I went to the doctor because I am loosing my vision in my left eye only. They took a picture of the inside of my eye and found out that i have white spots in the posterior of my eye. They did not know what that meant. I am waiting for an appointment with a retina specialist. Does anyone know what this means? Is it perminent? Am I slowly losing my vision?
2007-08-11 13:51:45 · 5 answers · asked by Queen_of_Nice 2 in Health ➔ Optical
Hate to say this, but what is your age?
There are a number of causes for white dots in the back of the eye. On a routine photo, to find dots, as opposed to seeing them during an exam, most likely you've got drusen. Drusen are sick pigment cells. There are may types of macular problems associated with drusen. There are also other syndromes such as multifocal choroiditis which is a transient inflammatory condition. There are just too many to list and explain them without a picture or firmer description.
If you have drusen will will NOT GO BLIND!!!!!!
Does make it harder to see with those little bumps wrinkling things up, but there are a lot of new therapies that help with macular diseases these days. Let us know what the retina guy says.
If after you've seen the retina specialist and you are still confused, let me know. Be glad to help you with understanding your options.
2007-08-11 18:31:59 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Did you see an optometrist or an actual ophthalmologist surgeon? Big difference!
The surgeon can actually determine causes, symptoms and possible treatments and possibly allay your fears, unlike the other who's usually located in a mall or next to a Walmart optometry glass store or either a private office such as a Dr.'s office but maybe next to a Sears or other retail outlet.
Before you panic, please make an appt. to see the surgeon, Opthalmologic Surgeon.
Mrs. T. Chesterfield, VA
2007-08-11 21:18:27 · answer #2 · answered by bpgagirl22 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to go to the doctor to find out for sure. I wish I could answer you, btu I am no expert. I wish you the best of luck, and I hope nothing is wrong with your eyes.
2007-08-11 23:35:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, it is not possible to answer this question. "White spots" could be many different things. You will have to wait to see the retinal specialist to know what is wrong and whether it can be treated.
2007-08-12 00:39:55 · answer #4 · answered by Judy B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
optometry is very innovative today. they can do alot of amazing things. if they can remove cataracts then im sure they can take care of u. uve got nothing to worry about. trust me
2007-08-11 20:59:04 · answer #5 · answered by Tom P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋