My son just turned 7 years old. Over the last two weeks, he has stated that he sees spots and flashes. During a vist our optomotrist, she asked him further questions. He stated that he sees spots, of various colors. SOmetimes they blink on and off rapidly. They are too many to count. When he moves his eyes to look to each side, and especially to the outside and down, he says he sees flashes. It appears from asking relative questions (age appropriate) for how long that he has been experiencing these flashes and spots that it has been for many, many months, possible years.
During the last 3 months, his eyes have been examined and dilated by both an opthamologist and an optomostrist with findings from both that the eyes are "normal". They were also dialated over 2.5 years ago with findings that eyes are "normal"
Please, please, advise me where i can go from here. I am very concerned about my sons vision, and have been to several top notch opthamologist and optomotrists in the area during the last 3 years. Reports are the eyes are normal. Optomotrists have recommended vision therapy for convergence. We have done this, but the discussion of spots and flashes is new. I believe as he is getting older, he is more capabable of explaining what he is experiencing.
Thank you so very much for any guidance you can provide on next steps, additional testing, etc.