Eye trouble - night blindness, amaurosis fugax with a cardiac cause

[Pikaia]

I had a strange eye disturbance last night. Just my left eye, and just for a few minutes. I woke up (due to baby crying) to discover that my left eye really couldn't see in the dark as well as the right eye. It was as if it was simply darker for my left eye compared to my right. I turned the light on and both eyes could see equally well. I turned the light off again and again, my left eye couldn't see so well. However, it all resolved itself about 5 minutes later.

The reason why I think this may be cardiac related is that I have AF and cardiomyopathy and I was experiencing a really slow pulse rate and mild breathlessness earlier in the evening.

Has anyone else on here experienced anything similar? It may of course be unrelated but I thought to check as apparently these things can have a cardiac cause.

[Zena166]

Hi. I think you should see your doctor. Eye symptoms can be as a result of a number of different things so you should get it checked out. Keep us posted take care. Zena

[stevejb1810]

Since you know the correct terminology, I assume you have also looked at Dr Google for this one, so you know that it can be linked to a transient ischemic attack and therefore may have cardio vascular origins. I suggest you go and see your GP.

There is also another unlrelated condition, I know it as visual migraine. Its painless and transient and gives quite marked visual disturbances. See nhs.uk/conditions/retinal-m... for more info. I get this from time to time. The first time it was deeply disturbing but now I know what it is, I just wait for it to pass (about 5 minutes). Either way, I think I'd still be making that GP appointment

[Charlie1606]

Hi not to alarm you but ive had two mini strokes in last 15 months and both times had visual dusturbance as pre curser so please get checked out

[Pikaia]

Thanks Zena166 , stevejb1810 , Charlie1606 . I've spoken to my GP and I've arranged to see an optician. At the moment the GP thinks it may be dry eye due to my heart medication. I don't think it's migraine related, as it was more a loss of vision rather than an additional visual disturbance. If the optician doesn't find anything unusual then we'll explore the cardiovascular options.

[Charlie1606 in reply to Pikaia]

I mean i had tenp loss of vision