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Q: Sudden blurred and patchy vision, lasted about 30 minutes

asked by: hbclarette on June 19th, 2009

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I'm a 37 year old female. About an hour ago, I was walking down my hall and suddenly became dizzy, and started to see a "starburst" shaped object that was flashing in the bottom and left side of my left eye (in my peripheral vision)... then my vision became blurred and patchy in both eyes. After about 30 minutes I started to see normal again, although the glare of the computer is slightly bright and irritating still. I also have a mild headache in the front of my head above my eyes.

I have been waking up in the middle of the night with a sharp pain above my left eye off and on for several weeks. It lasts a couple of minutes. It has been several days since it last occurred.

Although, I do have disc protrusions in my Cervical spine at C3-4 mild 2-3mm, and C5-6 severe 4mm which extends into both neural foramina and intermediate numbness in my forearms/hands- I am in good health.

Any ideas what just happened?

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ioka

replied on June 19th, 2009

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hello i can,t say for sure but at a guess i would say high blood pressure and the pain you experienced was possibbly optic nerve. Have you had or needing an eye test done? and computers are maybe great but play havoc with the eyes and headaches if using for long periods at a time..
watch for other replys though as thats why we are here.

DeniseA

replied on June 25th, 2009

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Sudden tunnel vision, white spots, lasted 1/2 hr then headache

I did a search for my symptoms and found this post but no answers! It happened to me today and terrified me! I am in my early 50's, female, good health. I don't have (or didn't last visit) high blood pressure- there is diabetes, heart disease and strokes in my family.

I walked into a corporate building which had bright lights and suddenly lost my peripheral vision and had bright white 'dots' in my front focus. I couldn't see anything well, couldn't focus on anything directly, and it made me feel slightly dizzy. After a half hour it went away, and then (not during) I had a bad - but not severe- headache. I rarely get headaches.

I'm on the computer most of the day but at this time had not been on for about two hours.

DeniseA

replied on June 25th, 2009

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PS I should also add that I too have sharp pain above my left eye every so often - about once every few months. I had been in a car accident many years ago and hit my forehead, and until the woman's post above, I thought the sharp pains above the left eye were attributable to that.

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