Ophthalmologist Questions

“Eye question”

I saw my optometrist today and it was an annual exam. They were testing my field of vision and when they had me cover up one eye and look at them straight ahead to read the number on their fingers, I couldn’t see the fingers on the peripheral side. When they had me look with both eyes I can see fine. There is no vision loss. I was dilated and had a visual field test done. My optometrist said that it could be something new, it could be that I’ve had it all my life and didn’t know it, or I could’ve developed it from being premature at 23 weeks. He wants to see me in 4 weeks to do another visual field test. He said something about binasal peripheral vision loss. He said it is rare and after my second visual field test we would go from there. I was kinda left in the the dark and I have an extensive eye history.

Is there a treatment for this if I do have it?
Will it worsen overtime and work its way from the corner of my eye to the side of my head?
What would the next steps be after a second visual field exam?
When I look with both eyes I can see everything and there isn’t a loss of vision but when one of my eyes are covered up there is a vision loss I think.

Female | 24 years old
Complaint duration: 1 day
Medications: Metoprolol, Breztri. Albuterol, vitamin d, Wellbutrin, trazadone, protonix,
Conditions: Inappropriate sinus tachycardia, asthma, vocal cord dysfunction, hypertension, hypothyroidism, cataracts,

3 Answers

This is really something that needs to be addressed with your local eye doctor but sounds as though there is a reasonable plan-
You need to see an ophthalmologist for his or her expertise. You may have retrolental fibroblasplasia retinal detachment or a problem with the visual pathways of the brain
Yes a repeat visual field is needed by your Ophthalmologist. You could have a brain lesion or tumour or space occupying lesion.