seeing stars

[stonerwarrior]

im 24 years old and have worn glasses since the age of 5 where i use to see the odd floater or two but thought nothing of it. When i was 11 i had a motorcycle crash where I experienced a mild concussion suffering dizzyiness confusion headaches vomiting and seeing stars. a few months after that incident my eyesight had worstened and i became sensitive to light. Whenever i try to look at the sky or at a white wall etc i'd see sparkling dots like little comits that will come past my field of vision which i still see today this also occurs in the dark. My GP looks at me and sees that im fit and healthy and does nothing about it and my eye doctor says besides my stagmatisim and a few floaters my eye is pumping really strong. Is this some eye disease that i have or is it a injury from my motorbike accident that i have to just live with.

[Caliber2005]

Hi Stonewarrior,
I salute to you; you are indeed a warrior in life.
Floaters need immediate medical attention of an ophthalmologist because of the risk of the severe retinal detachment, which can cause vision loss. However, there are other causes of floaters which are less severe.
The shapes of floaters vary, with effects such as spots, dots, wavy lines, cloud-like shapes, spidery-webs, and other variations. There may be one large floater, or many smaller floaters, or any combination. Floaters may be caused by opaque substances (e.g. blood) floating in the vitreous or from problems with the retina.
Floaters are often associated with visual flashes, where the person sees flashing lights or sudden pulses of bright lights.
Causes of floaters can be Short-sightedness, Vitreous detachment - commonly occurring with aging,
Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) - commonly occurring with aging, Retinal disorder, Retinal damage, Detached retina or Diabetic retinopathy and also Hypertensive retinopathy.
I think you should see another ophthalmologist and take a review opinion.
Alternatively you can also meet a neurologist and get a review scan done.
Hope this helps.
Bye.

[drafted nurse]

Have you considered migraine?  I didn't know until recently that we can have a migraine without the headache pain.  I sometimes have no pain, but see sparkly lights flashing for a period of about 30 minutes.  In my case, this is followed by my usual migraine aftermath - fatique and sometimes nausea.  I think you should see a neurologist.