Re: [OM] OT: Serious Medical Question

[John Hermanson]

I had what looked like small electronic flashes going off in the corner 
of my left eye.  A sign of possible detached retina. Floaters came with 
this. the floaters faded away and the flashing stopped, as predicted by 
my eye specialist.
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On 11/3/2015 9:21 AM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> Chris,
>     Looking back at your original post it would seem you have had a recent
> uptick in visual floaters. If you have never had them before but are now
> having multiple floaters, I would strongly recommend you have a retinal
> exam. Also, you *are* at risk for glaucoma, everyone is at risk. It is
> usually in older persons but I've know plenty of people who came down with
> it in their 40's. It is usually asymptomatic, thus regular ocular pressure
> checks (about every two years) are recommended.
>
> Charlie
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 8:38 AM, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > > Chris,            Get your BLOODY EYES  CHECKED !!!
> > > I went for my usual eye test in the summer To be told I have "Age related
> > Macular
> > > Degeneration" I did not see that coming. I assumed  that the Wobbly
> > verticals and
> > > horizontals that I sometimes experienced were the result of my glasses
> > distorting
> > > my field of vision. Worryingly my optician had not informed me
> > ...assuming I had
> > > already been told. My (controlled ) Diabetic review simply stated " no
> > eye changes
> > > due to diabetes" which did not tell the full story. It is not a great
> > issue at
> > > present but can only get worse !!Your eyesight is precious, You really
> > need to
> > > take care.
> >       I did run across an item online yesterday that mentioned something
> > remotely similar, but it was related to glaucoma.  I'm definitely not in
> > danger of that.
> >
> >       An interesting effect that I noticed of this early this morning is
> > that when I move my eyes I'm giving off very small flashes of light, which
> > is reflected in the frame of my glasses.  This might be convenient as I
> > could potentially do away with using a flash.  :{D
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards John Duggan, Wales, UK
> > >       From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Olympus
> > Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Monday, 2 November 2015, 23:31
> > > Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Serious Medical Question
> > >
> > >
> > > > If it was me, I would talk to a doc. Especially if you haven't been in
> > > > awhile.  You only have 2 of em.
> > >     I haven't seen a doctor in over 20 years.  A friend here tells me she
> > get these once in a while and they go away after a while.
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
> > >     - Hunter S. Thompson
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> > Chris
> >
> > When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
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