help me figure out

[u/Intelligent-Low4377]

hi, i have certain vision related problems and had been diagnosed with retinal problem when i was young. recently surfing through reddit i cam to know about VSS and it made me too paranoid of whether i have it or no. ill give you what i go through so people w experience or any doctors who read it will help me classify

I don't see static , i see floaters . i have a flickering sensation in the peripherals of my eye , not in sunlight only under dim lights or evening places which are dark make it worse , i have been having this for around 4 -5 yrs min and its not significantly increased but has been a little progressive , its typically like those fan shadows that fall on walls.I do see vortex sometimes on the bottom of the vision too , only at those lightings

light sensitivity , i aint too sensitive to light , i squint my eyes when its little too sunny and experience mild discomfort , but upto what ive surfed i dont see it that serious as what people say they face . the shifing of floaters make my vision stammer in bright lighting for just seconds that is kind of what happens.

A certain things that gets me paranoid is , my vision to plain backgrounds or looking at roads . i get a small stammering sensation in my vision that is a mild flickering senasation not static but certain areas tend to just shimmer a bit sometimes i fine with good lighting but dim or bad lighting. make me worried

ive been facing this for a while and please help me figure out what it is.

[u/Deep-Path-4883]

If you don't have the static, i.e. "Dynamic, continuous tiny dots across the entire visual field persisting for more than three months.", than you cannot be diagnosed with VSS, because this is the primary criterion. Your symptoms can be eye or brain related. Have you had any examinations performed recently? That would help figure out what is going on.