During the pandemic and lock down, I started having flashes all the time in one eye.. I knew I was at the age for vitreous detachment and figured that is what I was experiencing, although I knew it could lead to retinal detachment. I went like this for months because I could not get seen by a retina doctor. My regular ophthalmologist saw me but didn't see the tear. But I still needed to see an retina specialist. but no one was taking new patients. Finally about 3 months later I was able to be seen, he found a very peripheral tear that was so old it was healing on its own. Nevertheless, I had the laser surgery and the flashes slowly went away. I am fortunate it was not worse because my other eye is blind. Just knowing other symptoms to watch out for is very helpful to me.
46 years ago I noticed in low light wavy and bent vision, things seemed to also moving . Over time many years I noticed I my vision in bright light was the same bent ,wavy and this seemed to be moving . During 2007 I started to see along with the other symptoms worse than double vision , ten faint images , snowy vision , extreme distortion , parts of vision missing and at times could only see in shades of red. By 2013 it seemed to become better , less problems but weaker peripheral vision . The last few years I have very weak peripheral vision by it's not dark .I can see colors ,shapes ,movement but can't identify anything with clarity .I can see lights perfectly in the dark in my peripheral vision . I can see perfectly looking straight at something within a tiny area but the rest is weak ,bent, wavy, distorted and concaved . I have no clue whats wrong but I did have a massive head injury decades ago and had very low blood sugar during my teens ,late 1970s. My blood sugar was very low but never high.
Great info! The explanation is very easy to understand! Thank you for sharing about: 0:00 Introduction 0:23 Amaurosis Fugax 2:40 Homonymous Hemianopsia 4:17 Diplopia (Double Vision) 8:04 Loss of Peripheral Vision 10:46 Shadows Over Vision 11:20 Blurry Vision
Dr. Chua, thank you 🙏🏻 for this important information! I learned so much. In November 2022, I had intense flashing in my left eye. I went into see my optometrist that same day for an emergency appointment. A freckle and inflammation (fluid build up) were spotted near my optic nerve by my optometrist, so I was sent to a retina specialist for further evaluation…. Then I was sent to an ocular oncologist for yet further evaluation of the issue! Long story short, I have an atypical nevus in my left eye that is currently stable, but I still continue to be monitored by the ocular oncologist to keep an eye on the situation in case further changes occur. So, please, peeps get your eyes 👀 checked asap if something goes awry. Please keep up the great videos, Dr. Chua!
I Love Your Videos And I Started Watching Them Because I Am Diabetic And I Started Seeing Weird Really Small Dots Moving Around When I Look Up Into The Sky And I Wasnt Sure What They Are And I Still Am But I Learn A Lot From Your Videos
I have black dots in vision and I know they're normal signs, but currently I take modafinel 100mg/daily and I am afraid if it may increase those dots , I tried to make a search but it didn't help, could you provide me with more information?
Please! HELP! What I see (since I got pregnant) is the effect you used at 0:52 -the orange flash in my peripheral vision (only my right eye) I get it multiple times a day, no other symptoms but I DO feel like staring at screens makes it worse… Do you have ANY idea what this is??? I do not have migraines or headaches if that matters..
I noticed my vision started to suck about a month.. am not completly blind but but i did have trouble sleeping for weeks and am not sure if this was thr problem
How about seeing blurry floating object, at first its just small then becoming bigger and wider then vision will totally blurry then after some minutes the vision gradually becoming clearer and clearer..after vision cleared or back to normal, what happen next is that painful head and eyes..
Hi doc ! I need some suggestions. I see double vision even with my prescription glasses. It stops if I close one of any eyes. I feel like my right eye gets more active than right eye. What should I do? I have seen many doctor here but it hasn't got better. What should I do ?
I know these floaters, but what I have today is like a point in the middle of my vision on my right eye that looks like those when you see light for a long time but i wasn’t looking at any point of light . And when i focus on something to see it distorts a little bit what im seeing compared to my left eye… can someone help me know what this is? I t could be giant cell arteritis because yesterday i felt like a burning sensation on my right temple veins when touching it with my fingers but it went away after a few minutes… HELP!
if one has had experienced small black dots randomly , (as like ive had them through most of my life and could be every year or more when one just happens), is that something one should get checked out to? As such i know i have a stigmatism in my eyes and shot sighted and ive heard getting the dots can just randomly happen in general which i was told by an optician years ago, but hearing what you said about floaters concerned me a bit.
Hi doc , it's been 3 days and my left eye got worse..the right eye is total fine and I can see clearly throught it but my left eye is almost blind the lower part is blurred and the upper part is clear.
During the pandemic and lock down, I started having flashes all the time in one eye.. I knew I was at the age for vitreous detachment and figured that is what I was experiencing, although I knew it could lead to retinal detachment. I went like this for months because I could not get seen by a retina doctor. My regular ophthalmologist saw me but didn't see the tear. But I still needed to see an retina specialist. but no one was taking new patients. Finally about 3 months later I was able to be seen, he found a very peripheral tear that was so old it was healing on its own. Nevertheless, I had the laser surgery and the flashes slowly went away. I am fortunate it was not worse because my other eye is blind. Just knowing other symptoms to watch out for is very helpful to me.
Im thankful for your healing.
2:52 “HH”… this is how my migraines start out. 😬
46 years ago I noticed in low light wavy and bent vision, things seemed to also moving . Over time many years I noticed I my vision in bright light was the same bent ,wavy and this seemed to be moving . During 2007 I started to see along with the other symptoms worse than double vision , ten faint images , snowy vision , extreme distortion , parts of vision missing and at times could only see in shades of red. By 2013 it seemed to become better , less problems but weaker peripheral vision . The last few years I have very weak peripheral vision by it's not dark .I can see colors ,shapes ,movement but can't identify anything with clarity .I can see lights perfectly in the dark in my peripheral vision . I can see perfectly looking straight at something within a tiny area but the rest is weak ,bent, wavy, distorted and concaved . I have no clue whats wrong but I did have a massive head injury decades ago and had very low blood sugar during my teens ,late 1970s. My blood sugar was very low but never high.
Great info! The explanation is very easy to understand! Thank you for sharing about:
0:00 Introduction
0:23 Amaurosis Fugax
2:40 Homonymous Hemianopsia
4:17 Diplopia (Double Vision)
8:04 Loss of Peripheral Vision
10:46 Shadows Over Vision
11:20 Blurry Vision
Dr. Chua, thank you 🙏🏻 for this important information!
I learned so much. In November 2022, I had intense flashing in my left eye. I went into see my optometrist that same day for an emergency appointment. A freckle and inflammation (fluid build up) were spotted near my optic nerve by my optometrist, so I was sent to a retina specialist for further evaluation…. Then I was sent to an ocular oncologist for yet further evaluation of the issue! Long story short, I have an atypical nevus in my left eye that is currently stable, but I still continue to be monitored by the ocular oncologist to keep an eye on the situation in case further changes occur. So, please, peeps get your eyes 👀 checked asap if something goes awry.
Please keep up the great videos, Dr. Chua!
You are a very good teacher, communicator and doctor. I've learned a great deal of important information from you in just a few minutes. Thank you!
Very, VERY helpful. Thank you, Dr. Chua
I Love Your Videos And I Started Watching Them Because I Am Diabetic And I Started Seeing Weird Really Small Dots Moving Around When I Look Up Into The Sky And I Wasnt Sure What They Are And I Still Am But I Learn A Lot From Your Videos
Hey, doc, could you make a video on visual snow and eye floaters?
Great information. You seem like a fun and happy guy, who're really a kid at heart, who love to live life and laugh.. How many takes
You're right on point, Dr Chua.
Omg I need to take tests for retinal detachment,, I see blackblobs a lot since I was 13! I’m 19 rn! Oh god!
I have black dots in vision and I know they're normal signs, but currently I take modafinel 100mg/daily and I am afraid if it may increase those dots , I tried to make a search but it didn't help, could you provide me with more information?
Please! HELP!
What I see (since I got pregnant) is the effect you used at 0:52 -the orange flash in my peripheral vision (only my right eye)
I get it multiple times a day, no other symptoms but I DO feel like staring at screens makes it worse…
Do you have ANY idea what this is???
I do not have migraines or headaches if that matters..
I noticed my vision started to suck about a month.. am not completly blind but but i did have trouble sleeping for weeks and am not sure if this was thr problem
Can we prevent permanent damage by detecting eyesight weakening early?
What symptoms can you notice with acute angle closure glocoma
what if on the first one, instead of darkening, it’s whitening, where everything gets so bright it feels like there’s a white sheet over my right eye
How about seeing blurry floating object, at first its just small then becoming bigger and wider then vision will totally blurry then after some minutes the vision gradually becoming clearer and clearer..after vision cleared or back to normal, what happen next is that painful head and eyes..
Hi doc ! I need some suggestions.
I see double vision even with my prescription glasses. It stops if I close one of any eyes. I feel like my right eye gets more active than right eye. What should I do? I have seen many doctor here but it hasn't got better.
What should I do ?
I know these floaters, but what I have today is like a point in the middle of my vision on my right eye that looks like those when you see light for a long time but i wasn’t looking at any point of light
. And when i focus on something to see it distorts a little bit what im seeing compared to my left eye… can someone help me know what this is? I t could be giant cell arteritis because yesterday i felt like a burning sensation on my right temple veins when touching it with my fingers but it went away after a few minutes… HELP!
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if one has had experienced small black dots randomly , (as like ive had them through most of my life and could be every year or more when one just happens), is that something one should get checked out to? As such i know i have a stigmatism in my eyes and shot sighted and ive heard getting the dots can just randomly happen in general which i was told by an optician years ago, but hearing what you said about floaters concerned me a bit.
Can you do a video on MacTel?
Can make a video about lazy eye
Hi doc , it's been 3 days and my left eye got worse..the right eye is total fine and I can see clearly throught it but my left eye is almost blind the lower part is blurred and the upper part is clear.
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It’s not high cholesterol it’s probably high triglycerides.
What’s not?
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