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Prism like floaters in eyes

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carol20979
carol20979

I was diagnosed with PMR in March of this year have been on 10 mg of pred I am now down to 9 mg with symptoms well controlled this morning  I awoke with c shaped prism like floaters in my vision they disapeared after 30 min. has anyone else has this happen? I will add that I did not sleep well. 

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  • ptolemy
    ptolemy carol20979

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    Carol, I don't know if you have been to the optician recently, I was told that with PMR and steroids one should go yearly. My optometrist is really knowledgable about GCA, PMR and steroids, which is great.
  • Judygirl
    Judygirl carol20979

    Posted

    From my experience it is very important to have ones eyes checked

    by an opthalmologist at least once a year.  I now have glaucoma

    (don't panic I'm 87 with PMR) and use drops daily which allows me

    to have blurred vision in the one eye.  I'm thankful I can still see and

    caught it before I lost the sight in the one eye.  Please have eyes checked

    it's very important but no reason for panic - just a preventative.

    Happy days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     

  • jo-anne1
    jo-anne1 carol20979

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    Carol,

    I have experienced the same thing one year after being dx with PMR and starting pred.  I went right to the eye doctor the day I had it.  I described it as a C shaped kaleidoscope that moved across my field of vision and was gone in  about 20 min.  The doctor said it was an Ocular Migraine.  No pain just  the vision disturbance.  Coincidently I have experienced it twice more annually, plus or minus 2wks. to the day.  Strange but having it once a year is live-able.

    • carol20979
      carol20979 jo-anne1

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      Joanne I also have had it twice It is just annoying I Googled it and found that it was an Ocular Migrain probably something to do with pred.They tend to blame everthing on pred.thsnks for your reply
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