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What Causes Sudden Vision Distrotion?
Question: Since January, 2014, I am experiencing sudden eye vision distortion problem that will appear suddenly and disappear within one minute. My right eye appears not to be in alignment with the left eye. I feel a pulling inward sensation in that eye and the vision is not aligned very well. The vision is so bad that I have to be careful about my movements as depth perception is very distorted. Although the right eye feels as if it is pulling inward, people have said that this eye is not crossing inward. I have seen an opthamalgist who could not find anything and referred me to an neurolgist who scheduled a doppler (carotid artery), MRI & MRA (brain). The results of this test did not show any issues. This problem keeps recurring and at unpredictible intervals. I am becoming more concerned as it sometimes will occur several times within a day and, then, it may not occur for a few days. PS: I had Amblyopia as a young child and after therapy and corrective lens, it disappeared. This condition mimics the Amblyopia but no eye crossing and it is not constant and consistent.
Brief Answer:
The symptoms indicate transient ischemia.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care magic.
I am Dr. DADAPEER K, an Ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.
I reviewed the history given by you.
It seems from the history that you are having sudden onset of distortion of vision lasting for less than 1 minute.
This is called as transient loss of vision or amaurosis fugax. This is not related to the ambylopia which you had in childhood.
The common causes for amaurosis fugax or transient loss of vision are transient ischemia as seen in prodromal phase of retinal artery obstruction, carotid artery diseases, papilledema.... Since carotid artery doppler and MRI have come normal this will rule out carotid artery related problems and neurological causes like papilledema.
The other causes that need to be considered are transient hypotension, peripheral vascular diseases, prodromal phase of migraine headache, vertigo....
Since ophthalmologist and neurologist, both have told no problem this will rule out the serious causes about which you need to worry.
The remaining causes are benign and you need not worry about them, you can consult your physician to rule out the other causes I have mentioned like hypotension, peripheral vascular diseases, vertigo....
Hence I advice you to consult your physician for examination and treatment accordingly.
Hope the information is helpful to you.
Thank you
With regards
The symptoms indicate transient ischemia.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care magic.
I am Dr. DADAPEER K, an Ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.
I reviewed the history given by you.
It seems from the history that you are having sudden onset of distortion of vision lasting for less than 1 minute.
This is called as transient loss of vision or amaurosis fugax. This is not related to the ambylopia which you had in childhood.
The common causes for amaurosis fugax or transient loss of vision are transient ischemia as seen in prodromal phase of retinal artery obstruction, carotid artery diseases, papilledema.... Since carotid artery doppler and MRI have come normal this will rule out carotid artery related problems and neurological causes like papilledema.
The other causes that need to be considered are transient hypotension, peripheral vascular diseases, prodromal phase of migraine headache, vertigo....
Since ophthalmologist and neurologist, both have told no problem this will rule out the serious causes about which you need to worry.
The remaining causes are benign and you need not worry about them, you can consult your physician to rule out the other causes I have mentioned like hypotension, peripheral vascular diseases, vertigo....
Hence I advice you to consult your physician for examination and treatment accordingly.
Hope the information is helpful to you.
Thank you
With regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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