Seeing beams of light stretching from car head light and street light.

[VC89]

Have this problem for around 2 weeks, now. Every time I look at street light or car light there is few long beams of light stretching down.  And in the dark when I look at the monitor there is like a reflection or shadow below it. Once I open my eyes more, the beam and the shadow is almost completely gone. Is this serious?? Went to the optometrist she say I'm nearsighted but and getting glasses next week. Could this be a prescription problem. Thanks

[Vicky00]

i have also the same problm please suggest me something what to do

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

Short answer is see an Eye MD ophthalmologist for complete exam and perhaps special testing

[Vicky00]

ok thnku...but i want to ask wether is this case of neuro optics or simply by ophthlmo

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

I would suggest you start out with a comprehensive ophthalmologist.

[avoo]

Has anyone found any help with this? I too have streaks of light and glare problems, but docs and corneal specialists can't see anything wrong.

[Bat2626]

Thx for this. Interesting theory about vitreous traction. I will tell about it my next doctor ( i dont have one doctor, becouse i am looking someone who knows something about complications after laser treatments and who will be able to help me, maybe one day i will find ;]). One Doctor mentioned something about eyelid position. She suggested me to try botox first, becouse botox can raise my eyelids and change something with eyelids muscle. Then if this will work, suggested operation on eyelids. I need to say, after that laser treatment on my holes my eyelids are... heavy ?? I dont know how to explain excatly this feeling. I got one more question. Other Doctor mentioned, that laser could damaged my lens, collagen fibers excatly and this damage will be not able to see, even in microscope. Is it possible, that is something wrong with my lenses ??? Maybe that is some bad interraction between lens and ciliary muscles? I am thinking about replace my natural lens. I have high myopia, but i am worry about future problems with accomodation, not sure about this surgery.

[JohnHaganMD]

Look over the postings for the last week or so. There is one discussion thread that is almost a 1000 postings and it has to do with people that have hard retina surgery that see lights, rays, streaks, etc. So it is common. When you pull your eyelid away from the eye and its better or goes away there are two explanations. It is a cornea problem and that lifting the lid reduces corneal astigmatism (regular like glasses correct or irregular due to corneal disease) or that the problem is related to vitreous traction on the retina and once again lifting the eyelid relieves some stress on the retina-vitreous traction and causes the symptoms to go away.  If glasses and contact lens did not help don't know how you can be treated. If its the retina again nothing can be done.  If you had "ptosis" where that eyelid was hanging too low and it was across the pupil than doing ptosis surgery to elevate the lid might help but you and the eye MDs that hard examined you should easily be able to see a drooping upper lid.

[Bat2626]

Cant give e-mail, just leave private message if you want talk about this

[weirdconditions]

I wrote a private message for you, please get in touch with me.

[JohnHaganMD]

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[almdudler]

I also wrote message for you

[Bat2626]

Hello, I am back and still dont have solution for this problem. Seems, contact lenses dont want help ;/. Feeling terrible with this issue. I forgot to tell, that all this vision problems started 2,3 months after laser treatment on my retina ( i had holes). I am searching for people with this problem in internet and mostly, they get this after Lasik or other laser treatment, but some people " just" get it. I noticed strange thing... i can see reflected light on my internal part of eyelid, when i am pulling away eyelid from cornea. This reflected light on my eyelid looks like streak, light curtain ( depends on what light i am looking) and it's moving when i move my eyelid. And when my eyelid touches cornea i see streaks, beams in down part of light source. Is it possible, that this relfected light on eyelids do this strange vision problems ??? Here is my email if someone have this too and want talk about this: ***@****

[kennethk]

am having the same problem, have you found a solution?

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

Kennethk  this discussion is too long, too old and too unwieldy to use. If you have a problem like this start a new post.  JHaganMD