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Oriental Redneck |
On-call ophtho already said she is going to meet OP at the ER. Why tell him not to go to ER?
Yeah, sure, cataracts can pop up suddenly like that, but most commonly, it is gradual onset. Ask yourself, what is the likelihood of cataract be the diagnosis here? What are the most common reasons for a sudden painless (I will assume this, as OP did not mention pain) loss of vision in one eye? It sure ain't cataract, but the more urgent/emergent ones, like retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, central retinal artery occlusion or central retinal vein occlusion. Q | |||
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Nullus Anxietas |
I'd be happy to hear it. Thanks!
Doc's going to call me when she's about a 1/2 hour out so I'm not sitting in the hospital emer... she just called. I'm outta here, but I'll check back from my phone when I get there. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
It sounds like a retinal detachment. Since the lens of the eye inverts images (your brain corrects the orientation for vision), it sounds like the detachment is on the "nasal" side, at the top: lower left translates to top right. The retina has detached and is hanging down like a curtain. Fear not. This can be corrected. Mind if I ask you- are you diabetic or hypertensive? I thought of a vein occlusion, although given the partial field loss, I'd vote for a branch occlusion. The vitreous hemorrhage is a good guess as well, though in my experience photographing such hemorrhages, they become diffuse in the vitreous body rather than remain localized. I say these things realizing you're an honest to God been-to-school-forever emm dee  So, cum grano salis . | |||
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Ammoholic |
Whatever it is, it sounds scary. I hope it's nothing major and they get you fixed up right away. Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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Member |
Hope you get it all resolved with ease. Being a -10.0 (in contacts, closer to -12 in glasses) in both eyes, I've always got stuff like this in my mind come annual exam time. My dad had a few minor tears & has had a few laser touch ups. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Run Silent Run Deep  |
Ocular migraine… _____________________________ Pledge allegiance or pack your bag! The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money. - Margaret Thatcher Spread my work ethic, not my wealth | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
It would be great if that's what it is, speaking relatively. | |||
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Not really from Vienna |
I’ve had two friends who’ve had retinal detachments. Both described symptoms much like yours. | |||
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אַרְיֵה |
Hoping to hear good news after you meet the doc. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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| Eschew Obfuscation |
Sorry to hear this. Hope things turn out for the best. Please keep us updated. _____________________________________________________________________ “One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them.” – Thomas Sowell | |||
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Only the strong survive |
I had a detached retina back in 1974 and they used a laser to reattach the retina. The sight is better in that eye compared to the left one. 41 | |||
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Member |
Prayers I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham | |||
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Cynic |
Praying it's not too serious. _______________________________________________________ And no, junior not being able to hold still for 5 seconds is not a disability. | |||
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| My other Sig is a Steyr.  |
Hope it works out. | |||
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semi-reformed sailor |
Prayers. And do exactly what they tell you to do for follow up. Mrs. Mike used to work for an eye doctor. She and I both said detached retina. Hoping for the best. "Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker | |||
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| Dances With Tornados |
Best wishes to you. | |||
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| Just for the hell of it  |
Hope everything turns out fine. Glad you are on your way to see on eye doc. _____________________________________ Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. Jack Kerouac | |||
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blame canada |
Quick prayer for 100% recovery! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The trouble with our Liberal friends...is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so." Ronald Reagan, 1964 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Arguing with some people is like playing chess with a pigeon. It doesn't matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon will just take a shit on the board, strut around knocking over all the pieces and act like it won.. and in some cases it will insult you at the same time." DevlDogs55, 2014  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.rikrlandvs.com | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss  |
That was my first thought. I've had it happen twice and it sounds similar to what's going on with the OP. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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| Thank you Very little  |
Good luck, glad your doc will come see you... | |||
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