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got checked today for the flashing lights

Posted: Jan 19, 2015

He didn't find anything but said if it lasted more than 2 months to see a retina specialist. Whew!

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Did you see an ophthalmologist - for this

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I had this happen and the exam involved dilating my eye and then numbing my eye for a super thorough examination.

Only way so see the vitreous sac and retina.

Did you see an optometrist or an ophthalmologist? - sm

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As someone who has had 3 retinal tears in the past 10 years, I hope you saw an MD ophthalmologist, not an optometrist. An optometrist is not trained in diagnosing severe diseases of the eyes. I'll be relieved if you saw an ophthalmologist if he/she has a good reputation. If it was an optometrist, I urge you to call a retinal specialist. It is never normal to have flashing lights. It could be a retinal tear or something else, but it's not normal.

Optometrists ARE trained to diagnose severe - sm

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diseases of the eye. There are medical tests done in optometrists' offices to help diagnose these diseases, but sometimes the tests aren't even needed. Sometimes severe diseases can be diagnosed with a thorough exam. Optometrists will then refer patients to an M.D. (I worked in an optometrist's office.)

yes it was an optometrist. I had thorough exams where he dilated - my eyes. I feel comfortable

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with my exam. I cannot spend the money for a medical specialist copay. He told me if I have darkening in my vision or a curtain like darkness to call and he would get me referred to a retina specialist right away.

I had a vitreous detachment...SM - Old Anon

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in one eye a few years back. I had a small spot in my vision that moved if I moved my eye left to right or up and down. My optometrist did a dilated exam. He saw a small piece of vitrea had pulled off and was floating around in there. He also checked my retina and said it was intact. He told me as you age, the vitrea dries out and gets crispy. A piece can detach and float around in your eyeball and eventually falls to the floor of the eyeball. As long as it does not pull of any retina in the process, it is a relatively benign and common occurrence. If you have this experience, yes indeed, your optometrist can do a dilated exam to see what's going on.

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