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I work in vision research and many of my colleagues are ophthalmologists. If you have only been seen my optometrists up until now, you need to get an appt. with an ophthalmologists pronto. Optometrists are to opthalmologists what physicians assistants are to internal medicine specialists. Optometrists are great if you need your vision corrected with glasses or contacts but, frankly, they are just not qualified to diagnose more legitimate problems with the cornea (where your issue is) or the retina. You mentioned that you have health and vision coverage with your current job. Take advantage of it, man. Get yourself to a real health professional.
No offense is meant to any optometrists out there. I just consider it important to get the appropriate care from the most suitable professional available.
My $.02
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