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Can Hormone Imbalance Cause Eye Floaters?
Question: Hi! I just had my third baby and am nursing when I noticed about two months ago in my upper left field of vision, it's a constant transparent "boiling water" moving, sometimes wavy lines looking area. It's worse in some light and more obvious when I close my eyes. I've seen my eye doc and everything is great! It's not an aura - but I've had those - this doesn't go away. What is this? Related to hormones? I would like a neurologist to answer please.
Brief Answer:
Probably benign eye floaters
Detailed Answer:
I read your question carefully and I am sorry about the symptom you are experiencing.
The fact that the eye doctor has seen you makes me be more serene. I suppose he has excluded loss of visual in part of your visual field or double vision, signs which might have raised concerns of brain lesions from conditions like multiple sclerosis, stroke, brain tumor. He has also excluded eye conditions like retinal tear or hemorrhage.
So that symptom in the absence of other manifestations should be what is commonly called an eye floater. They are thought to be called by formation of collagen aggregates in the vitreous humour (it is a gelatinous substance which fills the posterior part of the eye) as it shrinks with age. They are benign, of no consequences, usually permanent but with time people tend to get used and are less noticed.
I remain at your disposal for further questions.
Probably benign eye floaters
Detailed Answer:
I read your question carefully and I am sorry about the symptom you are experiencing.
The fact that the eye doctor has seen you makes me be more serene. I suppose he has excluded loss of visual in part of your visual field or double vision, signs which might have raised concerns of brain lesions from conditions like multiple sclerosis, stroke, brain tumor. He has also excluded eye conditions like retinal tear or hemorrhage.
So that symptom in the absence of other manifestations should be what is commonly called an eye floater. They are thought to be called by formation of collagen aggregates in the vitreous humour (it is a gelatinous substance which fills the posterior part of the eye) as it shrinks with age. They are benign, of no consequences, usually permanent but with time people tend to get used and are less noticed.
I remain at your disposal for further questions.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
No loss of vision, but Do floaters move? It almost looks like I'm watching my blood flow but it's transparent and sometimes looks like wavy lines or a starbursty thing. No other symptoms and I've had it for two months - right after my c section
Also, it's in both eyes, not just one eye or the other.
Also, it's in both eyes, not just one eye or the other.
Brief Answer:
Read below.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for your feedback. Yes floaters can move as they drift in the vitreous humour, actually it's the fact that they move that renders them visible otherwise they wouldn't be visible.
The fact that they appeared after birth, is something I considered. Actually if you had not seen your eye doctor I would have been more worried and less straightforward ass the period after birth can be related to brain lesions due to endocrine and coagulation changes, I would have been worried (in terms of neurological conditions) about stroke (venous thrombosis), MS or pituitary lesions etc, but their visual manifestations as I said are in the form of visual field restriction, double vision, changes of the optic nerve view on the retina, so since those are commonly checked by the eye doctor and you do not refer any other symptom I do not feel they are related to a neurological issue.
Aura or epileptic seizures would be a consideration if the visual phenomena were episodic but their persistence makes that less likely.
So the remaining alternatives are either eye floaters or perhaps at times even anxiety related, they are not indicative of any other condition.
I hope to have been of help.
Read below.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for your feedback. Yes floaters can move as they drift in the vitreous humour, actually it's the fact that they move that renders them visible otherwise they wouldn't be visible.
The fact that they appeared after birth, is something I considered. Actually if you had not seen your eye doctor I would have been more worried and less straightforward ass the period after birth can be related to brain lesions due to endocrine and coagulation changes, I would have been worried (in terms of neurological conditions) about stroke (venous thrombosis), MS or pituitary lesions etc, but their visual manifestations as I said are in the form of visual field restriction, double vision, changes of the optic nerve view on the retina, so since those are commonly checked by the eye doctor and you do not refer any other symptom I do not feel they are related to a neurological issue.
Aura or epileptic seizures would be a consideration if the visual phenomena were episodic but their persistence makes that less likely.
So the remaining alternatives are either eye floaters or perhaps at times even anxiety related, they are not indicative of any other condition.
I hope to have been of help.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you !!
Brief Answer:
You're welcome!
Detailed Answer:
Wishing you good health!
You're welcome!
Detailed Answer:
Wishing you good health!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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