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What Could Cause Sudden Loss Of Vision In The Left Eye?
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My name is Courtney. I'm 16 years old. 145 lbs. 5ft 7 in I'm very athletic and i've lost all vision in my left eye, all i can see is colors now. i've gone to the eye doctor, and a rhetna specilist, and they did an MRI on my head. the rhetna specilist said that they coudln't find anything so, when i went to the doctor after the rhetna he said i didn't have the layer of fat i was suppost to in my left eye. he was the one to send me to get the MRI, we are stll waiting on the results. What could be causing the blindness in my eye?
My name is Courtney. I'm 16 years old. 145 lbs. 5ft 7 in I'm very athletic and i've lost all vision in my left eye, all i can see is colors now. i've gone to the eye doctor, and a rhetna specilist, and they did an MRI on my head. the rhetna specilist said that they coudln't find anything so, when i went to the doctor after the rhetna he said i didn't have the layer of fat i was suppost to in my left eye. he was the one to send me to get the MRI, we are stll waiting on the results. What could be causing the blindness in my eye?
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It seems from the history that you had a sudden loss of vision in left eye. Since you have already been seen by a eye doctor and a retina specialist and since MRI has come normal, the most probable cause based on these finding I can suggest is retrobulbar neuritis.
The treatment of the condition in the acute phases of retrobulbar neuritis is by use of steroids. Hence I advice you to discuss with your doctor regarding this and treatment accordingly.
THANK YOU
It seems from the history that you had a sudden loss of vision in left eye. Since you have already been seen by a eye doctor and a retina specialist and since MRI has come normal, the most probable cause based on these finding I can suggest is retrobulbar neuritis.
The treatment of the condition in the acute phases of retrobulbar neuritis is by use of steroids. Hence I advice you to discuss with your doctor regarding this and treatment accordingly.
THANK YOU
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