Strange blind spot?

Question

I have a blind spot that is not very large but follows my vision so I know it's not a floater.

Also on one side of my peripheral vision, on the same eye, there seems to be faint dark lines the size of thin hairs in my vision. They're very faint but still noticeable enough to maybe be a concern.

This same eye is constantly dried out and I have to blink a few times to focus my vision when looking through just that eye.

I should also mention I had a strange stye on that eye that lasted for months last summer. Tried everything from anti-biotic eye sav to even getting it cut by the doctor. Finally, oral anti-biotics were the only thing to work. It wasn't soon after that I began noticing this problem with my vision.

I've been to two eye doctors and they can't see anything on the surface of my eye. But I also don't have any kind of insurance so they probably don't want to offer any kind of expensive tests. Anyone got any ideas?

Answer 1

A blind spot will be an issue with your retina, not the surface of your eye.

When I had my last exam, the doctor did two things new:  he took pictures of my retinas to examine the blood vessels, and he tested each eye for 'dead pixels' with a machine that blinked fainter and fainter squares in lots of places in the field of view.

See if you can get examined by an optometrist who does these two tests.

Dry eyes may be an issue with tear ducts or allergies.  You may be chronically dehydrated, too (mosts Americans are).  That's more in the purvue of a general physician.  A sty is often caused by rubbing one's eye (bacteria).  If that eye is dry a lot, then it'd make sense that you'd rub it unconsciously.