Eye problems

BigCity · Aug 5, 2018

So I have been having problems with my right eye for a little while now. It seems to be just a touch blurry. I go to the eye doctor and he checks me for detached retina. Not the problem thank goodness. He did say that the lens and the fluid seems a little cloudy. Said there is nothing you can do about it, and it could either stay the same or get worse.

I also have floaters (small hairs in the fluid of the eye) that seem to have merged together and become more noticible. Nothing dangerous, but it drives me crazy.

Anyone else have a problem like this?

traveller · Aug 5, 2018

How old are you ? Was the eye doc an optometrist or an ophthalmologist ?

Boom Boom · Aug 5, 2018

Don't mess around. Go to a better eye doctor. Dr. Boaz Schwartz in Mount Airy is really good and has high-end equipment to look for early signs of problems.

Ronan · Aug 5, 2018

Go to a eye specialist. Those guys at lenscrafter don't know shit.

Annapolis big/new hospital has a world class eye doctor there, he treated my mother's eye problem (very complicated/expensive operation) and did a wonderful job.

Make sure you have very good healthcare/insurance.

BigCity · Aug 6, 2018

It is my regular eye doctor.

traveller · Aug 6, 2018

BigCity said:
It is my regular eye doctor.

Optometrist or ophthalmologist ?

outrider58 · Aug 6, 2018

Central serous chorioretinopathy.
Both eyes. It comes and goes, sometimes resulting in temporary central blindness in the affected eye. Kinda like a flash bulb went off, but doesn't go away for a month or two. Double vision. Can't see a straight line. Everything is wavy. My retinas look like old parchment paper. Oddly enough, I have 20-25 vision. It's just kinda screwy.

Big City. Do as others have recommended. See a specialist. There may be options out there for you.

Glaron · Aug 6, 2018

Best of luck. Go to someone else. Last time I had serious eye issues? The doctor I went to blamed the prescription..

Had to go somewhere else for fast moving cataract diagnoses.

Abuck · Aug 6, 2018

3 retina detachments, cataracts, YAG and other laser surgeries, and 2 vitrectomies, with some major gas bubble related glaucoma complications after the most recent one. And 20/20 for now.

What everyone else said, you need to be seen by a specialist, and sooner rather than later. Because of vitreous and lattice degeneration, I knew the warning signs, and already had a retina doc. So I was seen and treated immediately every time. My sister wasn’t so lucky when her retina tore.

Tell them about the cloudiness and that the floaters are recently worse. Also, close your eyes and move them around. If you see any flashes of light the retina does have a tear, and the sooner it’s fixed, the better the outcome.

Good luck.

sgt23preston · Aug 6, 2018

You need to see a RETINA Specialist...

t84a · Aug 6, 2018

I've had vitrectomies is both eyes for very bad floaters. Find a good retina surgeon. Stay away from Wilmer as they will not treat floaters. I guess they, like our government, know what's best for us. My doctor has offices in Frederick and Towson.

BigCity · Aug 6, 2018

traveller said:
Optometrist or ophthalmologist ?

Optometrist

BigCity · Aug 6, 2018

Thanks for the great tips guys. That is why the site rocks!

traveller · Aug 6, 2018

BigCity said:
Optometrist

Go see a good ophthalmologist.

imaoldcowhand · Aug 6, 2018

BigCity said:
So I have been having problems with my right eye for a little while now. It seems to be just a touch blurry. I go to the eye doctor and he checks me for detached retina. Not the problem thank goodness. He did say that the lens and the fluid seems a little cloudy. Said there is nothing you can do about it, and it could either stay the same or get worse.

I also have floaters (small hairs in the fluid of the eye) that seem to have merged together and become more noticible. Nothing dangerous, but it drives me crazy.

Anyone else have a problem like this?

Similar problem, Had my eyes checked in March, got new glasses, sun and distance both with bifocals.

By June I found that I didn’t care for distance glasses with bifocals so I ordered glasses without them.

When I got the new glasses the left lense was a bit blurry. And I found that it was the same with my other glasses too.

I went back to the optometrist and he rechecked my eyes. Then checked the galasses to make sure they were the correct prescription.

Then he looked into my eye with his microscope, he found that between March and April my left eye changed due to the beginning of a cataract.

BigDaddy · Aug 7, 2018

You only have two eyes and they never grow back. From outside in, there is the cornea, a liquid called the aqueous, the lens. The lens can get cloudy and this is called a cataract. Behind the lens is the liquid vitreous and then the retina, which has the nerve fibers that detect light and transmit it to your brain.

Sometimes cloudy vitreous is caused by a detached retina. A detached retina can lose it's blood supply, that is bad. In general, it you don't have a retinal detachment, they don't like to muck around with your vitreous.

Optometrists don't operate. On one hand, they aren't going to profit by recommending unnecessary surgery. On the other hand, they don't specialize in retinal disease, so it's not the best qualified opinion you can get. Did I say you only have two eyes?

imaoldcowhand · Aug 7, 2018

Like my primary doctor who has directed me to seek help from specialists for my heart, prostate and arthritis, I trust my optometrist who I have been going to for over 30 years, to also advise me to seek help elsewhere if and when the time comes.

Cal68 · Aug 8, 2018

traveller said:
Optometrist or ophthalmologist ?

I agree with traveller. You should consult an ophthalmologist who is an MD rather than an optometrist who probably only has an OD degree.

Cal68

Atrox88 · Aug 8, 2018

BigCity how are you doing?

traveller · Aug 8, 2018

Cal68 said:
I agree with traveller. You should consult an ophthalmologist who is an MD rather than an optometrist who probably only has an OD degree.

Cal68

Nothing wrong with an OD degree. The issue is that the OP has vision problems that he doesn't feel to be sufficiently addressed by his OD. Time to escalate.

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