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| warwick_01 8/4/2007 | . | In early March 2007, I noticed a grey spot in my right eye – at the time I thought the problem would go away, having previously had very occasional vision problems which quickly recovered. After 48 hours I was admitted to hospital / ophthalmology as an emergency. BRAO and Pigmentary Glaucoma were diagnosed in the right eye. The BRAO has resulted in a small amount of central vision loss, permanent – I am taking Timolol for the Glaucoma to manage ocular pressure. My vision is still good (with correction for myopia) - there has been no change in the BRAO. I had many blood tests, Electro Cardiogram, Echo Cardiogram, Doppler (carotid arteries) and chest xray – all of which showed no underlying disease/condition. There are a few hereditary indicators (history of stroke and heart attack) plus high cholesterol (mother). My cholesterol is 4.8 (HDL, 1.8, LDL, 2.8, Tr 0.54). I am a 35 yr old male and in good health. Cardiologist indicated high LDL as most probable cause and has prescribed Atorvastatin + low dose aspirin. Should I consider neurological investigation/MRI? Are there any possible/rare causes that may have been missed through the investigations? I am not completely convinced by the cholesterol explanation! This was backed up by my cardiologist who admitted it was the 'only thing' that he could point to as a possible cause. | [Thread closed to new comments] |
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