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Why My Son Is Seeing Purple Spots When He Looks At White Wall?
My 6 yr old son mentioned to my wife that he has been seeing purple spots when he looks at white walls. Is this something to be immediately concerned about or can we wait a few days to see an eye doctor? When she asked him how long he's seeing them, he said "a thousand days", which I take to mean for at least a few days.
Wed, 16 Apr 2014
Hello
It seems from the history that your son is having problems of seeing purple spots on seeing a white wall.
These can be because of floaters because of presence of opacities in the vitreous in the posterior segment of the eye.
This requires evaluation by a ophthalmologist by performing simple tests like indirect ophthalmoscopy to find out the underlying cause and treatment accordingly if required.
Hence I advice you to consult your eye doctor for examination and treatment accordingly.
Thank you
It seems from the history that your son is having problems of seeing purple spots on seeing a white wall.
These can be because of floaters because of presence of opacities in the vitreous in the posterior segment of the eye.
This requires evaluation by a ophthalmologist by performing simple tests like indirect ophthalmoscopy to find out the underlying cause and treatment accordingly if required.
Hence I advice you to consult your eye doctor for examination and treatment accordingly.
Thank you
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