fine stress lines on retina

[maximum01]

during a routine contact lens check-up (i'm very long sighted +9 both eyes) my optician decided to perform some basic eye health checks for the records.  he performed a glaucoma check using an imaging device then proceeded to take a picture of the back of my eye with a retinal imaging camera.

after telling me the glaucoma test indicated no problems he said to me "you have some fine stress lines on your retina".  he then proceeded to show me the computer image and pointed out two or three really fine horizontal lines on the image....

i asked him is that ok?  and he said he'd take a look at my next check-up and just said "it's fine".

i do respect his judgment as he is a really experienced paracticioner and manages NHS patients for the hospitals.  he is very well respected in the community.

however, since then i've been really paranoid about my vsion and started noticing things.....

one thing i notice is the appearance of a small circular disc in the centre of my vision whenever i quickly dart my eyes from side to side....i think it's right eye only  the disc or spot only appear for 2 secs then kind of drops and fades away.  is this a floater or something related to the stress lines?  i mainly see it when looking at the sky amd seldom indoors.

also, will these stress lines mean i could have a retinal detachment?  i'm quite worried about it.

[Forum-OD-MP]

floater.  not related to 'stress lines'.

you are at very LOW risk of RD if you really are +9.  lowest possible risk category.

try not to be paranoid.  none of this sounds serious.  if your doc is  not worried, you should be either.

[maximum01]

thanks for the reply, but i still worry as i read somewhere that extreme long sight (nanophthalmos) is a risk for retinal detachment and the stress line could be because of that....i read this on the internet.

i remember my practiocioner saying i had a small anterior chamber so perhaps i am in the nanophthalmos catagory with my extreme degree of long sight (+ 9 both eyes)

[hmkim]

Not to disrespect your optician...but it is not his job to assess the health of the retina. If you want to know the exact condition of the retina, you should see a retinologist.

[Ag-i-doc]

"thanks for the reply, but i still worry as i read somewhere that extreme long sight (nanophthalmos) is a risk for retinal detachment and the stress line could be because of that....i read this on the internet."

no no no.  i totally disagree with that statement.

small anterior chamber is risk for "angle closure glaucoma"...not retinal detachment.  anterior chamber anatomy & physiology is totally unrealted IMO to risk of RD