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From: Nikki (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 26 Nov 1999 20:56:55 -0600 (CST)

When I was pregnant with my first child, I had a strange visual disturbance in which I saw what would normally be described as "floaters," except there were many of them and they shot by really fast. I actually jumped out of my seat, thinking there were bugs crawling on the wall next to me. Next I had a strange visual sensation, like spinning pinwheels of light, and then a slow eclipse of my peripheral vision, followed by a spitting headache. I went to the doc: no high blood pressure or any other problems related to the pregnancy. So I went to the opthalmologist. She said that the viscosity of my vitreous humour (the fluid in the eyeball) was slightly too thin. This was allowing my retinas, used to a certain level of pressure to keep them pressed firmly to the back of they eyeball, to float ever so slightly away from their normal position. This can cause black spots and loss of peripheral vision. It can also lead to blindness if the retinas become detached.

She told me to get immediate attention should I ever receive a blow to the head, in order to avoid a detached retina. She also said that as I age this tendency will become more pronounced. SHe seemed to discount pregnancy as a possible cause. I continued to have the strange, shooting "floaters" throughout my pregnancy, but have never had symptoms since, until last week (I am pregnant again.) Once again, there is no high blood pressure. I wonder if the changes in the eyeball which naturally occur during pregnancy are related to this problem. I know the shape of the eyeball can change during pregnancy, but the viscosity of the fluid? Weird.

Are there women who only get migraines during pregnancy, but not at any other time?



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