Fuzziness over everything

Yeah, I think I am just a tad paranoid,but I'm worried about somethign with my eyes...

You see, ever since I can remember, middle school, maybe even late elementary, I've had this thing where everything I see has a black film thing over it.. Not like film.. but more like snow.  Like if you looked at a t.v., you can usually see a constant snow over the picture (if you don't have a H.D. television or something).  It looks like that, but not too bad, but the snow is black.. and it's constantly moving, or so it seems.  Also sometimes I see little thigns shooting around out of my peripheralls (sorry for spelling), that doesn't happen to often, and when I'm really hot.   I don't see JUST the black.. I can see what's underneith it, it's just over it.  Also, the spots or "snow" is like microscopic.. it's not like big blotches or anything.  I do watch massive ammounts of t.v., and I am constantly on the computer.

It hasn't gotten worse or anything, it's the same, but I am a huge worrier and am deathly afraid of going blind..

Also, I've gotten my eyes checked before, I have 20/20 vision, so it does not affect my  reading or eyesight so much.. it's just a neusance.. but yeah like I said I am scared.. I didn't bring it up with the eye doctor either.. Any idea what this could be?

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

It's hard to tie all of your symptoms up in a neat package with a bow on it. Your last posting "ONE MORE THING" is consistent with a variant of ophthalmic or eye migraine. Your first posting is consistent with entoptic phenomena. There is an entitity called "visual snow". I would have to state that I have never made that diagnosis but this website and many others have postings from people alleging to having this problem.

Go to www.wikepedia and search entoptic phenomena and also use a search engline and look up "visual snow".

You need a baseline eye examination by an Eye MD (Ophthalmologist). Be sure you share these symptoms with your parents.

NOTHING IN YOUR POSTING SUGGESTS ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE YOU TO GO BLIND--SO RELAX A LITTLE.

JCH III MD Ophthalmologist

[xsgtpsychotic]

Also, I am 17.

[xsgtpsychotic]

And female.. sorry.

[xsgtpsychotic]

ONE MORE THING, when I was in elementary school I used to constantly push down somewhat hardly on my eyes for long periods of time until I saw stuff go flying by me.  It looked like I was going on a ride, so I just held down until I was done.  It would look like stuff was flying past me. Then whenever I opened my eyes I saw a white giatn spot in front of me, like I was staring at the sun or something.. Sometimes I randomly see that.. hardly ever tho.  Do you think I caused damage to my eyes?

[xsgtpsychotic]

I've explained my eye problems with my mom but she has no idea what it is and just passes it off as nothing.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for telling me I shouldn't worry, that's taken loads off my mind.  I feel so much better now, lol.  I will DEFINITELY look up those.  I feel really silly for my last post, but I was just worried.  Last night I told my mom that I did that and she said she did too so that eased my  mind a bit.  But yeah, thank you so much for your quick response, and I will definitely do as you said.  Thank you for your time!!!!

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

All you elementary school kids out there, DON'T push on your eyes like xsgtpsychotic did, I don't think she did any damage especially since that was long ago but it is possible to do some damage if you push hard enough and long enough.

JCH III MD