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Weird issue with my eye

Just happened. Makes me think of retinal fatigue, when you see the afterimage of something that’s not there anymore. Except that I wasn’t staring at anything for a long period of time; not even my phone.
As I type this, a spinning block of colors blocks the view of parts of the screen. If I move my eye to look directly at the spot, it moves. Always to the right. Lol I’m often afraid of retinal damage. I was fine till a minute ago.

I wonder what caused this. I stepped outside to turn off the swamp cooler connection, then went back inside to get some food from the freezer. Nothing weird. Now something is wrong with my eye. I would think maybe I got battery acid dust in it from the car earlier, but it would have happened hours ago so I doubt that’s what the issue is. (If there are a bunch of mistakes in my writing right now, it’s because the words are blocked by the weird spinning colors)

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smiler2012 · 56-60

@Colonelmustardseed 🤔 if you really are worried get them checked out after all these are your windows too the world and are precious and need too be looked after

Colonelmustardseed · 36-40

@smiler2012 I have to get the health of my eyes checked anyway since it’s been a couple years. This is the first time this has happened though.

Piper · 61-69, F

As someone else mentioned, it sounds like an ocular/retinal migraine. The first time I had one I was in my late 20's, and I thought I was maybe having a stroke or something.

Anyway, you've probably read about them by now and although 'trippy'...most times it doesn't mean there is anything wrong with your eye.

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sree251 · 41-45, M

@Carlam Being alive is no fun. If the body acts funny, we are stuck like an astronaut in a capsule in space.

Carlam · 70-79, F

@sree251 I'm really sorry to hear you're feeling this way. Wishing you strength and hoping you find some relief and joy soon.

sree251 · 41-45, M

@Carlam There is nothing to be sorry about. Life is the way it is. We are tied to the body. If it acts up, we are stuck with the consequences.

Gibbon · 70-79, M

I get something similar to that now and then. Like a string of floating rainbow colored crystals. The optomoligist called it an optical migraine.

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Gibbon · 70-79, M

@Colonelmustardseed It's a type of headache but there's no pain of any kind. I'm old school and prefer aspirin for discomfort. When this eye thing happens I take just one and it goes away in about 20 minutes or less.

DanielsASJ · 36-40, M

@Colonelmustardseed Keep sharing your researches with us, please

Gibbon · 70-79, M

@DanielsASJ Yup I just gave my input as a possibility. It is something that should be examined.

Carlam · 70-79, F

It sounds like you’re experiencing something quite unsettling. The spinning colors and vision issues you're describing could indeed be related to retinal fatigue or even a migraine aura, especially if you didn’t have a specific trigger like prolonged screen time.

It’s always better to check with a professional if you’re concerned about your eye health. In the meantime, try to rest your eyes and avoid any potential irritants.

ElwoodBlues · M

Here's hoping it wasn't a torn retina or something serious like that. What was the diagnosis? Can you post an update??

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sree251 · 41-45, M

Yes, life is rather risky. Yes, there are "a hundred and one ways for the body to malfunction." And it's always fun when someone like yourself tries to inject more fear into other peoples' lives. Fear mongering like yours definitely has its place.

You may view it as injecting more fear into your life. Modern medicine is driven by money. It is not mean for the poor. Even if you can afford it, do you want somebody else's heart beating in your body? Do you want to be Dick Cheney?

ElwoodBlues · M

@sree251 In every developed nation except the US, they have national health care systems, which means people don't have to be bankrupted by the cost of repairing torn retinas.

These national health care systems cost far less and produce both longer life expectancies and lower infant mortality than the US. Remind us, who is blocking every effort to make health care more equitable in the US??

Source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy-vs-health-expenditure

Infant mortality in 2020

Source: https://ourworldindata.org/us-life-expectancy-low

sree251 · 41-45, M

In every developed nation except the US, they have national health care systems, which means people don't have to be bankrupted by the cost of repairing torn retinas.

You do swear by research data, don't you? All those charts are pretty impressive even though you don't know a damn thing about the results they are pushing for. Public health is not about health of the public. It's about the bottom lines of the health industry.

DanielsASJ · 36-40, M

Give your eyes some ice cube cooling and then check back again.

Colonelmustardseed · 36-40

@DanielsASJ It’s gone now. Lasted 10-15 minutes.

Umile · 41-45, F

That doesn't sound right.

You should go see a doctor.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

If it continues seek medication care.

Lilnonames · F

My left eye does this

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Lilnonames · F

@Colonelmustardseed yes

Colonelmustardseed · 36-40

@Lilnonames Is it an optical migraine? Or is there damage? 😔

Lilnonames · F

@Colonelmustardseed I have terrible migraines. But this started when I hit my eye on a corner table as I fell

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