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Suddenly blind in one eye!

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autumnrained · 12/12/2017 11:46

Hi I'm just looking for advice as we're not sure on where to turn to now!
Dh was sweeping up last week when he stood up he suddenly went dizzy and he said his eye sight just went black but after a minute of so he regained most of it back but he was left with only a tiny bit of vision in his left eye.
Off he went to seek medical advice they took blood tests and did an eye exam and asked him to return the next day. So he did, this time they did lots of eye drops and extensive tests but all came back fine so was asked to return today for more tests and to see a doctor. He's been and they've done what they do and told him thats it we will see you in 3 months time
So he's now not able to do much as getting used to vision in only 1 eye is hard for him so he can't work now. No glasses. No answers no more tests just wait 3 months.
Surely more should be done? Does anyone know what route to take next please?

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Hulder · 13/12/2017 10:12

What did the ophthalmologists say it was? As per underneath it does sound like CRAO which sadly they can't do a lot about.

No offence to ophthalmologists but after a lot of experience hanging about eye clinic with DH, he's always had excellent treatment but often not great communication about what they are doing.

Twopeapods · 14/12/2017 11:26

Please go and see GP asap.
My friends DF had some vision loss while he was driving. He had to pull over and get a lift home.
He seen his GP who thought initially it was a stroke. It turned out to be a brain tumour. I still shed a tear for him after 5/6 years as he was one of the nicest people you could meet.
Your DH needs an MRI.
Don't be fobbed off.
I don't mean to scare you coz it is much more likely to be something not serious, but just get checked.

bubblegumunicorn · 14/01/2018 08:12

Hey I know I'm a bit late to this but my DH is registered blind it happened quite suddenly too and it was due to pressure building up behind his eyes which caused his retinas to detach he had an underlying condition so already had contact with a specialist hospital and had surgery almost immediately, this was down south, recently we've had a problem where he needed to see some one about his eyes and as we've moved north we couldn't see his usual surgeon it took 3 different doctors to get to someone who maybe knows what they're talking about and even then (we were in the emergency eye care unit in the RVI Newcastle) they hadn't seen anything like it, anyway my point is most doctors don't come across this kind of thing so don't know what to do, they will try and be helpful but really you need a specialist regarding this as it's not necessarily a common issue (hope it's nothing serious in his case and his vision returns)

speakout · 14/01/2018 08:27

How did the opthalmologist do a blood test OP?

DrRanjsRightEyebrow · 14/01/2018 08:31

I would be going straight to an eye hospital. Can you get to London or Bristol? Pain suggests something causing pressure on optic nerve perhaps. I had diffuse anterior scleritis which caused a lot of pain. (but no loss of vision)

InfiniteCurve · 14/01/2018 22:01

Ophthalmologists are the specialty doctors who deal with eyes,so if you have seen an ophthalmologist,there is no point returning to the GP unless things have altered - GPs (and optometrists sometimes) refer to ophthalmologists.
I think some posters here are confusing optometrists ( examine eyes,often on the high street,prescribe glasses...) with ophthalmologists??
And I'm sure they will have considered every option suggested on this thread because that is what they do...
Hope your DH gets some answers,OP.

acornsandnuts · 14/01/2018 22:05

This is why we have a society of 20 something’s that behave like teenagers with no social, emotional or financial maturity.

acornsandnuts · 14/01/2018 22:09

So sorry. Wrong thread

CremeFresh · 14/01/2018 22:12

If your DH had presented at our A&E with these symptoms , I'm pretty sure he would have had a CT scan.

Namethecat · 14/01/2018 22:16

Possibly a T.I.A ( mini stroke ) people can have strokes at any age. Even babies in the womb can have them. He should get checked out and ask for a doplar examination.

Worldsworstcook · 14/01/2018 22:19

Sounds like the symptoms I had ahead of MS diagnosis. Drs often go for a watch and wait policy to see if things settle or new symptoms arise. Some people have an episode of optic neuritis once and never again

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726 · 22/02/2018 20:37

I had a sudden and complete loss of vision in one eye in mid-October 2017 and it happened over 2 days - glittering/grey-scale/black and nothing. I went to the optician who could find nothing wrong with my eyes so was referred to the Ophthalmologist as an emergency.

By mid-November my eye sight had returned and it's now near perfect again; the recovery took about 3 weeks.

I had an MRI and optical neuritis was confirmed. I saw the neurologist yesterday and MS was confirmed. The consultant said much the same as Worldsworstcook; that this could happen again and again - or not for 10 years. I'm going to be given drugs to try to prevent any recurrence.

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