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Old 02-04-2021, 02:28 AM #11
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Just an update! I panicked and went back to the optometrists and asked for an eye health exam. Everything came back fine/healthy. Eye pressure, retina etc. They did another OCT and a slit lamp exam and had a good look—nothing wrong with my eyes. The filaments I see around lights could be a result of my astigmatism. I don’t remember lights looking like that before my concussion, so I assume the problem is with my brain rather than the eyes. Since it’s nothing serious or nothing that actually affects me on a day-to-day basis (unless I obsess which I often do and end up staring at lights like a mad person) I will try to stop focusing on it. It’s only been a month, maybe my brain just needs more time to heal and these random starbursts will get better/disappear.
Hey Merope,

I'm sure your optometrist was delighted to see you again!

Time to move on with your life. Check out the following image.

NGC 1435, Merope Nebula, in the Pleiades

Best wishes

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Old 02-04-2021, 05:00 AM #12
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I think I have this issue too. I’ve had floaters since I was a kid but always ignored them (or looked up at the sky so I could see them for fun). I’m 27 now and feel like I’ve got so many that I don’t know what i will do once they increase with age. I need to train my brain to ignore them again.

It makes a lot of sense that the brain will become more sensitive after a mild injury. I feel like I focus so much on how I can see that I end up not really seeing anything and straining my eyes!

I’m sorry you had a hard time with echoes, it must get exhausting. Anxiety makes everything so much worse.

I wish you all the best!
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Thank you for the wonderful image!

I promised my optometrist I won’t be back next week, but I don’t know if he believed me!
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