Distorted Vision

[michael68]

• Hi

I visited the optician at the end of May 2008 and after my looking at an Amsler grid he said he was going to refer me to my GP as a patch of the lines on it were all squiggly. I had noticed this for some time beforehand but hoped it would just get better. Although he didn't make a comment about there actually being any thing physically wrong.

I got an appointment  to see the opthamologist at my local hospital. The examination was today with eye drops and a slit lamp and he said everything seemed ok but there was a 'mottled' patch just off the centre of my field of vision - which would tie in with where the squiggly lines are.

He is going to arrange an appointment for a Fluorescein Angiogram. I'm not sure why if he said everything seemed fine. My main question is really, if i am seeing the squiggly lines on an Amsler Grid, can this be caused by many things? I have no spots or patches where I don't have any vision, just these squiggly lines when I look at anything straight.

Thanks
Michael

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

That is strongly suggestive of disease of the macula.

JCH MD

[michael68]

No not floaters. Get them now and again just ignore them - nothing to worry about. The amsler grid is distorted with some missing on graph. All straight lines I look at are distorted.

[jimgreg]

them sound like floatres..floaters can be what ur describing..or if you look at a white wall straight ahead you can see them..some are dots some are little squiggly lines....good luck    james.i got some blurry vision going on i,d like to talk with a dockter on the subject..

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

Follow the ophthalmologist's advise as there are some serious things that can cause the distortion (metamorphopsia).

JCH MD