If I'm in a dark room and look at a source of light, then I just see the haze.  So strange.  I see it with my contacts in and without.  

I think your advice is great and I'll try to lay off the computer and get some more exercise.  I work in front of a computer all day, but certainly can cut down my usage at night.

I have an MRI appointment in 2 days, which I'll keep (since I have been experiencing a few other slight neurological symptoms).  I'll keep you posted though on what they say.  

Thank you so very much!
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How did you go Kelloggs?
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MRI was totally and completely fine.  I've just been trying to relax and not look for the floaters.  It's hard to stick to - takes a bit of discipline.  
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Update:

Not much of an update but I have found something interesting.

If you look up into the sky and squint, you should usually see you normal floaters (strings and dots). Move your eyes around and they should usually follow the same direction of your eyes. This is normal.

However I have just noticed I can also see some floaters go in the opposite direction. So for the first time I can see this haze we experience as normal floaters going in the opposite direction!

It appears the haze is just floaters after all but in another layer of the eye.
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Yes, squinting is something I've learned to avoid.

Hello, just wanted to jump in and say that I've been to the doctor two times in the last month due to floaters. My job has caused me to spend long amounts of time in front of a computer, and floaters are now a constant problem. My doctor has assured me, however, that there are no tears in my retina and that I've just simply got a ton of floaters.

The reason I came to this thread was because, other than the normal floaters, I also see the white haze cross over my vision in the right eye when looking left to right, and only in well lit areas. And yes, it's almost as if it delays for a few moments after my eye movement.

I did not bring this up to my doctor as it had not been noticed yet.

Any updates for you?
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Hey Frank

Well the only update from me is that I have been finding more and more people with the same issue who I chat to privately from a few different sites. People that have had more tests than you can shake a stick at.

So I think its a good thing and as Kelloggs just PM'd me today about, her doctor said it was normal and told her to train the brain to look through the haze.

After finding out that my Mum can actually see this haze too (but never mentioned it) all I can say at this point is that we may have always had this but our brains for some reason or another has picked up on the haze and will now not forget about it. I think "gone loopy" is the correct medical term :-)

What seems to be similar about all of us is the age (late 20s to 30s) and that we had some stress in our life at the time the haze appeared (however small or insignificant).

What may be a factor also which I have not investigated fully yet is our eye colour. Many have light coloured eyes with this problem.

Anyway, keep the sunglasses on and HAPPY EASTER!
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i want to say thanks to everyone for the comments here . its helpful just knowing there is others going thru this , and a little scary , thanks , , karen
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Hi,Im so glad I found you people..I hope that this post is still active. I have the same problem as you do,all my tests are just fine,but this haze thing is going on my nerves so much.. I hope someone will answer if there any answer why we see this ...Sorry English isnt my mother language, I hope we will understand each others...
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Hi,Im so glad I found you people..I hope that this post is still active. I have the same problem as you do,all my tests are just fine,but this haze thing is going on my nerves so much.. I hope someone will answer if there any answer why we see this ...Sorry English isnt my mother language, I hope we will understand each others...
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