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  • HELP!DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY HUSBANDS EYE'S!
  • Posted: 2009-01-25 02:15:10 By MICHELE S
  • My husband was diagnosed with lazy eye by a country physician (which was in the 1970's at 4yrs old)in his left eye which he could see out of just things were fuzzy a little and the eye went toward the middle a little.His right eye was normal & his family was dirt poor they couldn't afford a specialist so they used the patch treatment but it didn't seem to get better it seemed to make it worse as he got older the vision in the left eye got fuzzier and the eye moved closer to the middle and the sight in his right eye started going bad as well by the time he was 6yrs old he had lost complete sight in his left eye they way he describes it to me is that its like someone has taken a black dot and stuck it on his eye because it moves when his eye moves but no light is getting in then about 3months ago he had a severe migraine and after 36 yrs of no sight in that left eye he could see in that eye but it only lasted a week he had perfect vision I know I tested him everyday because I was stunned and was having a hard time believing now here in the last 3yrs his right eye has gotten worse he has been have blind spells were he will go completely blind in his right eye for up to 30 minutes seems to mostly happen when he is stressed out real bad.He has tried over the years to get a diagnosis but the doctors told him whats the point his to old to do anything about it.So his got the attitude of why should it matter if I find out their is no reason to.I'm wanting to find out what he might have?How dangerous it is?How much longer he has of sight if not treated?So I can prove to him there is a need to have his eyes checked by a specialist if not he want be able to walk down to the store like he loves to do without the help of a guide dog or he want be able to watch his daughter get married or watch his son grow up.SO IF THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE THAT CAN HELP ME PLEASE DO! IT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! THANK YOU!
  • Posted: 2009-02-25 13:45:59 By Kristine A
  • Hi.

    Where are you from. We can try and recommend an ophthalmologist for you.

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