So I've had anxiety, chest pains, all kinds of weird stuff happen lately. The last couple weeks I've been having flashes in my eyes especially when the light is dim. I went to an optometrist and he didn't see anything wrong with my peripheral vision and he dialated my eyes and looked for intracranial pressure but he didn't find signs of anything. I went to the neurologist because I have headaches as well and he said I have migraines and the flash is in my eyes. He doesn't think it's anything to worry about. He did t order an MRI and I think I should have one. Has anyone else experienced this?
Kim
I get the same when in a darkened room I understand it is quite normal it is the electrical impulses from brain to back of the eye. I get coloured rings sometimes when I close my eyes to sleep it does not happen all the time just now and then
I changed my Opticion two years ago and I told them about floaters and flashes on the eye lid I had all the tests and I was fine.
Get your eyes checked if worried, in the UK it is now every two years.
BOB
Yes yes I have had all kinds of weird vision problems for the past 7 months. I've seen an opthamologist and neurologist had every test you can think of and no answer. They first blamed it on migraines but I've had optical migraines for my whole life and this is way different so then it was diagnosed as anxiety. I don't think this is anxiety but it's easier for them to just tell me that rather than running more tests
as long as you had your eyes examined it sounds like the flashes are from migraines.
I had flashes but it was from a little tear in my retina in the back of my eye. Easy fix.
Did your optometrist find it or opthalmologist?
Yes I had them checked but it doesn't help the worry. Especially since I Google everything.
I definitely want the MRI I keep thinking it's a tumor and I freak out. My anxiety is off the chain lately and I am taking medicine but it doesn't keep me from making myself nuts.
You definitely should have the MRI it's very important to make sure you don't have a tumor or anything else going on. If it comes back clear most likely they'll blame it on migraines or anxiety ... it's kinda universal that they throw that at you after an mri.
The neurologist doesn't seem to want to give me one but I'm still pushing for it. If he won't do it I will go to my GP and see if she can refer me for one.
Unbelievable!!!! I'm not a doctor but you'd think with those symptoms they'd immediately do an MRI
hi, i know it was while ago but i was wondering if you got the Mri? im suffring from the same symptoms.