Eye floaters at night

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robordon

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I have something new aside from a floater I currently have in my right eye.

It looks like an insect flying across the upper part of my vision and I can't tell which eye its in. I mostly see it if I'm in a dark room looking out into a lit area. Doesn't happen all the time. I keep thinking it's an insect but it isn't.

I had some smaller floaters that I first noticed looking at a white wall but they were very small and I don't notice those anymore and one floater that's more noticeable if I look for it. However this one I see in the dark puzzles me.

I have an appointment with my opthomologist for yearly check up coming up so I'll see what he says.

Tried a search on the internet but nothing yet, anybody ever have something like this?

FYI, I'm not diabetic, only wear reading glasses, some cataracts but nothing that impedes my vision.

Thanks for looking.
 
I am wondering how you see it in a dark room. My floaters are most noticeable in bright light. A few years ago I had a floater that looked like a small black spot. Always surprised me when it came into my vision because I always instantly thought it was external to me.
 
In a dark room looking out into some light.

Right now I'm watching TV in a semi dark room, there's light coming from the room behind me and I just saw it briefly. Looked like a fly going across.
 
I'm going to suggest you move your appointment up if it's a few weeks out. Don't screw around with vision. This is just odd enough to warrant a deeper look.
 
Years ago, I had a detached retina. Early warning signs presented as a light flash in my peripheral vision in low light conditions, and the appearance of 1-3 large floaters came and went. I went to the eye doctor who found no sign of retinal detachment the day I appeared, but warned me to come back ASAP if I started seeing "showers of floaters."

Not many days later, I did see "showers," but they started at the beginning of a long holiday weekend when I could not get in to see the doctor. Over the course of one day, a shadow started forming at the top of my vision field and progressed downward, until all vision in that eye was lost because the retina had detached. The delay in seeing the doctor complicated repairing the retina and I had a long recovery period.
 
MACKTEXAS said:
Years ago, I had a detached retina. Early warning signs presented as a light flash in my peripheral vision in low light conditions, and the appearance of 1-3 large floaters came and went. I went to the eye doctor who found no sign of retinal detachment the day I appeared, but warned me to come back ASAP if I started seeing "showers of floaters."

Not many days later, I did see "showers," but they started at the beginning of a long holiday weekend when I could not get in to see the doctor. Over the course of one day, a shadow started forming at the top of my vision field and progressed downward, until all vision in that eye was lost because the retina had detached. The delay in seeing the doctor complicated repairing the retina and I had a long recovery period.
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For me, in both eyes, the vitreous fluid snapped away from the walls. It caused the massive amount of floaters and the flashing lights that were around the periphery of my vision. It did do some damage to my retina but not enough to address now.

I have a friend from another forum who asked about a dark spot in the center of his vision. I told him to immediately get into an opthamologist because that was a warning sign. Turns out he had a stroke in that eye due to elevated BP that wasn't getting caught. He was worried about Medicare not paying. For something like this they will pay and they did.
 
Floaters kind of wash around your vision as your eyes move, many times it seems like a bug is on the TV or flying accross the window. Try this, squint your eyes while looking into a lighted area, like on a wall or out a window, tighten up your focus as if you're trying to focus on your eye lashes.

Do you see the floaters now? When I squint and close focus I can see all my floaters and by shifting my eyes I can swish the floaters back and forth. My left eye is terrible.
 
debodun said:
When I go to my ophthalmologist and retina surgeon, they always ask if I have floaters. I always say "yes", but they never pursue it or offer any solution.
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Because they are not serious. Same with me with my ophthalmologist. If they were seriously bothering you, " Eye floaters are usually harmless, but you should seek immediate, urgent eye care if you experience a sudden increase in number, bright flashes of light, or a dark curtain/shadow obstructing any part of your vision. These symptoms can indicate serious issues like retinal detachment or tearing." Cleveland Clinic
 
robordon said:
I have something new aside from a floater I currently have in my right eye.

It looks like an insect flying across the upper part of my vision and I can't tell which eye its in. I mostly see it if I'm in a dark room looking out into a lit area. Doesn't happen all the time. I keep thinking it's an insect but it isn't.

I had some smaller floaters that I first noticed looking at a white wall but they were very small and I don't notice those anymore and one floater that's more noticeable if I look for it. However this one I see in the dark puzzles me.

I have an appointment with my opthomologist for yearly check up coming up so I'll see what he says.

Tried a search on the internet but nothing yet, anybody ever have something like this?

FYI, I'm not diabetic, only wear reading glasses, some cataracts but nothing that impedes my vision.

Thanks for looking.
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I sometimes have little floaters in either eye, so I asked my optometrist what it was and he said it is protein. Didn't explain anything else to me.
 
I have had floaters since my late 30's. So much for an old age problem. They have never caused a problem with me. My eye doctor sees them but never mentions them since they are harmless, at least in my case. Over the years, there were some larger ones, but they didn't last long. They would eventually go away. I usually don't even notice them, unless I am looking for them. Now in the winter time, with all of the snow around, I always see them.
 
I had "lace" ,in front of one eye and a little on the other after I saw a flash in the corner of the first eye. I was scared and went to the Eye Dr.
She said it was Posterior Vitreous Detatchment. The gel around the retina basically starts to fall off due to age. She said it was not uncommon, nothing you can do but wait it out. It got better.
I did go buy some eye vitamins from Walmart, their brand. I don't know if it helped but it didn't hurt. So far so good. That was about a year ago. She also said to take fish oil.
 
Jules said:
But they can be. They were the precursor to my retinal detachment. Wish I’d been warned about them. Only thing they ever talked about was flashing lights, which I didn’t have. I’m now blind in that eye.
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Hi @Jules , Oh, I 'm so sorry to hear that. By the way, I only meant that they can be harmless, but to have them checked out regardless. As soon as I had experienced floaters, I did not ignore them but set up an appointment with the eye specialist pronto. Anyways, I have to see the eye specialist every year as my mom had glaucoma.
 
I've had floaters for longer than I can remember; long before being diagnosed with glaucoma. I've gotten several new ones over the years and some seem to have disappeared. I'm so used to them that they don't bother me anymore. I haven't seen the "is it a bug?" one in quite a while. :) I see my glaucoma specialist three times a year. It amazes me that she can tell when I have a new floater. It's probably nothing to worry about, but if you are really concerned, definitely bring it to the attention of your opthalmologist.
This is from a Bing search:
Eye floaters are small spots or shapes that appear in your field of vision. They can look like gray or black specks, strings, or cobwebs that drift around when you move your eyes. Floaters are typically caused by age-related changes in the vitreous, the jelly-like substance inside your eye, which can liquefy and form clumps that cast shadows on the retina. While they are usually harmless, they can sometimes indicate more serious issues, so it's important to consult a healthcare professional if they are accompanied by flashes of light or sudden changes in vision.
 
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