Vision Problems

  For the past three days, I have been having problems with my vision in my right eye.  It looks like a film has been placed in front of it, and it feels like I only have vision in my left eye.  When I am tired at night and sometimes early in the morning, I have double vision with it.
   I had a problem in which both eyes had it two years ago, and it turned into nystagmus with the right side of my face drooping (which was cleared up 100%)  I have MS.
  My question is:  Can I wait and see if it goes away?  I have only had the problem three days and hate going on steroids, especially when my problems are mild, but I don't want it to occur in both eyes.  Should I wait a week or so before telling my doctor?

[CCF Neuro MD msf]

_

Dear Erica,
Thank you for your question. To get directly to the point, if your symptoms did not clear up in 3 days, I would recommend that you see your neurologist for this exacerbation, especially if you haven't seen him (or her) recently. This does not mean that you will be treated with steroids automatically. This decision will depend upon the severity of the deficits your neurologist observes on examination. Steroids can help you recover faster and more completely. Also, since you have been diagnosed with MS and apparently had a couple of relapses over the past years, you might consider going on a disease-modifying therapy (one of the "ABC drugs") in an attempt to prevent other relapses from occuring in the future (that is, if you are not on one of these therapies already). All these issues can be discussed with your neurologist. I hope this helped, and I wish you a prompt recovery.