History of Scleritis now vision changes

[deebrown30]

I have been ill since April of 09.  Short symptom list:  Leg weakness, extreme fatigue, scleritis(lasted 8 months), muscle cramps and spasms, brain fog, and now vision problems.  I have episodes where my vision is swirly in my eyes...what Imean is when i look up, down, left, or right I see it.  It is accompanied with blue and/or white lights.  It lasts anywhere from 30 mins to 4 hours.  I never have headaches with it or after.  My doctor feel that I have an auto immune disease but she has be unable to pinpoint the exact one.  what can be causing these new eye symptoms?  Thanks for your help in advance....

[Sandy Feldman, MD, MS]

Dear deebrown30,

I would recommend that you seek the care of an eyeMD to determine the appropriate clinical signs that accompany your history. It is possible that this may represent a flashing light associate with vitreous detachment or vascular phenomenom such as occurs with ophthalmic migraines or could as your doctor thinks, might represent part of an autoimmune disease such as Multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis or other vasculitides.  

Dr. Feldman

Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California

[deebrown30]

Thank you for your response and i will follow up with my eye MD...