Posted on 08/24/2017 8:53:45 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
Do any of you suffer from "floaters" in your eyes? I'm finding it increasingly difficult with my vision.
Is there a remedy for this?
I have noticed that my vision has deteriorated significantly the past few years.
Just want some input.
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I’ve got a few minor ones I only notice in a bright uniform field of vision. I rotate my eyes around (look in a 360 degree arc clockwise fast) and they’ll centrifuge out of the field.
They are fragments of debris and/or coagulated proteins in the vitreous humor. If they get real bad you can get that replaced I believe. You should get it checked because it can “detach” too which would be indicated by a lot of them quickly.
99% of floater cases are “benign” and are caused by the breakdown of the vitreous, a gel giving the eyeball it’s shape, which can start to become less solid and cells inside the vitreous “float” inside the eyeball. They occur more frequently in individuals who are myopic (nearsighted).
They can be annoying if they move into the field of vision but are not considered to be a medical problem. There is no viable cure in this case. However, if they appear suddenly, it can be related to a medical condition such as a torn retina, so it’s a good idea to see an opthomologist ASAP.
No, they’re definitely actual “floaters”, i.e. material in the eyeball itself. Gosh though. I’ve had a number of opthamological episodes, attended to by high end professionals, but to paraphrase Walter Brennan in Northwest Passage, “Right now I can’t remember exactly what they was.”
Get yourself to an ophthalmologist, pronto. Floaters, flashes can be a detached retina; which needs aspeedy repair by skilled hands.
What are you waiting for? GO!
I’ve had them. It’s like there’s a black fly buzzing around on the edge of your vision. There’s really not much that can be done. They may break apart and go away in time, or you may get used to them and your brain just ignores it.
Yep. And more.
Yes, increased floaters are a sign of age but it’s important that you have your eyes examined by a doctor if you are having any issues to rule out serious problems that could be the culprit. Better safe than sorry, or blind.
No one ever seemed concerned with mine. That is, until I ended up with a retina pucker when one stuck on my eye's retina and distorted it. Took almost two years for it to come loose, new prescription every couple of months as it distorted the focus. Better than then surgery.
Check with an ophthalmologist.
Lol! I have them too. Began at least 20 years ago.
I got a really bad one in 2005 or 2006 from looking too closely at the screen of an old computer. Doc said they go away eventually. You can have them removed but that is only done in serious cases. I don’t notice mine at all now; it’s finally pretty much gone away.
See post #6.
Folic Acid capsules seem to help reduce my floaters.
“They occur more frequently in individuals who are myopic (nearsighted).”
That is true as the sharper curvature involved causes a structural strain which results in fragments detaching. I have had floaters all my life; had Rx of -6 and -8 as a child (LASIK corrected a lot of that but doesn’t affect the floaters). I notice that some medications do seem to worsen the floater problem; not sure if it is perception or reality.
I also have non-transparant entities as well. Really drives me nuts.
“using short range lasers that do not reach the retina and break up the floaters in the eye.”
Well, that’s the theory anyway (”do not reach the retina”). Sometimes they do and it’s not hard to find stories about the permanent damage that resulted.
Quite sick of this. Hell! I’m only 50 and and also suffering bulging discs, stenosis, and scoliosis. I’m pretty damned young to be experiencing this crap!
I have had floaters for years, and more serious problems as well. Try the Longevinex formulation of resveratrol as a general remedy for aging eyes. It seems to have helped my eyesight.
I’ve had them occasionally, though not lately.
It may well be cataracts. Check with your eye doctor.
They can actually take the fluid out of your eye and refill with clean stuff. I had a retina peel on both eyes no more floaters.
Hyaluronic acid - 250 mg
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