Eye Floaters

I have had them in my left eye for years but only notice them in bright light or if I squint my eyes.

Two years ago I decided to get an eye exam, I've never worn glasses but have been using readers for about ten years. The optomitrest said I would benefit from good prescription glasses so I purchased a pair. They ruin the vision in the eye with the floaters so badly I can't wear them. Went back to the optomitrest and she just shrugged, said sometimes that happens with floaters. Really ticked me off, and of course she wouldn't return my money.
 
C50 said:
I have had them in my left eye for years but only notice them in bright light or if I squint my eyes.

Two years ago I decided to get an eye exam, I've never worn glasses but have been using readers for about ten years. The optomitrest said I would benefit from good prescription glasses so I purchased a pair. They ruin the vision in the eye with the floaters so badly I can't wear them. Went back to the optomitrest and she just shrugged, said sometimes that happens with floaters. Really ticked me off, and of course she wouldn't return my money.
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What a scam.
 
C50 said:
I have had them in my left eye for years but only notice them in bright light or if I squint my eyes.

Two years ago I decided to get an eye exam, I've never worn glasses but have been using readers for about ten years. The optomitrest said I would benefit from good prescription glasses so I purchased a pair. They ruin the vision in the eye with the floaters so badly I can't wear them. Went back to the optomitrest and she just shrugged, said sometimes that happens with floaters. Really ticked me off, and of course she wouldn't return my money.
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You can't return prescription glasses! They were made just for you!
 
No one has mentioned that after awhile your brain sends signals to your eyes to "ignore" the floaters. This was explained to me by my ophthalmologist. Not to say they go away, or dissolve always, but the brain tells you not to recognize them unless you are looking at a white wall or bright sunlight.
I have found one of my floaters seemed to go away. But, last fall another one appeared!
 
Right Now said:
No one has mentioned that after awhile your brain sends signals to your eyes to "ignore" the floaters. This was explained to me by my ophthalmologist. Not to say they go away, or dissolve always, but the brain tells you not to recognize them unless you are looking at a white wall or bright sunlight.
I have found one of my floaters seemed to go away. But, last fall another one appeared!
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Exactly what I was about to write. I've had floaters for years, but I rarely notice them. Last optician I saw was surprised I could ignore the big one he saw.
 
debodun said:
My left eye's vision is almost obscured by floaters. Some are moderate sized gray patches and I have a few small black spots. I find them very distracting - "Was that a mouse running across the floor?", and I'm swatting at bugs that aren't there. My ophthalmologist says there's no remedy for floaters.
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It depends on the primary cause: natural ageing or a disease process. If they don't start till after 55-60 more likely natrual aging if they started in late 40's and have progressively increased (tho rate of increase varies greatly in various sufferers) more likely disease process and should have a visit with corneal specialist to determine which is the case.

As for the brain/eye connection. The brain doesn't so much ignore as it fills in the blanks (the data gaps) similarly to how it fills in the permanent blind spot, with surrounding data. The problem with that is unless you are a very self aware person you could ignore an escslating vision problem and not get it checked properly (corneal specialust) till some serious accident is caused by it.

If caused by disease process there are remedies. I had corneal implants in 2014 that did did it for me. If i live another 10-20 yrs the problem could re-occur but so far haven't.
 
Right Now said:
No one has mentioned that after awhile your brain sends signals to your eyes to "ignore" the floaters. This was explained to me by my ophthalmologist. Not to say they go away, or dissolve always, but the brain tells you not to recognize them unless you are looking at a white wall or bright sunlight.
I have found one of my floaters seemed to go away. But, last fall another one appeared!
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Yes, the brain makes us ignore them & it is often misinterpreted as "They went away."
Much like "Tinnitus." I only hear it half the time, but it's there all the time.
 
I've returned glasses a couple of times that were a little too strong or something. True they can't use the lenses on someone else, but they can put new lenses for you in those frames. I pay around four hundred dollars for my strong (7.5) lenses, but the actual cost of that plastic lens is minimal. It's the exam and the expertise that you're paying for. Don't hesitate to go back and tell them they don't work for you and if they don't replace them then I would change doctors.
 
Della said:
I pay around four hundred dollars for my strong (7.5) lenses, but the actual cost of that plastic lens is minimal. It's the exam and the expertise that you're paying for.
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Is your eye exam free? I have to pay a portion, $80, medical pays the rest. The frame and lenses are separate and are very expensive. I replaced the frame once for a different colour and the charge was $15 to cover costs. The frame alone had been $300 so you can see the markup.
 

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