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What Could Be The Reason For Appearance Of Black Spot ?
I was hit in the head with a basketball on Saturday and immediately saw a black spot out of my right eye, I thought it was my contact dislodged, but then realized it wasn't. The black spot went away eventually and I kept playing. The past two morning, I've noticed that spot on the lower part of my right eye, but then eventually goes away. should I be concerned?
Sat, 11 Jan 2014
Hello
It seems from the history that you had a injury to head with a basket ball following which you are having black spot in the eye. This is called as floater and this is because of any opacity in the posterior part of the eye infront of the retina. The commonest cause is problem in the vitreous like vitreous opacity.
This might be because of vitreous detachment as a result of trauma.
Floaters by themselves does not require treatment but sudden increase in the floaters or association with diminution of vision requires evaluation as this indicates retinal problems like retinal tear.
Hence I advice you to consult your eye doctor for further evaluation and treatment accordingly.
Thank you
It seems from the history that you had a injury to head with a basket ball following which you are having black spot in the eye. This is called as floater and this is because of any opacity in the posterior part of the eye infront of the retina. The commonest cause is problem in the vitreous like vitreous opacity.
This might be because of vitreous detachment as a result of trauma.
Floaters by themselves does not require treatment but sudden increase in the floaters or association with diminution of vision requires evaluation as this indicates retinal problems like retinal tear.
Hence I advice you to consult your eye doctor for further evaluation and treatment accordingly.
Thank you
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