'what could this be?'
well, every time any patient says 'flashes', the 1st thing all eye care professionals think is retinal detachment. no one will know if the 'flashes' you see are RD or not until/unless someone looks inside your eye.
'ive seen 3 ophthalmologists + a retinologist each time ive had thorough examinations ,my pupils dilated/slit lamp tests etc and each time the verdict was the same, my eyes are absolutely'
well so there's the answer, i guess. no one knows what you're seeing, but its not RD.
i dont know if you're 'getting worse' or not. no way for me to know that. all i can tell you is that yes, its possible to be ocular migraine, although difficult to prove, and yes, its possible to be vitreal traction (changes in the 'gel'), but that would also be difficult to prove.
brill, thanks for all that, very informative indeed!
well, im sure its not a migrane, and im almost as sure its nothing to do with the jelly in my eye (altho as you say i could be wrong... il maybe never know?!), sooo what else could it be, by this im referring to the flickering lights im seeing in the far right of my vision?
sometimes in a way its like when you touch one of those electro static balls, in the corner of my eye. sometimes its shaped like a rainbow but of sharp flashing lines.
as mentioned a neuro eval could be a route to go down!
one of the other things it could be is PRESSURE PHOSPHENE
Hi there, thanks for the reply, its very much appreciated,
yes, i can fully understand what you say about flashes etc and until uve seen the eye...
i think i can be pretty much assured that its not RD, as you say thats the first thing eye specialists look for and thats what everyone has done whos checked me over, each did say no signs of RD at all.
the lights im seeing are more flickering waves / lines (not so much jagged like the visual migranes i get) that creep in from the far side of my vision, especially when im concentrating on something such as a computer.
whats your advice? do i seek further help? because your very right in what you say that ive had a number of people tell me they can find no problems now but I know somethings definitely not right / or somethings definitely changed / changing. Could this all be a natural process of my myopia? I also agree that it could be a first time and be a migrane but the symptoms are just so different from what I usually experience. if it were to be a migrane how long can they stay for? its been 5-6 weeks now?
In your experience do the flickering lights ever go away? If things are as ive been told, theres no problem with my eyes, could there be something neurological happening, or do you think its an un-fortunate sequence of events in what ive been experiencing?
Also if possible could in your opinion is it normal for me to be so aware of my blind spots? Ive had very confusing responses from all specialists about this question. As I mentioned in my case the answer I was finally given was that ive trained myself to be very aware of them.
Finally.. sorry for yapping on :o) could my contact lenses be a factor in any of this? Lack of oxygen? Its just strange my eye feels so much discomfort after wearing them.
Thankyou very much for your time. This is a great resource!
"Could this all be a natural process of my myopia?"
NO.
"if it were to be a migrane how long can they stay for? its been 5-6 weeks now?"
unlikely. most migraines last less than 24 hrs
"could there be something neurological happening"
in the absence of eye problems, yes this is possible. next step is probably neuro evaluation
"Also if possible could in your opinion is it normal for me to be so aware of my blind spots?"
no, not normal. but also unlikely to be fixable.
"I was finally given was that ive trained myself to be very aware of them."
thats the most likely scenario IMO as well.
"could my contact lenses be a factor in any of this? Lack of oxygen?"
no. unrelated. discomfort with contact lens wear is totally unrelated to blind spots and flashes/flickers.