I lost peripheal vision on the right side in both eyes due to a stroke. If I hold my arm out in front of me, and I am looking straight ahead, I can't see my arm/hand. Does anyone know what this would make my field of vision in percentage?
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Sorry to hear of your loss. Although your description gives me an idea, I thought I would attach some information for you to read. I tried to attach a picture to this response but the software is not suitable. Instead, please see the following website and refer figure 11, page 36. http://www.ski.org/Colenbrander/Images/Measuring_Vis_Duane01.pdf#search='measuring%20vision%20loss'\nIf you are not familiar, copy the line above and paste in your browser, it should take you to a pdf file. If you can not get pdf, you can download it for free. \n\nIf you still are unable to obtain this information, email me at jodygrissom@yahoo.com and I will send it as a file for you. \n\nBased on your limited information, I estimate that you have lost between 25-50% of your vision. But it is complex and I am not a physician.
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Im not sure if head trauma can cause this later on in life , but I do know that one is usually born with this condition. I have two family members which have suffered from this and I myself have what is known as a "lazy-eye" and all of us have been born with this eye condition. However, there are corrective measures as well as surgeries and it's too bad this little darling wasnt given the chance at having one.
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Did you ask this question recently?  It is possible to be able to focus although an eye is out of "alignment". You may be hearing the crackle of the globe as it turns "abnormally" in the socket.  I had protruding eyes (due to Grave's disease, but plastic surgery fixed it) and when I put pressure on them, they crackled in the sockets.
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it is absolutely possible that this is a stroke - you should go to the ER or at least call your family doctor ASAP (their answering service will have a physician on-call) !!!\ndon't take any chances
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move your monitor slightly side way...\n\n\nas long as you still can see what your doing...\n\n\nwhether your a near sighted or farsighted... then you wont have to move backwards to stay away from direct rediation...\n\n\nheheheheh :)
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I know a guy who lost sight in one eye.  I have seen several people taken to the hospital.  I saw one guy hit in the jugular.  It was not pretty.
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It took a few weeks for my reading to get better and about a year until the Halo effect wore off at night.  I would see a Halo around all lights at night.  But now I have no problems and 20/15 vision.  Best thing I ever did for myself.
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That's totally normal for a new prescription. It seems like every time they change my prescription for my glasses and contacts my perspective just seems weird for about the first two weeks, but then it goes away. Of course I still get that sensation when I switch between my contacts and glasses, but just for few minutes. \n\nAll I can say is, keep wearing your glasses consistently, and give it about two weeks - everything should seem normal by then. \n\ngood luck :)
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Whether you will go blind or not isn't the biggest issue here. The issue here is whether your intracranial pressure is under control. Are you taking antihypertensive medications at all? And what did the doctor who diagnosed you say about your treatment? The fact that you're still suffering from bad headache is a good enough indication that the pressure isn't under control yet. If you visit the ER with your headache, you should let the medical staff there know about your intracranial hypertension, and they'll do what is best for you.\nIn any case, try and make contact with your local social work service to arrange for some financial help so you can continue your treatment. Remember that intracranial hypertension can lead to more serious consequences than merely going blind. You're putting your brain's blood vessels in constant strain, and sooner or later, they'll become weaken, and you can suffer a stroke, which might be fatal. Please take care of your health. We all only live once.\nGood luck.
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See an optometrist. This could be serious. I doubt an OTC medicine could help you with this.
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Well my friend, you can't "crack" an eye muscle. You can damage your root of the eye through disease, like cancer, then your going to go blind.\n   If your talking about a picture you had taken and you don't like it because it looks different, you might have had a bad day, maybe. You wouldn't be able to see if one if one eye was crossed or there was something on this order wrong.\n\n   If you still think you have a problem then I'd suggest you go see your doctor.
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This a question I answered once!\n\n1. Blind born people aren't able to visualize because the visual area is not developped\n2. People that blind during their life ... is possible if visual area is intact ... ask someone in this category ...
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Its called Nystagmus.  It means involuntary movement of the eyes.  If you have not already done so see an eye doctor to rule out any eye diseases and also see your family doctor to rule out neurological problems. Usually it is hereditary and doesn't cause any problems but you MUST rule out serious health problems first.
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Thanks for the information, I saved the link and will read thought it later. I have a 5 year old nephew who has been diagnosed as autistic, he also has vision problems. I have had my doubts about the diagnosis from the beginning, hope your paper helps bring some light to the situation. \nThanks.
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Hi, I feel so so so sorry for you, personally if I was you I would sit down with your friends family and the 2 surgeons and just ask them what is the pros and cons.\n\nSurely they will be able to give you some advice on this, you can't go thru all of this without some help or advice.\n\nAlso, ask the neurosurgeon for his advice and just tell him that you don't want to do anything without his approval cos at the end of the day it is your life that will be wrecked not theirs and not your families.\n\nAlso, if your surgeon rings you up ask him to talk to you over the phone and ask him the questions and get him to answer them, if he can and just pour your heart out to him tell him you don't want him to do the 15hr operation.\n\nYour surgeon will do whats best for you he won't let you down over all of these years.\n\nIf he did operate what would happen would you get paralyasis permantely and the blindness will that be permant whatever way you go?\n\nTry asking for a shunt to be put in I know you mentioned it in the additional details but that could save you and does that stay in their for life?\n\nAnyway good luck for this upcoming operation but please really think about it and I hope you get all the answers you need for you to make your decision.\n\nTake your time in thinking about it, it is your life your talking about here not theirs, also I have one more point for you!!!!!!\n\nLets say you didn't have these operations would you go blind? \nAnd also if you had the operations what happens in later life?\nHave you got to have it done again or will the shunt keep the fluid away?\n\nPlease add additional information\n\nThanks and the very best of luck?
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amy is right.  this is the basis behind percieved perception.  what you see may be different than what somebody else sees however you speek of it as the same thing.\n\naarons answer is missing the part of transfering the light information into a chemical reaction inside the rod cells and then turn to electical activity.  this is where the possible problem occurs\nbetter yet heres the sequence \n\n1. Light rays enter the eyes by passing through the cornea, the aqueous, the pupil, the lens, the vitreous, and then striking the light sensitive nerve cells (rods and cones) in the retina.\n\n2. Visual processing begins in the retina. Light energy produces chemical changes in the retina's light sensitive cells. These cells, in turn, produce electrical activity.\n\n3. Nerve fibers from these cells join at the back of the eye to form the optic nerve.\n\n4. The optic nerve of each eye meets the other at the optic chiasm. Medial nerves of each optic nerve cross, but lateral nerves stay on the same side. The overlap of nerve fibers allows for depth perception.\n\n5. Electrical impulses are communicated to the visual cortex of the brain by way of the optic nerve.
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Yes, you can go blind (not to be flip).  Intercranial Hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri) is an elevation of pressure in the cranium and if high enough causes the optic nerves to be compressed and if compressed long enough can cause the nerve to atrophy and die ie go blind.  Listen if you are still getting bad headache you need treatment.  Either repeat spinal taps, meds like Diamox, or even a VP shunt will help.  If no insurance, go to your community health medical clinic and see if they can help you.  If all fails try the ER and explain your situation (try a line like if the ER doc tries to send you home but doc I have no money and no followup whos going to support me if i go blind....Pause...are you going to support me if i go blind)