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What Causes Sudden Loss Of Vision?
Question: My husband is having black spots on his eyes this evening, and his vision seems to be fading in and out.
Brief Answer:
Please take him to the ER.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
The symptoms you are describing of intermittent visual loss and black spots can be caused by a number of things, but the most important and serious cause is a stroke. The symptoms can also be caused by a detaching retina.
So I would strongly advise that he go in to the ER now to be evaluated for neurological causes or retinal causes of these symptoms.
I hope this information helps and that he is better soon.
Please take him to the ER.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
The symptoms you are describing of intermittent visual loss and black spots can be caused by a number of things, but the most important and serious cause is a stroke. The symptoms can also be caused by a detaching retina.
So I would strongly advise that he go in to the ER now to be evaluated for neurological causes or retinal causes of these symptoms.
I hope this information helps and that he is better soon.
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