Intermittent changes in vision (for M Kutryb)

[1jitterbug]

Hi Doctor,

I am a 56 yr old female & have TED in my Rt. eye. And I'm under the care of an opthalmologist & neuro-opthalmologist since 2005.
In the past month I've had 2 or 3 episodes of wavy lines in my vision. Thet seem to last anywhere from 10 min.- 1/2 hour. The edges of the objects I'm looking at move back & forth slightly. It reminds me of the heat waves coming off a car hood on a hot day. Sorry, it's the best way I can explain what it looks like. ;-) Weird! I know this sounds nuts but it isn't accompaied by any other symptoms such as headache, dizziness, double vision or eye pain. I just had a dilated eye exam along with multiple other tests last week & the opthalmologist said it looked good. But I forgot to mention this symptom to him. Is this something I need to worry about or can it wait until my next check up in 6 months.

Thank You in advance,
TJ

[1jitterbug]

TED is thyroid eye disease or graves eye disease. I did get in to see my opthalmologist today & he said the very same thing you did. He dilated my eyes again & everything looks fine. I try to be very careful with my eyes due to the TED.

Thanks so much for your quick response. Both of you  physican on this sight are wonderful & it's very appreciated.

TJ

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

I don't know what TED is.  Regarding the wavy lines - it appears to me that you gave an excellent description of a visual migaine (no headache) or a classic migraine (visual changes and headache and some nausea.)  Now, remember that certain types of transient ischemic attacks, and atypical seizures can also masquerade like this as well, so it is important to see your neuro-ophthalmologist.

MJK MD