Weird little light...

Hey people...I think this has possibly come up before but I am not sure.  For the last while (month or so) occasionally I have this little light out of the corner of my eye and it almost looks like a neon white little sperm with the bulbous head and long white wavy tail swimming out of my vision.  It only happens occasionally but it is weird and I am not sure what this could be.  Has anyone had anything similar to this and if so do you know what it is?

[jensequitur]

I think it's what's called a phosphene - small bright lights appearing in front of your eyes.  I get a bright light in my right eye, with a tracer effect - like somebody has waved one of those sparklers in front of my eyes.

[biowham]

How long does it last? I get a little bright white light, like a tiny star, in the corner of my left eye all the time, lasts no longer than a second. I'm probably the person the most likely on the planet to identify that as a sperm, but it just looks like little star of white light to me. I just figured it was a trick of vision.

E

[cjacks]

I get the little flashing star in the corner of left eye . Asked opthamologist about it , said it was  (  sorry bad memory )  retinal ? gel sloshing around , not to worry.

Have seen anything like sperm lately.

Jo

[Rena705]

This is really weird.  I had a bad case of vertical double vision back in November that lasted 10 days.  On the 11th day (really) I was finally allowed to see my bonehead neuro and he ordered an MRI.  I had an MRI 3-4 days later and it showed nothing new, numerous lesions in typical distribution for the demylination of multiple sclerosis.  We had already known that I have MS.

So, I changed neuro's and this new one is saying that I have not had a relapse so I am not eligible to have the DMD's as per the rules of the government health care.  

Please bear with me here, I am trying to get this all straight in my head before I see my g.p. next week.

I just looked up diplopia on the net and came up with an article by a Dr. A.G. Lee, Professor, Dept. of Ophalmology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, U of Iowa Hospital & Clinics and on this webpage it states that common Neuro-Opthalomologic symptoms include unilateral vision loss due to Optic Neuritis and Oscillopsia due to nystagmus and DIPLOPIA (e.g. INO, ocular motor Palsy).

WELL KNOCK ME DOWN WITH A WET NOODLE WILL YA!!

I just don't understand how my neuro can say that this diplopia is not related to MS in any way and that I have not had a relapse.  

She has also in her posession a copy of each of the letters that my old neuro sent to my g.p. in which the old neuro states that he feels that both the DIPLOPIA and the PARATRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA I was diagnosed with in February are related to my previously diagnosed MS.

This new neuro is one that I had seen before and as before she still make me feel like I am HOPING that I have MS!  I don't understand it! NONE OF US WANTS IT!!!

I am going to quote this information about the diplopia to my g.p. and I really don't care if she likes it or not.  I want her to start to pay attention to ME and not just take what the neuro's are saying as gospel!  She always says that she doesn't know much about MS but as my doctor I feel that it is her responsibility to learn darn it!  I mean if you think about it...oops, I got sick with something my DOCTOR doesn't understand so I am on my own...NAHHHH!!!

By the way, the old neuro did think that all of this was related to MS but he would not come around to saying that I was having a relapse either time so no meds.  That and the fact that he would do no further testing is why I changed back to the other neuro (not that is has helped any so far)!

And the little white neon sperm lasts long enough that I can see he is swimming!  I also have a problem with the fact that when I am typing or reading in these boxes, the print looks like it is on an angle although I know it isn't when I line it up with the top or bottom line...really weird again!  (I'm starting to think I need a shrink maybe???)

Rena705

[Barbie51]

I think you sound very intelligent and definitely not like you need a shrink (at least not any more than any of us do.)  My g.p. also says he doesn't know much about MS, but you're right, it's his responsibility to learn more, or at least keep helping me find the right people who do know.  I think you're smart to rely on yourself and keep doing your research.  I don't know anything about  DIPLOPIA or PARATRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA, but just wanted to tell you that you sound perfectly sane and then some.

Barb

[Rena705]

Hey Barb...I really appreciate your comments and I feel sooo much better after reading them!  I am going to continue to do research because in this day and age I believe that we ALL HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE!!!  

I will keep everyone up to date as to what I accomplish and I hope that being proactive will get me somewhere where I can pass it on and help others...that is my real objective, to be able to help the one behind me when it's their turn!

Lots of Hugs,

Rena705

[Momzilla]

After having given birth to FIVE boys, I have accused my husband of having BIONIC sperm, but never neon.  How very interesting!

You go, girl!

Zilla*
P.S. -- Feel better, and hang in there!

[ELT]

  I too have had this little 'phenomena' happen, and though I hadn't seen them as little spermatazoa before, buy, HEY!!!!  You hit the nail on the head, that is EXACTLY what they look like.

  I every now and again get them, a few in number, perhaps ten at most, in the periphery of my vision.  I also have spent time with double vision, and at present am just getting over looking through vaseline on my left glasses lens (well, that's what it looks like) for the last few weeks.  

  Yet the only thing they said at the optometrist was that my left retina is thinner and paler than my right, but, don't worry, it's associated w aging.  Are my eyes not the same age?  I saw a neuro-opthalmologist after one episode of vision change over a year ago.  They didn't note anything out of the ordinary.  

  Anyway, I guess I typed this mostly to say thanks for the proper descriptive word. lol lol

  Back to neuro for me tomorrow, for first time in over a year.  I'm readying myself for him to say, nope, nothing there.  We'll see.  Not that I want anything wrong, but, knowledge is power.  Think what I could do if I weren't wasting time wondering what the heck was up with my lunatic body.  lol

  Erica

[Heather3418]

What I see in my line of vision sometimes are what I would describe as cells. (like living organisms, that patrol our bodies) Like a long tube type thing with cells in it that you can actually see moving in your line of vision.  

I am sure this is not exclusive to MS, as I think it's probably typical of every human being that walks this earth.

I will be anxious to see what Quix says about this, when she isn't "hob-knobbing" with Craig and Elaine.  I am kidding you Quix.  I am just jealous that you got to meet them and I didn't....

Heather

[ELT]

  These are bright, like when fireflies enter and leave your field of vision, and they squiggle, like they were described in the original post.  I haven't got issues with blood pressure, it's not that.  They are in my peripheral vision.  

  I have other issues with my eyes, but, like i said, nothing much was visible in my examination.  

  Thanks for the response,
Erica

[Quixotic1]

Honestly, I haven't a clue from personal, professional or reading experience.  But, you're not getting me to comment on ocular, neon spermies with a 10-foot pole.  No, Ma'am.

We had a great time and a fabulous dinner!  Which they treated me for!  What sweeties.  Well, I ran up the bill on them.  Couldn't resist the lobster, crab cakes and molten lava cake.

Quix

[Rena705]

ha ha ha ha

[Momzilla]

Sounds like EXACTLY what I would have ordered!

Yum!  And great company.  Perfect!

Z*