Eye problems blurry in one eye suddenly

[SJ1_]

my right eye wed morning was blurry when I woke up. One of the 3 eye drs.
I called had a cancellation so I went today. He said I had a "branch retinal vein occlusion" and we made a appt. for a retina specialist on next Monday and
I have a physical this wed. to check blood etc
The eye dr was surprised how good my corrective vision was (good news)
I been pretty healthy late 60s and very active
Anyone ever have this?
Ill find out whats next pretty soon but wondering if anyone had any experiences

 

[travelover]

I had / have something similar. Suddenly one eye was dimmer and vision was not as sharp as it was. The dimness remains after a year but the sharpness returned. I went to three ophthalmologists and had an MRI and their only advice was to go to my PCP who said to take a baby aspirin daily and statins.

 

[target2019]

my right eye wed morning was blurry when I woke up. One of the 3 eye drs.
I called had a cancellation so I went today. He said I had a "branch retinal vein occlusion" and we made a appt. for a retina specialist on next Monday and
I have a physical this wed. to check blood etc
The eye dr was surprised how good my corrective vision was (good news)
I been pretty healthy late 60s and very active
Anyone ever have this?
Ill find out whats next pretty soon but wondering if anyone had any experiences

The retina specialist will look closer and make a recommendation. Until the appointment there is good info at https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/branch-retinal-vein-occlusion-treatment

 

[jollystomper]

About a month ago I had dozed of in front of the TV. When I woke up, my vision was blurry in both eyes. I could not get them to focus. This lasted for about 30 minutes, then cleared up. I had a slight headache but no other symptoms that would indicate a potential stroke... but why take chances, I contacted my doctor. I ended up getting a carotid artery MRI and brain cat scan. Both showed everything was fine, arteries clear, no sign of stroke ever occurring.

I had a visit with my eye doctor today. they took images of the eye and showed me the pictures. Everything was in good shape - no retina issues, no issues with the blood vessels in the eye. The doctor thought it may have been related to eye strain/dryness from watching TV, since I feel asleep while watching it and I have had dry eye issues in the past. So I need to be better about using eye drops.

 

[Bamaman]

Don't you just hate it when you go to the doctor and they tell you you've got no problem?

I too need to make an appointment for a ophthalmologist and a diabetic eye exam. I've never worn glasses, but this danged computer is getting harder to read.

 

[tmm99]

I went for a walk with DH in the woods. Trees were very tall and it was semi-dark when we were walking as it was cloudy at the time. Once we were out of the woods, it was much brighter and I couldn't focus my eyes at all. All blurry (more like double vision). I took my glasses off, and for some reason, I could see much better. So strange.

 

[Dtail]

Don't you just hate it when you go to the doctor and they tell you you've got no problem?

I too need to make an appointment for a ophthalmologist and a diabetic eye exam. I've never worn glasses, but this danged computer is getting harder to read.

Maybe cataracts?

 

[Amethyst]

With age, the eyes, like everything else, get drier.

Eye doctors will tell you that we do not blink as much as we should, while staring at a screen. Nobody is sure why, but it's so. Young people don't have any issues, but as we age, the combo of not enough blinking and the natural aging of the eyes will produce blurriness.

Eye drops are one thing, but frequent rests from screen time are probably even better.

 

[Golden sunsets]

My DM had a retinal occlusion. She also had Macular Degeneration and had shots in her eyes for years to keep the condition from deteriorating further. The occlusion unfortunately never cleared.

 

[finnski1]

With age, the eyes, like everything else, get drier.

Eye doctors will tell you that we do not blink as much as we should, while staring at a screen. Nobody is sure why, but it's so. Young people don't have any issues, but as we age, the combo of not enough blinking and the natural aging of the eyes will produce blurriness.

Eye drops are one thing, but frequent rests from screen time are probably even better.

I am guilty of way too much screen time and get dry eye symptoms and even blurry double vision from it.
Sometimes if I drive I see a double center line or double white lines on the side of the road. Yet here I am since 6:30 am already on the laptop

 

[SJ1_]

thanks for all the replies Seems like another one of those things that come with aging.
See the GP tomorrow and Specialist monday so will see how that goes

 

[SJ1_]

I went for a walk with DH in the woods. Trees were very tall and it was semi-dark when we were walking as it was cloudy at the time. Once we were out of the woods, it was much brighter and I couldn't focus my eyes at all. All blurry (more like double vision). I took my glasses off, and for some reason, I could see much better. So strange.

that happened to me about 20 years ago. I went to get a hair cut and took off my glasses and could see really good. When I went to have my eyes examined he thought he had the file of someone else. Have not wore glasses for distance since but Im getting to the point were I might need them again.

 

[SJ1_]

With age, the eyes, like everything else, get drier.

Eye doctors will tell you that we do not blink as much as we should, while staring at a screen. Nobody is sure why, but it's so. Young people don't have any issues, but as we age, the combo of not enough blinking and the natural aging of the eyes will produce blurriness.

Eye drops are one thing, but frequent rests from screen time are probably even better.

that is what I just read. more blinking and relaxation

 

[Dawg52]

About a month ago I had dozed of in front of the TV. When I woke up, my vision was blurry in both eyes. I could not get them to focus. This lasted for about 30 minutes, then cleared up. I had a slight headache but no other symptoms that would indicate a potential stroke... but why take chances, I contacted my doctor. I ended up getting a carotid artery MRI and brain cat scan. Both showed everything was fine, arteries clear, no sign of stroke ever occurring.

I had the exact same symptoms a couple of years ago only my vision cleared after 10 minutes or so. The blurry vision episode happened a couple of times and I had some sinus type headaches a couple of times a week for years. I had all the same test done as you and the neurologist chalked it up to migraines and prescribed a drug to make me sleep better plus take the edge off a bit. I've no other problems since. Oh yes.....cut back on caffeine.

 

[target2019]

The retina specialist will look closer and make a recommendation. Until the appointment there is good info at https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/branch-retinal-vein-occlusion-treatment

thanks for all the replies Seems like another one of those things that come with aging.
See the GP tomorrow and Specialist monday so will see how that goes

The Retina Specialist will confirm the diagnosos of BRVO, or maybe discover something else. I suspect the retina dept. will have more sophisticated imaging technology and the view will be very precise.

Did you find the links from AAO informative?

 

[MRG]

With age, the eyes, like everything else, get drier.

Eye doctors will tell you that we do not blink as much as we should, while staring at a screen. Nobody is sure why, but it's so. Young people don't have any issues, but as we age, the combo of not enough blinking and the natural aging of the eyes will produce blurriness.

Eye drops are one thing, but frequent rests from screen time are probably even better.

+1

The doctor who treated my dry eye suggested a warm compress for a few minutes a day. I didn't know how awesome this would be.

 

[Car-Guy]

Seems to be something of an epidemic of eye related issues in the past few years.... I've known several folks who had various eye conditions that just "seem" to have "popped" up. Yes, I know a lot of older folks so that probably has something to do with it... Cataracts seems to be common condition "over time" with cataract surgery being the "eventual" solution. However, I've been hearing about a lot of other eye conditions in the past few years and often (not always) the doctors recommendation is for eye injections using one of the anti-VEGF therapies.

 

[braumeister]

I've been hearing about a lot of other eye conditions in the past few years and often (not always) the doctors recommendation is for eye injections using one of the anti-VEGF therapies.

I haven't heard about that, but Wikipedia says VEGF is high in diabetics, which there are a lot more of these days.

 

[Nemo2]

Jumps on bandwagon, but almost misses due to deteriorating vision in left eye.

Somewhere between three years and a century now.....damn the shingles!

Another appointment with the eye surgeon on October 30...not that there's anything he can do.

Just hope he doesn't refer me to a website selling eye patches.....because then I'd likely have to get a hook and a peg leg.......(of course the young granddaughters would want me to come with on Halloween...so there's that).

 

[O2Bfree]

My mom woke up recently with reduced vision in one eye. The opthamologist did some tests to rule out giant cell arteritis and diganosed the problem as optic neuritis, an inflammation and subsequent reduced blood flow in the optic nerve. Mom also has some macular degeneration in that eye. Doc prescribed low-dose aspirin and said the vision in that eye might improve over time, but then it might not.

 

[ERD50]

I had on odd eye episode a month ago. Came up from the basement to check something on the computer, and I just had trouble reading the monitor. I figured maybe it was from using a bright LED light while working on the project in the basement, but it seemed different than that. Things seemed to be moving/flickering.

After a few minutes, I was getting scared, thinking maybe detached retina? Symptoms weren't matching up. DW said she found something about a "migraine w/o a headache"? That didn't make sense to me, but then they listed one of the symptoms as if you are looking through the hot air coming off pavement on a hot day - yes, that wavy/distorted kind of look.

Went away in another few minutes and hasn't returned, so I'll chalk it up to that.

-ERD50

 

[Amethyst]

Visual migraine. I had a few during perimenopause, accompanied by vertigo. I had a full opthalmology work-up that ruled out anything else.

I had on odd eye episode a month ago. Came up from the basement to check something on the computer, and I just had trouble reading the monitor. I figured maybe it was from using a bright LED light while working on the project in the basement, but it seemed different than that. Things seemed to be moving/flickering.

After a few minutes, I was getting scared, thinking maybe detached retina? Symptoms weren't matching up. DW said she found something about a "migraine w/o a headache"? That didn't make sense to me, but then they listed one of the symptoms as if you are looking through the hot air coming off pavement on a hot day - yes, that wavy/distorted kind of look.

Went away in another few minutes and hasn't returned, so I'll chalk it up to that.

-ERD50

 

[O2Bfree]

I once had a scintillating scotoma in the form of a shimmering green doughnut-shaped visual obstruction that lasted a few minutes before fading away. There was no pain, but I felt a little washed out afterwards. It's another visual phenomenon that's thought to be a type of migraine, though I've never had a classic migraine with pain and all that.

 

[pacergal]

Had my routine pressure check 2 weeks ago, good timing as I had been having some blurry vision. I was diagnosed with dry eye. Never had that before, solution is/was warm compresses, gentle massage with warm washcloth or cotton ball, refresh eye drops. She said the biggiest thing is to take a break while watching tv or computer work: every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away(approx) for 20 seconds.
I've been doing all of that and seemed to help (at least until the fire and smoke :-(

 

[SJ1_]

The Retina Specialist will confirm the diagnosos of BRVO, or maybe discover something else. I suspect the retina dept. will have more sophisticated imaging technology and the view will be very precise.

Did you find the links from AAO informative?

YES Thanks