Visual snow correlated to neurologic disease?

[jason80]

~ 6 weeks ago I experienced visual snow (mine is more of a flashing, than snow, per se). I also now have delayed retinal image, weird bright/dark spot, and occassional brightness difference between eyes.

Basically all of these visual disturbances are identical between eyes suggesting problem lies upstream of the optic nerves.  Around this same time I also experienced painful peripheral neuropathy symptoms and tinnitis. At this point, my lab work is all negative including my brain MRI (for MS).

I am curious to hear if any other members have been tested positive for some kind of illness (neurologic or otherwise) that is associated with visual snow to help in my quest to find root cause of illness. Thanks.

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

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[TifferLou]

I just received a phone call today from my neurologist to see an infectious disease doctor, Todd Price, M.D. Houston, TX, for Lyme disease.  I had every visual perception disorder imaginable and many other strange symptoms.  I quit going to the doctor because they kept telling me that I was just depressed and had persistent migraine w/out headache or infarction.  The advised me to "break the cycle" with experimental drugs.  That's why I had quit the regular medical professionals until about three weeks ago when my face became parylized and I felt extra strange.  I began having seizure-like symptoms.  I went to the E.R. and met Dr. G. Martin Rossi.  He listened to my complaints and did a VERY thorough work-up.  I had previously had a Lyme antibody test years ago, but it was negative.  Apparently there are several different tests.  Some are more reliable than others and some only detect certain strains if you are not infected with another tick disease.  You also must have the disease long enough for it to show up in the blood work.  I will be receiving additional tests and starting therapy last week.  That is why I was online researching whether other physicians are making this connection.  Apparently, many don't think this is a possibility due to their geographic location.  I live in Texas, not a likely place for these carriers, but many complaints of this disease have been popping up over the last few decades.  The Lone-star tick has now been found to be a carrier whereas the deer tick was the only diffinitive one a few years ago.

Look into this and don't stop pushing the doctor until you are satisfied.  I did give up and I may pay for it dearly as I have what appears to be a very advanced case covering most organ system.

God Bless You,
Tiffany Long

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

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[llg332003]

I have had a lot of eye and vision problems. i have Lyme disease. You should chekc out the web sites for lyme and find a practiioner who treats it properly and knows about the test unreliablity..

Laurie+

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

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[jason80]

In my search I've seen references to MS, Lyme, CFS, but I haven't heard from anyone positively diagnosed.  

My interpretation from Wiki is that only MS has been positively diagnosed to be associated with VS, via optic neuritis. I'm trying to get more data since what is out there is thin.

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

Use the search feature and look at all the discussions that have taken place about visual snow. I do not comment on it as I have never had a patient with it nor have I read a good scientific article about it.

JCH II MD

[AnnaE]

Do a search here and google Visual snow. There is even a post yesterday, and an answer from the doctor. The doctor will also look at your message. He might have recommednations for you.