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My sister has been having sudden loss of vision. She said its like looking through a haze. Then last night she awoke in the night and could not see anything but shadows for almost two hours, she finally got up out of bed and made it to the bathroom, when switching on the light she said she could see the loght but everything was a blurr. She lost her vision again during the day today for a few minutes. She does not have high blood pressure. She does however have thyroid trouble, and is taking prescription medication for anxiety which includes valium, and celexa. She is also prescribed tylenol 4 wth codine for back pain but she has only been taking the codne for a month. Also i should mention that she has a spot on her forhead that knots up from time to time she said it hurts her when it comes up. Any idea what could be wrong?...oh she also has prescription contacts they are the disposable ones but she always uses them for too long
Gender: FemaleAge: 37 Already Tried: nothing, don't know what to do
Greetings.
How old is she?
Is the vision loss in one eye or both?
Dr. Arun
Both eyes, she is 37 years old and 230 pounds, history of diabieties in family as well
Hello,
Many conditions are associated with transient visual loss. All of them warrant an examination by an eye specialist. Following are the causes;
1) secondary to an embolic phenomenon in the eye artery or disease of arteries related to the eye artery
2) glaucoma
3) neoplasm or growth in brain
4) medicines
5) migraine
It would be prudent that she is seen by a specialist as soon as possible.
Please feel free for your follow up questions.
neoplasm or growth in the brain, would there be any pain associated with this or any other symptoms?
I have just enumerated the causes to have an high index of suspicion for ruling out the serious things. By far the commonest causes are related to the arterial and vascular diseases of the eye. So a physician would look for them in the first instance. With the obesity and a family history of diabetes the most commonly suspected lesions for transient loss of vision would be;
1) occlusion of the main central vein or branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO),
2) ischemia or the decreased blood supply of the optic nerve
3) formation of clots or platelet-containing emboli like hypercoagulable states, antiphospholipid syndrome, and anemia.
If these are ruled out, open-angle glaucoma would be considered and lastly the brain neoplasm. Brain tumors are not common cause but since they are serious, should always be considered for an early diagnosis.
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