Keeping it together/ Eye problems - Multiple Sclerosis Message Board

zadie · 02-27-2008, 02:56 PM

Finally I am not thinking ms 24/7 I now catch myself not thinking about it and it feels good.I read a book about ms a personal experience and found myself more scared I guess if you could predict the outcome it would be easier to deal with I find the waiting game painfull. Could someone discribe there eye problems with ms and does anybody have large floaters
Michele

TXChica70 · 02-27-2008, 03:48 PM

I can't say that I've had eye problems, just the occasional twitching but my mom works for an eye doctor and, according to her, floaters are normal. Now, as for size of floaters I don't know but I would recommend you go to an eye doctor to have them checked out. I know many times an eye doc sees something during exams that leads them to recommend their patient go see a neurologist. The most common eye issues are related to ON (optic neuritis) which is a common symptom of MS. If you do have ON, then the eye doctor can diagnosis this.

Nenu · 02-27-2008, 05:30 PM

I was told by my neuro today that floaters are normal (I have them too, and large). I also have twitching around my right eye (usually worse when I am tired). Best

sunshine149 · 02-27-2008, 06:15 PM

I've had both nystagmus (jumping of the visual field do to eye muscles problems) and Optical neuritis (vision loss, one eye). I've had ON in both eyes and the nystagmus comes and goes, been mostly gone for the last couple of years. I have floaters too, caused by near-sightedness I think-

MSNik · 02-27-2008, 06:46 PM

Im also a veteran of optical neuritis, have had it 3 times...
floaters and the occasional eye tick are normal- they arent even MS related...however, ON is very much a symtom of MS and it hurts! The only treatment for ON that is usually prescribed is IV SOluMedrol..they no longer recommend doing the dose pack of prendisone....nystagmus is also common, but not as common as ON- I havent experienced it, but can imagine the discomfort that accompanies it....

Dont start worrying about eye problems- when you focus on worrying about them, they happen! I dont mean that sarcastically either..but it seems like when you really worry about something, you convince your body to give you issues....if you have eye issues related to MS or even remotely to MS, you will know it. The first thing youll notice is that colors are off, or their are grey patches in your vision...ON hurts when you move your eyes, especially side to side...if you experience any of that get to an opthamologist immediatly and let them decide if a Neuro-opthamologist is needed. I see one every 6 months now that Ive experienced ON so many times...
hope you never have to go thru it!
Nikki