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What Causes Peripheral Low Vision Along With Lightening Bolts And Floaters In Eyes?

I AM TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A SERIES OF SYMPTOMS THAT MY DOCTORS HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE. THEY BELIEVE ITS LEADING TOWARDS AN OPTICAL NERVE DISORDER OR DISEASE BUT NOT SURE, I HAVE LOW VISION, SEVERE COLOR CONTRAST BLINDNESS, LOW PERPHERIAL VISION, BLIND SPOTS, BLACK FLOATING CLOUDS, YELLOW FLASHING LIGHTING BOLTS, FLOATERS, I HAD A DETACHED RETINA ON THE LEFT EYE 5 YEARS AGO AND CATARACTS IN BOTH EYES . A SPECIALIST HAS DETERMINED ITS NOT RETINA OR CATARACT, I HAVE A HISTORY OF CHRONIC RHINITIS, HEARING IMPAIRED, GERD, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE WITH IT AFFECTING THE SCIATICA NERVE DOWN THE LEFT LEG I GET THE SHAKES, I HAVE MOMENTS I CANT SPEAK MY MOUTH JUST WONT OPEN, AND I HAVE A SEVERE CASE OF TMJ O GET CONFUSED AND I HAVE BALANCE ISSUES AND I CANT GOOGLE ALL OF THIS AND I DOUBT YOU CAN ANSWER BUT THOUGHT I WOULD TRY . MY FATHER HAD PARKINSONS
Wed, 30 Mar 2016
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
The symptoms described by you - low vision, color contrast blindness, low peripheral vision, blind spots, black floating clouds, yellow flashing lighting bolts and floaters are suggestive of disorder of retina.
Low peripheral vision is a symptom of high intra-ocular pressure thus, intra-ocular pressure needs to be measured.
A past history of detached retina raises the possibility of recurrence of retinal detachment. The symptoms of flashing lights and lighting bolts is a feature of retinal detachment.
Bilateral cataracts need to operated by placing intra-ocular lenses.
Inability to open mouth is suggestive of ankylosis of TMJ.
Please consult an oro-facial surgeon for management of ankylosis of TMJ.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri

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What Causes Peripheral Low Vision Along With Lightening Bolts And Floaters In Eyes?

Hello and welcome to HCM, The symptoms described by you - low vision, color contrast blindness, low peripheral vision, blind spots, black floating clouds, yellow flashing lighting bolts and floaters are suggestive of disorder of retina. Low peripheral vision is a symptom of high intra-ocular pressure thus, intra-ocular pressure needs to be measured. A past history of detached retina raises the possibility of recurrence of retinal detachment. The symptoms of flashing lights and lighting bolts is a feature of retinal detachment. Bilateral cataracts need to operated by placing intra-ocular lenses. Inability to open mouth is suggestive of ankylosis of TMJ. Please consult an oro-facial surgeon for management of ankylosis of TMJ. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri