Tell me about... "Visual Changes"

[redheadlynn]

What about gray spots that come with standing suddenly?

[alviarin]

all is well She said she saw some thinning in my retina but no perfs and no signs of other issues usually seen in PE!!!! (and she spent a LOT longer looking at my eye than the OD did)

*phew*

[caryn]

Good news!

[z1ggy23]

Sorry to hear that, let us know what the opthamologist says!

all is well She said she saw some thinning in my retina but no perfs and no signs of other issues usually seen in PE!!!! (and she spent a LOT longer looking at my eye than the OD did)

[alviarin]

Sorry to hear that, let us know what the opthamologist says!

[z1ggy23]

OB is sending me to a ophthalmologist, but they have mostly gone (or I am just used to them now).

update: went to my Optometrist (because I don't have a regular Ophthalmologist and the OB said at LEAST go to a OD) and... she saw a "small hole" in my left retina and I am now being referred to a MD. I go in there tomorrow first thing in the AM (she wanted to work me in today, but didn't get back to me until I was already at my OB apmt and couldn't make it to her office in time).

*shrug* we will see tomorrow.

[z1ggy23]

OB is sending me to a ophthalmologist, but they have mostly gone (or I am just used to them now).

[kellyo19]

I had undiagnosed/untreated PE and IUGR with daughter in 2005, which activated a dormant eye condition which is now chronic. With my PIH pregnancy with my son in 2009, my vision changed included a glittery sparkly floater in addition to regular shadowy floaters and flashes of light. The glittery sparkly floaters caused some panic and a quick referral to my eye specialist, who said it would be best if I delivered my son (I had him 2 days later).

Any eye changes need to be reported to your MFM or OB. Let them evaluate your health. Good luck, hope this helps!

[laura]

I think context is everything- late pregnancy is also the time when floaters run rampant- they're bits of protein in the eye that flit around the periphery that you can see.

The visual disturbances that go with severe preeclampsia are caused by inter cranial pressure smushing the optic nerve. (thats also what causes "the" headache, which is why they often go together!)

Any kind of visual change is something you'd want to report to your ob without delay- but thats the kicker of this disease- there are too few signs that things are going inexorably south that can't be confused with other things-so if you're getting signs of nervous system impairment, a neurological exam is the only way to rule out that you're not galloping toward eclampsia!

[z1ggy23]

I am bringing this back up.

I have been having specs in my vision (much like the PP described). They are fleeting, but happen a number of times a day. It took me a few days (and a longer episode involving a number of specs flashing in an out for a while) to decide something was even happening... I am not sure this really counts (no, I haven't called my OB, but I go in tomorrow to see her anyway).

My BPs have been ok (130-135/80-86ish... the longer episode was during a time when my BP was a little more elevated 140+/90+ but still borderline... ).

Really is this something that sounds related or just another red herring?