Blind Spots

[tbiiird]

So my question is, if there is blind spots that are in both eyes that are the same size and change equally is this a neurological problem? The fact that the problem is symmetrical has to mean something, brain, thyroid? Also all eye disease has been ruled out, or at least the eyes appear normal, so what cause it to be symmetrical???

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

With that type of work up I would stop worrying and spending time and money unless things change.

Blind spots of different size can be perfectly normal due to: mylenated nerve fibers on the ON head, different refractive errors in each eye, chorioretinal atrophy around the ON head, tilted disk syndrome and some others.

JCH MD

[tbiiird]

I saw a neuro opt and 2 retina specialist. The retina specialist are great and have run every single test possible on my eyes, I mean everything. They are also 2 of the best, one being the head of usc doheny eye, however everything is normal. The neuro opt I wasn't quite happy with, she was kind but only had me look at a grid. I will make another appt with a different doctor. From what I've read I haven't seen any ocular disease that affects both eyes completely equally so know I thinks its my brain. Obviously eyes diseases have been ruled out and had an erg, mferg and ver :normal. So if that's the case and its seems to be difficult to understand what's going on do you think (only your opinion, I know you don't have an answer) that iit would be neurological? Thanks and hope to hear from you soon

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

If they are the physiological blind spots it completely normal. Other blind spots could be due to disease in the eye, optic nerve, optic chiasm, optic tracts and radiations and visual association areas in the occipital lobe.

Suggest you see a neuroophthalmologist.

JCH MD