Temporary partial vision affected

[SilverLining00]

Hi -
I'm trying to determine whether this is something I need to be looking into or if it is most likely nothing.  A few weeks ago, I was sitting at work looking down at my work, when all of a sudden, a shadow came down like a gray curtain from the upper left corner of my left eye.  It was as if someone had walked into my peripheral field.  It was odd, I looked up to see what it was, and there was no one there, nothing.  Then it went away as quick as it came.  It didn't last but maybe a few seconds.  I was told it could be something with my eye, or it could be a TIA.  I've spoken with a couple of doctors and they don't seem to make much of it.  I'm 49, female, relatively normal BP (occasional spikes of 180/92ish), have occasional angina, and am on Cartia XT for it.  Could this be something with my eye?  It only occurred once.
Thank you.

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

It could be "nothing" but it could be "something". To determine which you need to start with a comprehensive medical eye examination with an ophthalmologist-physician Eye MD. Find one at www.aao.org or ask you FP or GP refer you.

JCH III MD

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

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[SilverLining00]

Hi Steve -
Thanks for your reply.  I did go and get it checked out... The opthalmologist gave my eyes a clean bill of health and left it at that.  

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

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[Stevemd2]

I'm not a medical guy at all, but my eye doc mentioned a few years ago that if I ever have a situation where it seems like a curtain has been drawn over part of my eye, to go seek medical - eye specialist help immediately.    He said it could be the beginning of retinal detachment, which could lead to blindness.  That is all I know about it,  but if I were you I'd go see a specialist with this question.

note that my name SteveMD2 is cuz I live in Maryland, not at all related to medicine.

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

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[AnnaE]

I am so happy for you. I know you will take good care of them.

[SilverLining00]

I saw the opthalmologist today.  My eyes are healthy.  Who knows what it was.  Thanks again.

Silver Lining

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

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[SilverLining00]

Thank you for your reply.  I'll set up something with an opthalmologist.