Sudden vision issues and inability to read in 10 year old

[momcelta]

My 10- year old just developed issues with blurry vision, seeing in colors and inability to read words and numbers. Some neurologists thought is was migraines and recommended Motrin for headache pain but he has no continuous headache pain. It's been 4 days and his vision is still blurry and comes in and out.  He sees words jumbled and numbers jumbled and can't read.  He was in a high level in reading and in math and this came on all of a sudden.  He has had GI issues for the last 3 months as well.  We are seeing an opthamologist and getting an MRI.  What could it be?

[CCZE]

Get your child's blood sugar checked at pediatricians office or ER asap. Blurry vision and abdominal pain can be a symptom of diabetes.  I hope it's not that but left untreated it can be life threatening. Look for symptoms here. https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/type-1-diabetes/type-1-diabetes-symptoms

-Mom of a child with diabetes

[cacky80]

I do NOT want to scare you, but please know that there is a condition out there that most docs, even eye docs, do not know about and therefore do not test for when sudden loss of central vision and color recognition occur.  It is Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, or LHON for short.  I know because I have it and I had the same symptoms when it first happened.  6 months of going to different docs yielded nothing as far as a diagnosis until I had a DNA test done.  They did not know what was wrong with my vision until then and told me it could be anything from diabetes to MS.  LHON is a rare, genetic optic nerve condition that is predominantly in males and suddenly affects their vision later in life, like 10 to 30 on average.  Mine was at age 28.  I am legally blind and color blind, but I have made a wonderful life for myself and got married this year.  I am one of the rare females affected by LHON.  Please research this condition and see if the symptoms of onset are like your son's.  You have to be your own biggest advocate when it comes to LHON while the medical community is still in the dark about it.  There is no cure, but people generally do NOT go totally blind.  Good luck to you and your family.  There IS life after LHON.