Immediacy of a DR visit with visual disturbance?

[jmp77]

I need some 'expert' advice. I am having a visual field disturbance. It is sort of like a lightening flash streak that doesnt leave. It is in the left field, but I think both eyes are 'seeing' it. When I shut my eyes, i can see the streak staying in my eyelids (make any sense? not sure how to say that part)

I am not officially diagnosed MS. Awaiting 2nd opinion....the reason I am wondering how immediately I may need to see the DR is that my husband is sick. I certainly wouldnt think I could drive with this.....and we live a good distance from Dr. Okay to wait this out? Thanks in advance for thoughts.

If this disturbance passes, is that an indicator that not likely optic nerve issue?

[SarahL2491]

no, not what mine look like!  I looked at the animation, mine are different

[Footsie3110]

I have had that quite a few times and my doc said it's a migraine without a headache. I wouldn't drive while it's there... the last time I did I hadn't realised it had caused a temporary blind spot in my vision until I saw a pair of jeans walk across the road in front of my car! The rest was lost in my blind spot. That scared me enough that I now stay put until it passes.

[KLH0867]

Take a look at the little video on this blog.  The is exactly what a visual migraine is like.  Is this what you experienced??   http://www.knownjohnson.com/?p=73

[jmp77]

Thank you each! It has subsided so I am thankful for that. This happened one other time many years ago....and led to ER, CTscan, and Spinal tap. was hoping that was not my route today. Blessings to all!

[KLH0867]

Is sounds like a visual migraine.  I get those quite often.  If you are working on something and your vision seems off, simply move your finger in front of your eye and you will find the blind spot and where it is growing from there.  Mine usually last about 40 minutes.  I have not been diagnosed with MS, I go for my first nuerologist appointment next week.  I have visual migraines for about 10-years.  None of my docs seemed too concerned about them.  Only a couple of times did I actually get a painful, full-fledged migraine.

[PastorDan]

Neurontin, a.k.a. gabapentin, has been a Godsend in fighting my eye pain, but I haven't noticed a correlation with the weird visual field stuff --  which happens to be very much like you described here.  As to urgency, none of the docs I've seen in 4+ years seem excited about it.  Comes & goes.

[SarahL2491]

If its what I have, it's not earth shattering, interestingly mine went away after I went on baclofen and neurontin