I have had brain surgery for epilepsy 3/06. In 3/07, I slipped on the ice and fell upon my head ~ a mild TBI (traumatic brain injury) as the plate shifted and bled a little. Just a teensy bit of background so you can understand where I'm coming from.

For a few years now, I've noticed that I have a "blind spot". In peripheral vision, the upper right is gone from both left and right eyes. The O.D. said that the loss is definitely in my brain, otherwise it would only be one eye. He attributed the cause to be from my brain surgery.

I do vaguely recall the surgeon mentioning that as a possible effect of the surgery, prior to. However, I could swear that my vision tests went perfectly at the 3-month post op testing. I didn't have it checked after my TBI. The effect of my blind spot is technically minimal, since it's peripheral I suppose. The farther an object is away from me, the larger area I cannot see. As a result of the blind spot, I've banged into more than a few walls and corners!

Can't the vision loss be due to the TBI? The plate in my head shifted on impact of the icy pavement. The doctors don't seem to take that into account though. Instead, they're concerned that it may be a tumor. Not that I want to have a brain tumor, or another brain surgery, but I feel that's highly unlikely. I'm not that lucky, to have something tangible to blame. Why even bother worrying about some .01 possibility?? Know what I mean?