Dark ring in vision- now with a picture to diagnose.

[matthew82]

Went to the doctor. Doctor says he doesn't know what it is. Currently waiting for a referral to a specialist.

Please, See: www.americansale.com/images/effect.jpg

This is a rendering of what I see when I wake up in the mornings or are exposed to dark light for some time. To see it, I just hold my head firmly still and strain my eyes a bit to look to the side. Both eyes seem equally effected. This doesn't happen during the day or when I've been in normal light for some time.

I would of guessed phosphene, but I don't see light, I see dark.

WHAT IS IT?!

I went to an optometrist (D.O.) and he took a picture of my retina and macula, and he couldn't find anything. I am currently waiting to see my GP to get a referral to see a specialist, but in the mean time I am puzzled. The optometrist didn't know what was wrong, and neither did the doctors at some other forums. I've also been searching google for weeks and nothing comes up.

[nienna]

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[matthew82]

JCH,

It is pretty much a mystery.

Another strange symptom I have is that when I first wake up (like first 30 seconds), the effect of blinking leaves a dark spot that lingers for a second in my central field of vision.

Although, I can't say for sure this is not something that has always happened to me. If it did happen before, I wasn't super-sensitive to anything concerning my eyes and I may not have noticed it.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Hello Mathew82    Since it's in both eyes, only present when you look to the side and not present in daylight, I too must admit I'm stumped (without of course looking in your eyes). If it was just one eye I would suspect fluid under the macula usually central serous retinopathy.

Please let us know what the ophthalmologist says.

Thanks for posting the picture.

JCH III  MD Ophthalmologist