curious wonders:


I have been near-sighted and wearing glasses since I was 11 yrs. old. I am now 34 yrs. old and having problems with my eyes. I went to a specialist a few years ago and he said that I may be developing glaucoma ot maybe I was just born with that pressure in my eyes. I never went back to have them checked again. Over the past couple of years I seem to have a difficulty driving at night, like night blindness. And two times, over the past few months, I have experienced seeing bright spots in the form of an arc. It prevents me from reading or seeing the majority of my face in the mirror. And today it blocked my peripheral vision, on my left side. I’m thankful that these temporary blind moments only last but about 15-20 minutes. I’m only wondering if this has to do with glaucoma, am I at a later stage or is it still curable? Is this something that can be fixed with surgery?

wgharris38 wonders:


Is there any medication on this disease? What is the cause and how to prevent it? Do you think this disease will lead to blindness because my eye was facing very dry and can’t really take to strong light in the day, and hard to open my eyes. Please advise.
Thank you.

Silverwolf wonders:


I’m going to my opthamologist on Wednesday, so I’m not looking for a professional diagnosis, but I would like to find out if anyone has the same type of problems and what the diagnosis was, just to get a head’s up of what might be the problem.
My eyes are extremely complex to begin with. I’ve had neurological problems develop recently, and now even more complications are arising. First, I was born with a fourth nerve palsy, which causes strabismus and inward jerking upon outward gaze. I’m one of the rare cases that didn’t develop a lazy eye; I see two images, but each eye is roughly the same strength, which is just a bit nearsighted, and corrected to 20/20 or so by prescription lenses. I shift my vision from one eye to the other.
After the birth of my second son, I developed downbeat nystagmus (and a host of other problems, but this was the only visual problem). I was diagnosed with Arnold Chiari Malformation, where the cerebellar tonsils herniate into the spinal column, putting pressure on the spinal cord. I had decompression surgery in October 2003. The surgery was successful. However, the nystagmus is permanent. I knew this before the surgery. There were no complications.
I had strabismus surgery (finally) in Aug 2004. Although my eyes were brought closer into alignment, they are still not lined up, which is next to impossible to do with a correction as intense as my situation. I still have double vision, but surprisingly, the nystagmus is not as profound. This was not supposed to happen.
In June of 2005, I noticed I couldn’t see as well as a month or two prior, so I went to my regular eye doctor to make sure my prescription was correct. It was. I had an MRI to make sure there was no scar tissue causing problems from the brain surgery. The surgery site was fine. I chalked it up to my crazy eyes just being difficult.
My eyes remained the same until May of this year. I wasn’t able to see slight imperfections at work all of a sudden, and I couldn’t find something unless I knew exactly where to look. Not good in a metal pressroom. Fortunately, I was laid off for the summer a few weeks later.
About two months ago, I went to my aunt’s funeral and realized I couldn’t recognize anyone’s face unless they were less than four feet in front of me, and only then I knew them by voice mostly. I was lying awake that night thinking and realized I wasn’t looking at blackness. I was looking at a light pattern that resembled reverse static on a TV; mostly black with small flecks of light throughout both central and peripheral vision, and it’s not moving or flashing. I see it all the time, even after sleeping, before looking at any light source. Also, I’ve completely lost my ability to scan. I have to know exactly where something is before I can see it. All details are lost if I focus anywhere beyond a foot or so away from the end of my nose. I can thread a needle, but my computer screen has to be enlarged. As far as I can tell, my color perception isn’t affected, and my eyesight isn’t blurry, the details are just not there.
I’ve got all kinds of ideas, from retinal disease, to cortical blindness, to just the mere combination of symptoms finally being too much for my eyes to adapt to. I would like to hear from anyone that’s had any of these symptoms and what caused it. I’ll post when I find out what doc says. Thanks!

nguyendien22 wonders:


Someone got spasm on his face, his eyes close most of the time. it is more like a neurological problem, instead of eye problem for 10 years and can’t find the treatment. Anyone knows specialists doctors. Please email me at nguyendien22@yahoo.com, thanks a lot. it is a neurological movement disorder that can affect various muscles in the body, including the neck, legs and even eyelids. It causes muscles to contract, and often forces parts of the body into abnormal and painful postures. craniofacial dystonia — a type of dystonia that causes abnormal movement in facial muscles. It can restrict the movement of the neck, twist muscles around the mouth, and cause eyes to shut so patients are almost at the point of blindness