OCULAR MIGRAINES

maybe you can shed light on this, my girlfriend has been seeing pulsating spots mainly in her peripheral vision since she had an endometrial ablasion done two years ago, she bled heavily prior to that and thats why the procedure was done.she sees these spots 24/7 more in the light and less in a dimly lit room. a neurologist gave her topomax (topamax) to try, she thought it was helping but couldnt tolerate the drug. her primary doctor gave her metropolol but no real help.she has ne headaches, just the purple pulsating spots. does anyone have a clue what this is? is it related to the heavy bleeding/ menopause/ etc? her eyes are also dry and cloudy at times. thx for your time

[PaulMD]

Hi there.

From what you have described, it seems to to me that this is really a complex situation and indeed very hard to ascertain the cause.  Her symptoms may point out to a primary eye problem, like a tortuous blood vessel underneath the retina.  This may be unlikely due to the previous bleeding.  This is most commonly seen in patients with vascular or metabolic problems such as hypertension or diabetes.  I suggest that she be assessed by an ophthalmologist to see if there are abnormal blood vessels.  If so, these can be treated with laser or local surgery.  Regards and God bless.

[maboo]

thank you!!!! finally someone comes up with anything that resembles an answer! we've been to many drs....not just for this problem....but they all seem to poo-poo it away.
she has had an mri and an mra not too long ago, would these have picked it up?she has also had many eye specialists look at her retina, they were more concerned with her "funny optic nerve".  at any rate , could she use medication in place of surgery to at least calm them down?   thank YOU !

[maboo]

just bumping the question,i got pushed far back