White blur moves in same direction in same eye

[Sav073108]

About a year and 3 months ago when I was 3 months pregnant I was driving at night and noticed a white blur in kind of a kidney shape move upward towards the left. This keeps happening I think I have gotten used to it over the time but noticed it keeps happening. I have passed the reading tests and can read fine but it mainly happens when its dark and at night when I go to sleep. Lately I dont know if its cause the white blur but when I try and go to sleep I have pressure behind my eyes. I have always had trouble sleeping so maybe its cause im stressing myself? The blur looks like when you look at a bright light and close your eyes you see the blur from it but it always moves the same direction and always has the same shape. If someone could please help me maybe its something small thats happens all the time? Could it be a parasite? Also when I was like 9 my brother accidently threw nail polish on my eye thinking the cap was on tight and it wasnt. I didnt have any problems after that just in the past year and 3 months.

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

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[Sav073108]

Well thats the thing I have never had any vision problems till this?

[cwatt1]

You have nothing to fear from an ophthalmologist.  Ideally you should be seeing one once a year at the very least if you've had any issues with your eyes.  Vision is a very precious thing -- we don't want to compromise it!

[Sav073108]

Yea the only real medical problems I have ever had was I went into labor 6 weeks early and lost a little too much blood which happens and is normal! But other than that I've never been deathly ill just the normal cold every once and awhile but I don't go to the doctors for that! I only go when I have to. Which in this case I have too. At least I have health care though right? lol

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

Yes LOL.  The reason the US life expectancy is getting better and better is not because people are afraid to see physicians.

JCH MD

[Sav073108]

*breath ok well not happy with this happening to me to say the least! But I am going to make an appt with my doc asap to figure out what it is. I wish I could diagnose myself I dont like going to the doctors cause they scare me! lol

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

I can't tell what it is. If you've had it 1 year and 3 months and it hasn't gotten worse and hasn't caused eye damage it's not likely serious but I can't tell what it is.

It's not normal

JCH MD

[Sav073108]

Can you tell me the chances of it being something serious I just dont want to be blindsided when I go into the doctors. I know you cant really tell without seeing me but it would be nice to have some sort of an idea.

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

You need to see an ophthalmologist, ideally a neuroophthalmologist. You can find one near you at www.aao.org

JCH MD