large black spot seen with both eyes

[lynnsar]

My brother had an incident of chest pain and breathlessness. His blood pressure was extremely high. He states that while this was happening a large black spot was interfering with his field of vision, not one eye but both simultaneously. It was somewhat opaque around the edges if looking at something bright but solid black in the major part of his visual field. Can high blood pressure or a mild heart attack cause this? Or even possibly a mild stroke? Thanks for any answers you can give us.


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

You're welcome
JCH MD

[lynnsar]

Our thanks to all of you for your input and AnnaE, I appreciate the warm welcome. My brother has had a barrage of cardio tests done since the incident and nothing appeared to have changed there. He has a history of heart attack and subarachnoid hemorrhage so his next step is to see a neurologist. Dr. Hagan, I sent him your message about seeing an eye MD. Thank you. Again, thanks to all for responding to my question.

Lynn Sarvis

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

Those are deeply disturinbing symptoms. He should call his personal physician immediately. He needs to see an Eye MD very soon.  This could be TIA and can presage a stroke.

Do not ignore this and he should seek immedate care

JCH IIMD

[AnnaE]

I am a community leader here, not a doctor. I am also an experienced eye patient. Welcome to our community

Distracting is so right--he should see an MD asap. Could be serious.

Dr. Hagan will respond.

Please don't wait to get your brother checked.

Anna

[distracting]

I assume he has seen an MD and explained this sympthom. If not, it is a high priority! Do it today.