A question regarding my Neurological exam

[goofysmom1]

I am a 37 year old female and recently underwent a thorough neurological evaluation for numbness/tingling, vertigo and many other neurological type symptoms that I have been experiencing for the last 18 months.

In going over my records I noticed the following note in my neurological exam: Cranial nerve examination was notable only for some pallor involving the temporal aspect of the left disc.

I have floaters in my left eye - which are described as typical vitreous floaters.  I have not had any other vision issues, except for an incident last week where my left field of vision went blurry for a minute or so.

Can you tell me what this means?

Thank you for your time,
Chrisy

[goofysmom1]

Thank you so much for your response.  What should I expect with the neuroopthamologist?

Chrisy

[Dr. Daniel Kantor, MD]

This means that they suspected that there may have been damage to your optic nerve in the past.

The "disc" is the optic nerve "head" (picture the entrance to a tunnel). Pallor happens when the disc goes from looking nice and pink to being whiteish.

This doesn't tell you, however, what caused that damage.

I suggest you see a neuroophthalmologist to clarify the cause in you personally.