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  • Aug 26, 2011, 07:01 AM
    carrie2732
    Can't see out of one eye in the sunlight?
    I had preeclampsia about two years ago and lost a good amount of eyesight. Had what looked like brown thumbprints covering 80% of left eye, 30% of right. Now my vision is mostly back to normal except that when light comes into my eyes, it blocks the vision in my left eye significantly. I notice it mostly when I'm driving. If there is light coming in through the window, my vision in my left eye dims A LOT. If I close my right eye, I can tell that I can still see out of my left eye, but it is very dark. With both eyes open, it seems like I cannot see from my left eye.

    I had an eye exam a year after the pre-e, and things looked pretty normal except for a few spots where you could still see damaged blood vessels.

    Thanks for any advice!
  • Aug 26, 2011, 12:11 PM
    twinkiedooter
    Go back to your eye doctor and get retested ASAP as this does not sound normal. It doesn't even sound like a cataract forming. To be on the safe side, please go.

    During preeclampsia your blood pressure went out of this world and caused your eye problem. I had the same thing happen to me when my son was born but I had no ill effects like you are suffering from now. This could be something entirely different causing this eye problem and not a carryover of the delivery problem being some 3 years ago when it happened.
  • Aug 31, 2011, 07:35 PM
    David_J21
    Twinkiedooter is right, you better see your eye doctor again, but for the time being I suggest you wear sunglasses, while you drive. Just keep out the rays of the sun out of your eyes.

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