is this typical?

[Sodalover]

I have lost some sight in my right eye, it’s as if there’s a blind has been pulled halfway down, so if I cover my left eye anything I look at I only half of it e.g if I look at someone’s face straight on I only see from middle of the nose down. Is this the usual way to lose sight with glaucoma?

[Cavapoochonowner]

Hello there How long has you had this?A few years ago I had a retinal detatchment.First I had loads of floaters like a rain shower,then one morning I woke up with part of my vision gone in one eye.This was years before I was diagnosed with high pressures.It was as if I had my fringe or something covering the top part of my eye.Retinal detachment is a medical emergency and so I would advise you to get this checked as soon as possible.Maybe ring 111 to find your nearest hospital with an emergency eye department as this needs to be checked and treated urgently if it turns out to be a detached retina.Wishing you all the best.

[Nala2509 in reply to Cavapoochonowner]

Hello

Personally I would be going to A&E as this could be a more serious problem that needs urgent attention. Good luck, hope all goes well.

[Cavapoochonowner in reply to Nala2509]

I agree, with you there.If the local hospital didn't have an emergency eye department, they would transfer them to the nearest one.I just took myself to one which had a walk in emergency eye clinic and was seen that day,operation the day after.

[Sodalover in reply to Cavapoochonowner]

Thanks for your reply, I have attended the eye hospital and had numerous tests including a CT scan, they’re baffled do diagnosed glaucoma as a fall back due to the raised pressures in that eye. I just wondered if anyone else had a similar experience as all of the doctors keep saying this is not typical ?

[Shefflass]

Hi. I had a detached retina about 30 years ago with similar symptoms to what you describe. But I've also had 'eye migraine' in the past which resulted in me not being able to see a third of the tv screen for 24 hours after which it just went away and never came back. I do think it really would be best for you to go quickly to A&E, preferably one with an eye department, just in case you need urgent treatment. Doing so with my detached retina saved my sight and I'm forever grateful. Maybe 111 could advise where would be best to go near to your home, bearing in mind it's the weekend and some eye departments will be closed. Best of luck, let us know how you get on.

[Jazzers]

Hi I can't add anything to the advice regarding more acute or retinal issues so will only comment on your question regarding Glaucoma sight loss. My own experience is that over a long period of time (in my case 14 years since diagnosed) the vision loss in my worst eye has gradually progressed to a point where I could describe it as you have. If I close my "good" eye then I have no vision from about mid point upwards in my "bad" eye.

This loss started at the very top part of my eye and worked its way down. It was when I started noticing what my doctor described as "nasal blurring" that I realised this was starting to seriously affect my sight as the sight loss was moving lower in my field of vision. Nasal blurring was when I could see that my sight was blurred in my "bad" eye at mid level next to my nose.

As an example, if I read a book and close my "good" eye, I can't see any writing above the line I am reading. This pattern of progression has never been explained as abnormal to me by my Ophthalmologist. In fact I'd say the opposite in that they explained to me that glaucoma sight loss tends to start from the top of visual field and work gradually down.

Clearly the rate at which this happens is significant and I don't know if you are describing something relatively sudden or over a long period of time. If Glaucoma is undiagnosed for a long time it may be that you only notice something wrong with your visual field when the loss has progressed to affect vision quite low in the field of one eye as your "good" eye will compensate for most of the loss in normal day to day vision.

[Sodalover in reply to Jazzers]

Thank you, my loss of vision was very sudden, and after a very recent eye test that was completely clear. There are several things that have been suggested by the glaucoma clinic, one of which is an eye stroke, I’m waiting for an MRI to confirm or rule out. They also frightened me by suggesting a brain tumour, but thankfully ruled out by a CT scan.