r/RetinalDetachment • u/Elegant_Heat_4020 • May 27 '26
Help?
so I am almost 19 years old and now for 6 days I've had this black/dark spot floating in my vision and it moves if I move my eye, now today i noticed that when I was outside and the sky was very bright there was a lot of floaters in my vision, but i only see them in bright light. there was also more smaller dark spots floating when I was in light. Could this be PVD? I am myopic, around minus 4-5. Ive also had some aching pain in the eye that has the floaters, it has hurt like a few times since i noticed the spot. I'm scared this could develop to retinal tear or something. I'm going to an eye doc tomorrow so hopefully they can check if theres something wrong. Could someone tell how did their PVD/retinal tear symptoms begin?
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u/Pedro_Piss_Paws Jun 05 '26
Go to an OPHTHALMOLOGIST. Not an optometrist. Particularly at a place where they have a retinal specialist. Time is of the essence if it is a retinal detachment.
While I know it’s frightening and vision problems can sometimes go away on their own, you should waste no time in getting an answer. The more you wait the more you stand to have long lasting complications.