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Retinal "ink blots" when awaking in a dimly lit room
There are some region of my retinas that are less light sensitive than others and these appear as sort of "ink blots" when I first open my eyes in the morning in a dimly lit bedroom. They disappear after my eyes have been open for a bit. The affected regions can get both larger and smaller over a few days. When smaller, there is a central blot with smaller blots on the periphery. When larger the central blots merges with many of the other blots and a new blot may appear to the side of the original blots. This expansion and contraction of the affected areas has happened multiple times over the past two years and I have been trying to discern what is the cause. It doesn't seem to be dietary and I have been taking AREDS vitamins consistently. The blots got larger while I weas vacationing but gradually got smaller after I retuned home. I have macular degeneration but this variability seems to be not normally associated with macular degeneration as my ophthalmologist had never heard of it.
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I have central, foveal damage to my left eye as a result of an infection. My early morning symptom is “dark blockage” (central scotoma) on the celing. In the light of day, it is always there, but at differing degree of “darkness”. It permanently obstructs my vision in that eye and has left me with poor functional vision. Mine has no treatment.
Just wondering if yours may be there all the time, but that you are less aware of it in differing light? As someone else said, try the Amsler grid to check.. Good luck!
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1 ReactionA small portion of the ink blots seems to remain all the time. It's not really noticeable unless I close one eye then there is a small gray area visible with the opened eye. If I I discover some sort of treatment, I will share it here. Good luck.