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What Causes Loss Of Vision In The Left Eye?

my mother is 65 years old she has osteo arthritis and rhemtoid arthritis. A few weeks to a month ago her sight went in her left eye for a few hours now today she couldn t feel her left leg for a while. She could walk on it but she said she didn t have any feeling in it. The feeling came back after about 30 minutes to an hour. Do you think it is part of the arthritis or something else?
Fri, 6 Jan 2017
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Hi,

Temporary loss of vision and loss of sensation of leg can be due to transient ischemic attack TIA. It's a kind of minor stroke. There is a temporary loss of blood supply to a particular area of brain responsible for the symptoms.

Please have her evaluated by a neurologist and investigate her for the cause of her ailment. She will require physical examination, treatment and medical history. She will also require a CT scan head, blood investigation like lipid profile, clotting profile, sugar profile, and ECG. She will be benefited by use of prophylactic medication once cause is detected.


Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Manisha Roy
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What Causes Loss Of Vision In The Left Eye?

Hi, Temporary loss of vision and loss of sensation of leg can be due to transient ischemic attack TIA. It s a kind of minor stroke. There is a temporary loss of blood supply to a particular area of brain responsible for the symptoms. Please have her evaluated by a neurologist and investigate her for the cause of her ailment. She will require physical examination, treatment and medical history. She will also require a CT scan head, blood investigation like lipid profile, clotting profile, sugar profile, and ECG. She will be benefited by use of prophylactic medication once cause is detected. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Manisha Roy