Manimal - when I was 16 (long time ago!) I suddenly started walking into things, when I came into a room my eyes couldn't adjust to the change in light, and I couldn't see anything straight ahead. Turned out I had a large blind spot right in the centre of my vision, that was increasing in size. It's so long ago and I'm so dozy that I can't remember the details. I had drops in my eyes to dilate the pupils for about 3 months, and wore dark glasses. I don't know what it was, I don't think the specialist knew what it was, but it did eventually go away. Sound anything like what's happening with you? sackrat - I'm so sorry to hear your news. What country are you in? If your specialist says there's nothing to be done, it'd be worth going abroad to get a second opinion. I hafta say if my sight was at risk I'd probably mortgage the house to go to a specialist in France for another opinion. If I couldn't raise the money myself I'd ask friends and family to fund-raise. And like eelie says, it's worth using all the alternative therapies as well - particularly if you've been told conventional medicine has nothing to offer. It's worth doing a lot of research on the internet to see if new therapies are being developed.