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What Causes Eye Floaters While Having Myopia?
second time this issue has occurred in past few months - sudden light flashes - irregular pattern but constant in both eyes - so i m guessing neruro - just checked bp - too high - took meds just now - 158/93 then a few min late 163/95 - i m normally under lots of stress and normally take my bp right before bedtime but decided to take now due this issue - also am high myop and other issues (eye had blood vessel break) and md/opt did thorough check - pressures were elevated but no glaucoma actually just now noticed the light flashes have disappeared - lasted about 15-20 minutes the light flashes interfere with vision to the point that i have loss of vision in some areas - all ok at this moment. any particular concerns here - how urgent should i consider this episode?
Mon, 24 Sep 2018
Hi,
If the ophthalmologist (not optometrist) has thoroughly examined you with a slit lamp, perimetry testing with a Humphrey or Goldmann machine, etc. and not found any ocular problem involving the retina, or other ocular structures then, another possible entity to consider in your case with what you present would be an acephalgic migraine headaches.
In other words, migraine headaches without the headache part but with the visual aura which is the streaks of light you talk about that only last a brief time and go away. I would recommend seeing a neurologist and even a headache specialist for consideration of this diagnosis.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Dariush Saghafi,
Neurologist
If the ophthalmologist (not optometrist) has thoroughly examined you with a slit lamp, perimetry testing with a Humphrey or Goldmann machine, etc. and not found any ocular problem involving the retina, or other ocular structures then, another possible entity to consider in your case with what you present would be an acephalgic migraine headaches.
In other words, migraine headaches without the headache part but with the visual aura which is the streaks of light you talk about that only last a brief time and go away. I would recommend seeing a neurologist and even a headache specialist for consideration of this diagnosis.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Dariush Saghafi,
Neurologist
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