PVD at early age

[krish88]

I have seen flashes like 8 week back and from then i have seen many doctors.. 1 weeks after the flash episode my floaters started to increse, and i went to a doctor and he said me to just ignore it and also assured me that there is no prob with the retina..The floaters have incresed and started to bunch up and even see some black spots....After few visits my floaters still started to increse.. am refered to retina specialist and he said that there is nothing and have to neglect the floaters...he mentioned that if the black spots increse to huge numbers then asked me to come to him....I visited the doctor the following week and this time  its a diffrent retina specilist..he kind of mentioned that my eye ball is stretching and also said that its kind of a transformation every one under goes...he left the room before answering any more Q..and i didnt know what it means and he said i will be ok and will feel better in 6 weeks..

I am 26 and  dont even have glasses..even now as this is going on i can read clearly no sight prob..... Is this a PVD ralted thing..
Today i have seen kind of mask which patially  blurred my right side eye vision.I have to blink few to get rid of it..Now i am so scared and dont even whats happening... ....I know that there is some thing going on with my eye ..but they dont tell any thing nor even give medicines...

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

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[AnnaE]

The doctor will look at my post hear and change anything that needs it, but 3 dots are likely floaters. If you see 50 or more and they are racing, that's cause for alarm. Go back to the eye doc if you think you should about the white thing; I don't know what it is.

Write back if you experience something new or alarming, or go to the doc. PVD can sometimes cause an rd.

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

Sleep when you're sleepy it has no bearing one way or the other

JCH IIMD

[krish88]

Hi,

Do i need to sleep a lot or do i have some precautionary messaures to be taken..

Thanks,
Krishna

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

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[krish88]

Thanks you for your reply..

Its dont know if thats a curtain...Its white and i can see through it but completly blurred...Its not in donut shape....Its just like some white thing which blurred half my vision in the right eye and then when i blinked it moved to the other side of eye..after a couple of blinks its gone...

The black spots are like 3 or four of them and there is  no significant increse as i noticed form last week.....

I have seen the Retina Specialist last week wednsday....thats when he said you will feel better in six weeks.... This blurring stuff for the first time yesterday...

I tried to do that cup my eye and moved the eye and i dont see any mask...
what is it related to ..what does the black spots indicate and what does the mask indicate...
I was wondering can it be so fast...before 2 months my eyes are perfectly healthy and all of a suddeen all this...

Thanks you for your reply..

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

Use the search feature on this page and search "PVD", "posterior vitreous detachment" and "floaters".

At your age over 20% of people have floaters (most cousciously or unconsiously tune them out and ignore them)  by age 50 its 50% and by age 70 it 75%.

You have had three examinations two by highly trained Eye MD specialists. If the floaters do not suddenly increase, flashes of light develop or loss of peripheral vision then you best try to ignore them.

I have had floaters since about age 12, if I "tune them in" then I see all sorts of strings, dots, blobs and veils on my computer monitor.

Go to Google IMAGES and search "vitreous floaters" to get a good mental picture of what's going on in your eye.

JCH IIMD

[AnnaE]

Is the mask donut-shaped? Or does it look like a veil or curtain? Are you seeing more black spots since you saw the doctor? How long since you saw the retina specialist?

I would go back to him. Tell the appointment person that you have questions, and need some more time with him. Ask to go immediately since you are so concerned. You need reassurance or treatment, whatever is appropriate. You definitely need more help than you are getting.

You are smart to figure it might be PVD.

The doctor her will be along to give you more info.

I have had both PVD and retinal detachment. It sounds more like PVD, but I need to know if the black spots have increased, or if you you can really make the mask go away completely? Cup your hand over the other eye, and look up, down, right, and left. Can you see the mask?

The doctor will give you more direction. If you do not get an answer within 12 hours, post again.