Re: CANNOT SEE TO READ

On May 25, 11:33 pm, "Mike Tyner" <mty...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Does Fuchs's appear to be similar to a mass of blood (or similar material)
in that when the eye is not very active it spreads across the vision to
simulate a very thin covering and when the eye is active it coalesces into
a
blob that may cover 50 percent of the field of view (sitting in the
center)?

Fuch's makes the back side of the cornea look a little like frosted glass,
the texture of an orange peel.

There is no blood, and no "blob" to form any image.

The central cornea is usually worst, and the hazy vision isn't usually
concentrated in any particular field or direction.

Fuch's is not rare, and it's difficult to miss if you're paying attention.

-MT, OD

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On Sat, 24 May 2008 19:54:34 -0700, ray <spamm...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It is a long shot but some of the symptoms you are describing are
Fuchs's Corneal Dystrophy. Many doctors don't find it because it is
rare, but it is easy to diagnose if they are looking for it. I found
that I have it about 2 months ago. It only took 3 different doctors
to find it, some have gone to 6 or more before they got a proper
diagnosis.
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Does Fuchs's appear to be similar to a mass of blood (or similar material)
in that when the eye is not very active it spreads across the vision to
simulate a very thin covering and when the eye is active it coalesces into
a
blob that may cover 50 percent of the field of view (sitting in the
center)?

thanks, mike, for the clarifications of a number of points that irked
me when I read this thread from the start.

Fuch's is quite easy to diagnose in a simple slit-lamp evaluation.
And its possible but not likely that the original poster really has
this condition anyway so its mention takes the thread off a little off
topic. I think the most likely conditions that need to be ruled out
are simple refractive changes, cataracts, and potential retinal
problems (diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, etc.) And such
an examination is directly in line with the skills and scope of
practice of optometrists, as well as ophthalmologists, both groups who
have "medical" training regarding the eye.
.

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