Lots of Grainyness in my Vision (especially in the dark)?!


Question: Lots of Grainyness in my Vision (especially in the dark)?
Hello. So for pretty much as long as i can remember, i have been seeing grainy in the dark. kind of like static from a T.V. set. I get the occasional sparkly spot, too. I used to think nothing of it, but now i am unsure if it is abnormal, as i can't seem to find any posts or anything like that that completely relate to my problem. I do frequently stare at my computer screen, but as i said, it's been happening since i was a little kid. I do not use drugs, nor have i ever. Also when i close my eyes, i do not see completely pitch black- i will see the usual grainyness, as well as some patches of random blobs (it's hard to explain) moving around. This is sometimes visible in the day. When i look up at a clear sky, i can see tons of floaters and sometimes the grainyness. Also, when i look at something dark in color, such as a blackboard, i can sometimes see grainyness. I am 15 years old. SIDE NOTE: I don't know if this relates at all, but i was recently told by my doctor i have panic disorder or anxiety. Could this be in relation to that? (i don't know if i've had it my whole life, but i've always been a little paranoid, and have had frequent nightmares as a child.

Please help as best you can.
Thank you very much.

Answers:

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Completely normal, everyone sees that. It is background electrical noise in the retina, shadows of red blood cells through the retinal vessels and shadows of structures in the vitreous.

I'm an optometrist



I experience EXACTLY the same as what you describe!!! And I'm 16 so we're practically the same age. I've been wondering for a while about this, so I'll be watching to see if you get any useful responses. I was googling it once, and came up with "Visual Snow" which looks a lot like what I see. Is it the same for you? Here's some websites i found:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_snow
http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.…
http://www.visualsnow.com/examples/pictu…
http://www.thevisioncommunity.com/index.…

I hope these help! The last one in particular is useful because it shows exactly what I (and possibly you) see. As far as I can tell, there's not cure, but its not life threatening or dangerous, so i guess we should count ourselves lucky :D

Hope all that helped! :)

My own experiences...




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