occasional distorted peripheral vision

I occasionally experience a distortion in my peripheral vision.  The distortion seems to occur in just one eye, and generally lasts for less than 30 minutes.  It historically has occurred quite infrequently, a few times a year, but just today I experienced it for the second time in three days.

The distortion seems to be in the periphery of my vision, and it seems to have motion, sort of swirls or something.  I find it very difficult to describe.  It is different than blurred vision.

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

Your problem could be eye migraines (ocular migraines without headache) but it could also be serious disease of the heart, brain, blood vessels or eye. see an Eye MD ophthalmologist in the near future.

JCH MD