What are the symptoms of ocular histoplasmosis?

Histoplasmosis Symptoms

• blank spots in your vision, especially your central vision.
• distorted vision, so that straight lines appear bent, crooked or irregular.
• size of objects may appear different for each eye.
• colors lose their brightness; colors do not look the same for each eye.
• central light flashes or flickering.

How do you get ocular histoplasmosis?

People can get histoplasmosis after breathing in the microscopic fungal spores from the air, but most people who breathe in the spores don’t get sick. Scientists are still not sure exactly how Histoplasma spreads from a person’s lungs to affect their eyes in POHS.

How does ocular histoplasmosis syndrome affect the eyes?

What is OHS? Ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (OHS) is an eye condition that can develop in people who have a lung infection called histoplasmosis. If you have histoplasmosis, the infection can move from the lungs into the eyes, leading to vision loss.

Is there a connection between histo spots and histoplasmosis?

We do know that there is a connection between histo spots and the growth of abnormal blood vessels underneath the retina. Histoplasmosis symptoms may appear if these abnormal blood vessels spread to areas of the retina that are vital for good vision.

Can a histo spot cause an eye infection?

Histo spots do not generally affect vision, but for reasons that are still not well understood, they can result in complications years–sometimes even decades–after the original eye infection. Histo spots have been associated with the growth of the abnormal blood vessels underneath the retina.

When to see an ophthalmologist for histoplasmosis?

Histoplasmosis symptoms may appear if these abnormal blood vessels spread to areas of the retina that are vital for good vision. The symptoms for POHS are similar to macular degeneration symptoms. If you have any of the symptoms of histoplasmosis, you should see an ophthalmologist.