BKF1515
10-03-10, 12:47
Hi, I haven't been on here in awhile and I thought I was doing better. But I am losing my grip today after having visited the optometrist.
A few months ago I woke up (just one time) with one blurry eye. Just once, but it was so blurry I couldn't see normally from it until the end of the day. I went to the eye ER and they performed tests but could offer no explanation except that they determined I have dry eyes. I did some internet research and concluded I must have slept with my eye slightly open and dried out my cornea temporarily. It has not happened since.
Today I was to see my optometrist and told him about the event and said I just wanted a check-up. He said the event sounded like a sudden change of pressure in my eye, although I didn't have any pain or nausea. He fully evaluated my eyes and said the only slightly odd thing that he noticed is that in the eye in which I had the blurry episode, my retinal blood vessels are slightly more 'twisty' than those in my right eye. He said it's no real cause for concern, but usually the blood vessel structure looks similar in both eyes and in my case, they vary a little. He told me not to worry, but just to be on the safe side, to ask my doctor to measure my blood pressure, iron and do a diabetes test. I don't exhibit any signs of diabetes but just to be sure.
Just the thought that my right eye might not be getting enough oxygen is starting to make me panic. I did the most awful thing and googled it - bad idea. Does anyone have varying blood vessel structures in their eyes or ever had an episode of blurriness? I want to believe there is nothing to worry about, otherwise I'll just count the minutes until my next appt. and silently panicking....
A few months ago I woke up (just one time) with one blurry eye. Just once, but it was so blurry I couldn't see normally from it until the end of the day. I went to the eye ER and they performed tests but could offer no explanation except that they determined I have dry eyes. I did some internet research and concluded I must have slept with my eye slightly open and dried out my cornea temporarily. It has not happened since.
Today I was to see my optometrist and told him about the event and said I just wanted a check-up. He said the event sounded like a sudden change of pressure in my eye, although I didn't have any pain or nausea. He fully evaluated my eyes and said the only slightly odd thing that he noticed is that in the eye in which I had the blurry episode, my retinal blood vessels are slightly more 'twisty' than those in my right eye. He said it's no real cause for concern, but usually the blood vessel structure looks similar in both eyes and in my case, they vary a little. He told me not to worry, but just to be on the safe side, to ask my doctor to measure my blood pressure, iron and do a diabetes test. I don't exhibit any signs of diabetes but just to be sure.
Just the thought that my right eye might not be getting enough oxygen is starting to make me panic. I did the most awful thing and googled it - bad idea. Does anyone have varying blood vessel structures in their eyes or ever had an episode of blurriness? I want to believe there is nothing to worry about, otherwise I'll just count the minutes until my next appt. and silently panicking....