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Tue 31 Oct, 2006 11:52 am
I have been noticing something strange in the night sky. Several times I have been gazing up at the stars and through the corner of my eye I noticed a huge cluster of bright stars -- it might even be a galaxy. They may have been the brightest things in the sky. However, when I tried to look at it directly it disappears! Then I look off to the side and there it is again! Though I wear glasses, my eyesight is usually pretty good. I do not have glaucoma or any related eye diseases. Can anyone explain this phenomenon?
hey there.....you....with the stars.....in your eyes....
Is there anyone out there who might have an answer to my most perplexing dilemma?
Now, this is important because you could be having the start of a detached retina. I had one from workin in sunny climes and it started with bright lights that gradually encircled my field of vision like a bright circular picture frame. Then I started getting these "floaters in my eye" so I went to an eye specialist and I hadda get surgery and a whole host of dos and donts.
Like no peering down a microscope for 6 months or using a computer, or dont rapidly move my eyeballs . Most of these I could handle .
Detached retinas aint a joke NF, take it seriously.
Its eier that or your being possessed by aliens
Further, I'd not see an optometrist, but an ophthamologist.
I agree with Osso. You need an MD to deal with this.
waddya think I said? go to a camera shop?
No, farmer! But Nick mentioned optometrist... and might not be clear on the specialties.
Lay off the Lucy in the sky - with diamonds.
Not really a joking matter is it.
Get it checked out nick.
this is bad, hes turning all grey kinda.
To be more clear, in case it helps anyone, I have an optometrist through whom I purchase my glasses, an ophthamologist (a m.d. specialist in disease of the eye), an eye surgeon, and a retinal eye surgeon.
You might think of going to the last one first, but I'm pretty sure they usually work by referral only; the ophthamologist is the gate-keeper person to see.
Re: Any optomotrists out there?
NickFun wrote:I have been noticing something strange in the night sky. Several times I have been gazing up at the stars and through the corner of my eye I noticed a huge cluster of bright stars -- it might even be a galaxy. They may have been the brightest things in the sky. However, when I tried to look at it directly it disappears! Then I look off to the side and there it is again! Though I wear glasses, my eyesight is usually pretty good. I do not have glaucoma or any related eye diseases. Can anyone explain this phenomenon?
I have something called
vitreous degeneration. It's pretty common and is a cause of "floaters" and flashes. Have an opthamologist check it out, Nick. It can lead to retinal tears and detachment.
Lets load this sumbitch up in a car and drive im to the docs befiore he totally greys out on us. Who's drivin
SHOTGUN!
You drive, I want to see the scenery...
bullshit, I called shotgun, and by the sacred rules of cruisin, --shotgun must be honored.
ASk anybody
Yeah, but you're the guy...
(snork...)
I had to look up shotgun, since I never went cruisin..
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mrideshotgun.html
I seem to recall that peripheral vision is always more light sensitive. I'm not an opthalmologist, but it sounds normal.
I suppose it could be normal and I hope so, but floaters on top of bright lights is a serious indicator.
None of us are opththamolgists either, so far posting at least, but we've had floaters and retinal damage. It's not a thing to delay checking out.
OK, Ill drive . Now sit down , hold on , and shut up!
NO SCREAMING EITHER
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