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I'll do my best to keep this short and sweet.
I had my normal yearly eye exam early this year (Marchish), in which they said my eyes are totally okay, no sign of any diseases, etc. A few days later I started seeing floaters for the first time ever. Since they were new to me, I went back and had another retinal exam to put off any worry about detachments or tears and they said that everything looked fine, and in people with severe myopia (as I have) floaters are pretty standard affair.
Fast forward to this last week, I've started having fairly regular flashes in my field of vision. Nothing as strong as a camera flash, but if I go into a completely dark room and leave the lights off, I can usually identify a pinprick of light that comes and goes, and I have since begun to notice other random flashes every few minutes or so. Sometimes as a pinprick, other times as "lightning". It's been difficult identifying any sort of pattern to these, as they do not linger the way a camera flash or other bright light does in your vision. The only time I do not notice them is if I'm doing something that consumes the whole of my focus (such as playing a game or something).
Presumably this is another normal thing with people with Myopia, but I feel like I should probably get my retinas looked at again. I have not had anything like a sudden dramatic increase in the number of floaters or the dreaded "drawing curtain" or any temporary vision loss. However, it bears noting that I have been having trouble with my brand-new contacts for awhile this year, where I have double vision while wearing them, though everything appears fine when I switch back to my years old glasses.
As I said, I think I should probably go see an Opthamologist again and have another retinal examination to be sure. What I'm wondering at this point is if I should be rushing to get there ASAP or if scheduling an appointment whenever it's convenient is acceptable.
I do have mild hypertension (130/75 on average BP, controlled with medication: Micardis), and I have been screened for Diabetes this year and have a damn-near perfect Fasting Blood Sugar.
I had my normal yearly eye exam early this year (Marchish), in which they said my eyes are totally okay, no sign of any diseases, etc. A few days later I started seeing floaters for the first time ever. Since they were new to me, I went back and had another retinal exam to put off any worry about detachments or tears and they said that everything looked fine, and in people with severe myopia (as I have) floaters are pretty standard affair.
Fast forward to this last week, I've started having fairly regular flashes in my field of vision. Nothing as strong as a camera flash, but if I go into a completely dark room and leave the lights off, I can usually identify a pinprick of light that comes and goes, and I have since begun to notice other random flashes every few minutes or so. Sometimes as a pinprick, other times as "lightning". It's been difficult identifying any sort of pattern to these, as they do not linger the way a camera flash or other bright light does in your vision. The only time I do not notice them is if I'm doing something that consumes the whole of my focus (such as playing a game or something).
Presumably this is another normal thing with people with Myopia, but I feel like I should probably get my retinas looked at again. I have not had anything like a sudden dramatic increase in the number of floaters or the dreaded "drawing curtain" or any temporary vision loss. However, it bears noting that I have been having trouble with my brand-new contacts for awhile this year, where I have double vision while wearing them, though everything appears fine when I switch back to my years old glasses.
As I said, I think I should probably go see an Opthamologist again and have another retinal examination to be sure. What I'm wondering at this point is if I should be rushing to get there ASAP or if scheduling an appointment whenever it's convenient is acceptable.
I do have mild hypertension (130/75 on average BP, controlled with medication: Micardis), and I have been screened for Diabetes this year and have a damn-near perfect Fasting Blood Sugar.
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It's possible that it could be a symptom of migraines. I get sparkling floaters in my vision from time to time, and the ophthalmologist explained that I'm getting painless migraine, where I get the light show but no pain. Then I found out that my mother gets the same thing. Could be something to look into.