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Pain behind eye; Hazy/fogged vision; Pars Planitis
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Pain behind eye; Hazy/fogged vision; Pars Planitis
by keith dublin, Jul 04, 2006 12:00AM
hi, i'm a 35yo male living in dublin, ireland and i was diagnosed with pars planitis over six years ago. it appeared suddenly in my left eye and has *very* gradually got a little worse, but not alarmingly. it has also started to appear in very small amounts in my right eye over the last three years.
after the initial year with many visits to the specialist i was told there was nothing could be done and have been going every 12 months for a check-up ever since.
over a week ago i started to get a pain behind my left eye that was affected by eye movements, especially to the extremes. this gradually got worse so i went to the eye and ear hospital a&e. the doctor there said i had an inflamation (inflammation) and gave me maxidex steroid drops.
24 hours after taking them the pain had got worse, my vision had started to deteriorate and i had pressure, deafness and whistling in my left ear.
i returned to the a&e and was seen by another doctor. he said the pressure in my left eye was very high possibly due to drops. he replaced them with vexol.
the pressure in my eye has returned to normal, my ear has too. however the pain has not changed - if anything it is worse - and my vision has deteriorated, with my left eye being cloudy & foggy with a coloured haze.
is this recent activity related to my pp? and is it serious?
thanks in advance
keith
after the initial year with many visits to the specialist i was told there was nothing could be done and have been going every 12 months for a check-up ever since.
over a week ago i started to get a pain behind my left eye that was affected by eye movements, especially to the extremes. this gradually got worse so i went to the eye and ear hospital a&e. the doctor there said i had an inflamation (inflammation) and gave me maxidex steroid drops.
24 hours after taking them the pain had got worse, my vision had started to deteriorate and i had pressure, deafness and whistling in my left ear.
i returned to the a&e and was seen by another doctor. he said the pressure in my left eye was very high possibly due to drops. he replaced them with vexol.
the pressure in my eye has returned to normal, my ear has too. however the pain has not changed - if anything it is worse - and my vision has deteriorated, with my left eye being cloudy & foggy with a coloured haze.
is this recent activity related to my pp? and is it serious?
thanks in advance
keith
Doctor's Answer
by Forum-OD-MP, Jul 04, 2006 12:00AM
wow. yes, it is possible that this is related to your pars planitis. you need to go to an eye doctor, preferably a glaucoma specialist and/or a retinal specialist. this is possibly emergent. pain with cloudy vision sounds like continued raised intra-oculr pressure. its a big deal and can quickly cause vision loss.
i would seek out an actual eye doctor, not the regular physicians at the "a&e".
i would seek out an actual eye doctor, not the regular physicians at the "a&e".
This morning when I got out of bed I noticed that my right eye was blurry, this lasted about 4 hours along with having pain in the back of my eyeball. It feels like the eye is straining. My vision is now clear again but the pain is still there. I have never had this before. Any thoughts?