Eye Scare

A bit of a scare — but everything is fine.

I had to see an eye doctor today because of an ocular migraine I experienced last night. I had never heard of it before, and certainly never experienced anything like it. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I saw a very bright, jagged white shape in my left eye that stayed for about 20 minutes. When I closed my eyelid, it became even brighter.

Fortunately, it turned out to be nothing serious. My vision is still 20/20, and there’s no sign of retinal detachment. The only unusual finding is that the pupil in my left eye is no longer perfectly round — it’s slightly elongated. Dr. Crandall assured me this isn’t related to the migraine and isn’t dangerous, though she recommended having it examined more thoroughly by my regular ophthalmologist.

I was ready for a swim this afternoon, but with my left eye still dilated, I’ll had to skip it and played some online chess games instead 😵‍💫😎.Read more