Eye floaters

[AZjeff]

Retina bleed see an opthalmologist/retina specialist.

What I see looks very much like typical floater examples and nothing like examples of retina bleed found in searches.

 

[ripcord]

What I see looks very much like typical floater examples and nothing like examples of retina bleed found in searches.

It still might be a good time to go get your eyes checked.

 

[AZjeff]

It still might be a good time to go get your eyes checked.

Had a comprehensive exam a month ago. This floater showed up last Friday. I'll call Monday and see what they say.

 

[xspeedy]

It comes with vitreous detachment. As you age, the vitreous becomes more liquid and loses attachment to the retina. The flashes of light indicate retinal detachment which requires urgent attention. The floaters become less annoying with time. They don’t get better but you just get used to them. You can laser blast them but instead of one larger one, you get a bunch of fragments.

 

[55hambone]

There's laser and there's fluid replacement.

The members of this forum would choose fluid replacement.

 

[ripcord]

The members of this forum would choose fluid replacement.

Lasers can be fun

 

[RhondaHonda]

I had what I’d consider a flashing flower looking shape in the lower right field of view of my left eye back in March. It was only visible in bright light, like outdoors in full sunlight. I just so happened to have an annual eye exam within a week of noticing it and my optometrist referred me to a retinal specialist. I had a retinal detachment that had apparently been there for a few months based on the color. I had surgery a week later, a scleral buckle. They cut the white of your eye, and put a silicone zip tie around the eyeball to keep the retina from detaching further. The way the surgeon explained my reitnal, it’s like trying f to wallpaper a room that is just slightly larger than the amount of wallpaper you have, so the edges pull away. The buckle changes fhe shape of the eye by making it more egg shaped than round.

I’d definitely get it checked out and keep an eye (no pun intended) on it. They told me it’s much easier to prevent vision loss than to try and get it back. My Rx changed a lot so now I’m no longer nearsighted in that eye. I’m in my early 40s, most of the people in the waiting room were 65+ by the looks of them.

 

[Leo99]

I had an "eye stroke" about 8 years ago. It resolved but I had one instance of a floater. Glad that was only a one off. It was unpleasant. I'm not one to run to the doctor but if it's your vision and something new, get it checked out by an ophthalmologist pronto.

 

[Reggaemon]

Mine come and go.

 

[ls1mike]

Jesus is that what that is? I guess I have one. I was wondering what it was.
I don't know about this getting old. I guess it beats the alternative.

 

[Wireman1987]

i get floaters that come and go, i noticed they are more common under stress or if my body is run down. could be from my chronic Lyme flare ups.

however they do suck they can go from floaters to seeing stars for a few seconds.

 

[rszappa1]

At 71 I too have eye floaters and you just get used to it....also went through the flashes too...but those did go away...common with getting older...

 

[97prizm]

Woke up last Friday and soon realized I have a visible floater in my right eye. It's maybe 20 degrees to the right of center and 30 degrees above horizontal so not in direct vision but very noticeable. It's not a black spot but more like a black spot with some short threads hanging below it. It can be in almost sharp focus to disappeared depending on head inclination and when eyes are pointing. Interestingly I had a vision exam a month ago and the doc noted there was some vitreous detachment, a common condition due to aging that can cause floaters. He asked about floaters or flashes of light and at the time I had neither. Not much to be done about floaters unless they're severe enough to impede vision, apparently the brain will block them out after time I've read. When there's lots of stuff filling my vision like in the woods or in rooms with lots of stuff all around it really isn't noticeable but outside with lots of sky or in a room with white walls it's distracting and annoying. Not interested in anyone messing around in my eye at this point. Anyone else deal with this?

My mom did. she went to an optometrist that has a machine that can scan the back of the eye to look for anomalies. Might be worth a shot. I've had two different optometrists over the years one is less expensive and has the usual setup the other is more expensive but has a retinal scanner and the like.