Black spot in vision

[REEVE]

Hello lads

don't know if this is in the wrong place so please bear with me

boxed on Friday and since then I have noticed a small black dot in my vision on my left eye, I have been to A&E and they have said my retina isn't detached but have said I should see an eye specialist tomorrow.

it looks like a fly black fly in my line of vision and is there when my eye is closed aswell, just wondered if anyone has experienced this and if so can u still box with this problem?

any help/advice would be much appreciated cheers

[stevieb_8006]

prob best to post in the training section mate. good luck.

[Andypittcov]

I've got loads of black spots in my vision and there called 'floaters', apparently there nothing to worry about but there bloody annoying. Definately go and see what the specialist says though.

[REEVE]

thanks a lot m8 i just have the one atm ands its so annoying.

do you know if they affect your boxing?

[jessi]

thanks a lot m8 i just have the one atm ands its so annoying.

do you know if they affect your boxing?

It certainly won't help ! High blood pressure can cause these too, get it checked at your local optitions, most eye checks are free !

[markfightoptions]

Floaters can be a sign of Hypertension (high blood pressure), i assume they would have checked this at A&E

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Floaters/Pages/Causes.aspx

for good info.

[Bricks]

A & E these days is the pits. The absolute worst place is Stoke Mandeville. Its populated by a four eyed thin lipped little retarded troll and her twin sister is the night doctor. Both have the bdeside manner of Jack the ripper.

[baulks]

A & E these days is the pits. The absolute worst place is Stoke Mandeville. Its populated by a four eyed thin lipped little retarded troll and her twin sister is the night doctor. Both have the bdeside manner of Jack the ripper.

Jimmy Savile would fit right in then.

The proper term for "Floaters" I believe is "Detacted Vitreous". They are dead cells within the jelly of the eye. They can be removed, by a syringe being inserted in the eye and drawing the jelly out; before a saline solution is injected to replace it. You'll have to go private for this treatment.

[roy]

If you're in or near London why don't you go to Moorfields A&E (near Old Street station)

[mfc_se15]

A & E these days is the pits. The absolute worst place is Stoke Mandeville. Its populated by a four eyed thin lipped little retarded troll and her twin sister is the night doctor. Both have the bdeside manner of Jack the ripper.

Jimmy Savile would fit right in then.

The proper term for "Floaters" I believe is "Detacted Vitreous". They are dead cells within the jelly of the eye. They can be removed, by a syringe being inserted in the eye and drawing the jelly out; before a saline solution is injected to replace it. You'll have to go private for this treatment.

I've had one in my eye for a couple of years and asked the optician about getting it removed. Her opinion was the operation is too much risk and isn't always successful. No idea if she is correct but whilst it annoys me I will suffer it over paying for an operation that there is any doubt about the success of.

It must be a nightmare if your boxing though as it is pretty distracting in sunlight/bright lights.

[danconnollyeire]

I have a black spot (the kind when everytime to try to look at it it moves!)

It comes and goes, aint noticed it for months doesn't cause any problems... might be that

[jBacca]

Floaters can be a sign of Hypertension (high blood pressure), i assume they would have checked this at A&E

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Floaters/Pages/Causes.aspx

for good info.

Mate had one which then got worse. Turned out he had a blood clot and had to have a pipe inserted in the top of his head, down the side of the neck and down towards the stomach area. This alleviated the pressure in his head and when his blood thinned, the clot went.

Not trying to start alarming the OP, but definitely keep on top of the NHS because they can easily miss things.

[Coco]

It's never a good thing, get it checked out properly

[REEVE]

Alrite lads

Been to have a check up at RVI eye hospital in Newcastle and I have a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) doctor said it's like a tiny lump of jelly in the back of your eye that has broken loose this normally happens in older people but can happen in people who do contact sports!

It's known as a "floater" and as I have only a single one at the moment he said it would be absolutely fine to continue boxing it would only
Become a problem if I developed showers of floaters or a curtain effect over my eye as this would be the sign of a torn/detached retina, abs chuffed I can still box happy days :)

[TheCobra]

Alrite lads

Been to have a check up at RVI eye hospital in Newcastle and I have a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) doctor said it's like a tiny lump of jelly in the back of your eye that has broken loose this normally happens in older people but can happen in people who do contact sports!

It's known as a "floater" and as I have only a single one at the moment he said it would be absolutely fine to continue boxing it would only
Become a problem if I developed showers of floaters or a curtain effect over my eye as this would be the sign of a torn/detached retina, abs chuffed I can still box happy days :)

Just be careful mate, your sight is not something to be messed with!

[jBacca]

Alrite lads

Been to have a check up at RVI eye hospital in Newcastle and I have a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) doctor said it's like a tiny lump of jelly in the back of your eye that has broken loose this normally happens in older people but can happen in people who do contact sports!

It's known as a "floater" and as I have only a single one at the moment he said it would be absolutely fine to continue boxing it would only
Become a problem if I developed showers of floaters or a curtain effect over my eye as this would be the sign of a torn/detached retina, abs chuffed I can still box happy days :)

Just be careful mate, your sight is not something to be messed with!

Indeed, mate.

Be careful, fella. My mate got told he had a migraine when he had this floater. They sent him away two or three times. The pressure got so bad on his eyes that he can't see shit now and is has his blue badge for being blind. This was down to incompetency from the NHS who have admitted liability in a big case he's got against them. He's in for a windfall but lost his vision in the process.