Re: Re: Visual Disturbances

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In frequent-dose-chelation carlin wagner wrote:

Hi ,

It's really hard to describe. It's a feeling of being able to see, yet

something feels wrong. Sometimes it's binocular vision in my left eye. Other

times it isn't. Sometimes it feels like a cold spot in my brain behind my eye,

as if there is a hole. I have convergence problems often...it's like my left eye

wants to move inward yet it's not obvious to anyone.

In Aug of '06 I had a root canal and swallowed two small chunks of a silver

filling.

------------Andy mentions vision problems a number of times in HTI, and not

only from mercury, but other metals too, including silver.--------Jackie

I began losing night vision and a few months later had an episode where I

lost peripheral vision in both eyes. I also had blurry vision for several months

but both the peripheral and blurriness have diminished greatly. Currently, my

left eye still goes in and out as far as strength. I've seen two of the top

optic neurologists in the city and had dozens of tests with opthamologists.

------------I don't know much about this, but Andy mentions having vision

problems that standard tests don't pick up, and says you need a behavioral

optometrist (whatever that is), and they can be found through www.oep.org,

www.covd.org, or www.nora.cc. Now maybe you've already done this, but in case

you haven't, maybe this will help.----------Jackie

All come out normal except for the VCS test and I was also told I had high

intraocular pressure (37!) in both eyes. I went on Xalatan and the pressure has

returned to normal thank goodness. I have been off the Xalatan for four months

now.

My symptoms early on felt like optic neuritis but they are slowly improving,

yet it still worries me. I want my vision back to where it was! I told one optic

neurologist I had mercury toxicity but she didn't think so because I didn't have

an unsteady gait and because she said I would lose central vision instead of

peripheral.

------------If you have HTI, I suggest you read the parts about vision, and

see if it sounds like you. I know Huggins talks about vision problems in his

books too. I don't remember the details though.----------Jackie

I should also say that I was born with Marcus Gunn Syndrome in my left eye but

it's very mild...slight lazy eye and slight winking occasionally when I eat.

I also have flashing arcs of light occasionally in both eyes yet my retinas

look perfectly normal according to a retinal angiogram. It's sounds as if I'm

elderly with my symptoms, but I'm only 39.

------------I know this sucks and is kind of scary. I had to get bifocals,

and I'm only 43! And I do have some blurry vision and trouble focusing

sometimes too. I'm hoping things settle down and/or get better with

chelation.---------Jackie

Thanks for your help!

~ Carlin