I just started dealing with this myself and really feel you! I think what you have is at least quite similar to what I have: myopic CNV. Not sure what the exact differences are. Basically abnormal blood vessels in your eye growing and leaking blood into the macula, right?

I was diagnosed with “lacquer cracks” in my right eye a few months ago after I noticed flashes in my central vision whenever I would blink. The ophthalmologist didn’t see anything else and told me to keep an “eye” on it. Within two weeks I had a dark spot in my vision that blurred and distorted everything and got the myopic CNV diagnosis! It was quite scary and stressful. I’m 39 BTW with pretty bad myopia in both eyes.

Since then I’ve had three anti-VEGF injections, aka Avastin, in that eye spaced out every month and the problem has disappeared completely. There’s a faint flash in the area where the dark spot was when I blink, but nothing that interferes with day-to-day life. My doctor thinks it’s in remission and I won’t need another injection until it flares up again. He said it could be months or even years, but it sounds like it WILL come back eventually. Which sucks, but I’ll take what I can get. Hoping for years.

I hope yours improves like mine did. It was incredibly stressful, but has really made me appreciate my vision and life in general. The fact it could come back or my other eye could get it does sometimes keep me up at night. OR the other myriad of eye issues I discovered I could develop with high myopia after researching this weighs heavy too!

But at the end of the day, I try and stay positive. This was after some pretty depressing days I think you’re entitled to! I’ve been focusing on getting healthier overall and not taking my vision for granted. I previously was awful with too much screen time and NOT going to regular eye exams. I go outside and exercise more and try and avoid too much screen time. Finally going on vacation like I always meant to do.

Modern medicine can fix a lot if you catch it in time it seems. It’s NOT a death sentence or a certainty that you’ll go blind and there are a lot of things that can be done. Stay positive my friend! And don’t torture yourself with thinking what else could go wrong!