bright spot in vision

[tam31]

I woke up with a bright spot in my eye 4 days ago, and a smaller, much dimmer image of it is still present.  When I say bright spot, it's like the after-effect of a camera flash, and then it fades out slowly.  I have had this phenomena before, but it usually fades away anywhere from minutes to a few hours.  I always chalked it up to ocular migraines, as the doctor said my eyes are perfectly healthy.  Well, this spot hasn't gone away and it's making me nervous.  I went to the doctor yesterday, which was two days after it appeared, and again, perfectly healthy eyes was my diagnosis.  He said that it was probably an ocular migraine and should fade within a day or two.  But, it hasn't and now it seems to be permanently there, in the left corner of my vision of my left eye.  It's almost like it "burned" itself there and it is now a sivler spot when I blink, or when I go from a dark to light room, or look at the sky/bright walls/computer screen.  It can also change color depending on what I look at-anywhere from green to pinkish/purple to blue.  It stays in the same place and doesn't bounce/move like my other floaters.  I thought it might be related to my sinus/ear infection (pressure), but I've been on antibiotics for 6 days now and I'm not sure if there's still pressure.  I can't stop thinking about it, and as soon as I think it's gone, it's there again, like hide-and-go-seek, except I don't want to play anymore.  I will continue to pray for healing, but does anyone have a suggestion as to what it could be?  Thanks

[mel07green]

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that's reassuring  you can't see you spot on am amsler grid. i can see mine. horizontal blinds are filling out any kind of form with all those lines are both nightmares. ditto striped, door frames ... i wonder why my brain doesn't tune them out??

[asdfjkl]

very similar condition to mine.  i mostly notice mine when two things that come together contrast.  like a white door against a darker wall.  it's this distorted "spot" like a blur.  about the size of the tip of a finger or a dime off in the distance.  mine's in my right eye just off to the right and slightly lower of my central vision.  sometimes when i look around i see a faded "camera flash" spot in the same spot as the blur.  i was told this was probably an after affect or eye trick.  like when you close your eyes and still see the spot.  it then fades away.  i was given a clean bill of health by an eye doc too.  i was told it was a possible attached floater that was undetectable or i've become aware of my blind spot.  i do not notice it on an amsler grid.  i think because the grid's too close.  i just hope this is the only one i get!  i will continue to have this spot checked yearly.  if something changes or i actually get a name for this condition i will surely let everyone know.  i thank dr hagan for his interest and help in this matter.  let us know doc if you ever run across one of your patients that have a similar issue!  god bless you for what you do!

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

J=Kylie02 very interesting. let us know if something else develops or is diagnosed.

JCH III MD

[kylie02]

I have had something similar for about 4 1/2 years. It's actually a distortion in my left eye. I noticed one day that a line running down a wall looked bent . The siding on my house lokms distorted or kind of bent in places as well. If I cover my right eye and only look with the left I have a more noticeable blind spot and things just outside of center off to the left look a little distorted. I have had my eyes examined by 2 retinal specialist probably 10 times in the last 4 1/2 years and they say it's fine. One doctor said it was a floater stuck on something causing this distortion.

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

It has been described in some of the case reports on migraine vairants.
JCH III MD

[mel07green]

well, i had a new "episode" on the weekend. it was briefer than normal, lasted only half a day. i woke up with it and it was gone by mid afternoon.
however, as usual, the residual scotoma is there.
it's sooo hard to get my anxiety under control when this keeps happening.
i am looking into valproic acid or the like as a prophylatic? have you heard of that for retinal migraine?