Eye Floaters Or A Gnat

Lawrence00

Lawrence00

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My floaters changed somewhat recently. Concerned me.

I did go see an Optometrist and paid $100+ for the visit. He took a good look and didn't see any tears of retina, said the gel in the eye can change.

I think I just learned that under Medicare G I can see someone called ophthalmologist so I'll look into that. I certainly don't want to get hooked up with a surgery enthusiast.

Also just figured out that SF has a greys mode that we can turn on which I like.
 

For several years I had a few floaters and was told to just watch. If I saw bright flashing lights, come in immediately. I didn’t see anything. Then I remember a bunch of them floating up like little balloons. Two weeks later my retina detached. Even though I went in immediately, it didn’t go well.
 

I have a few floaters and it has progressed to the point where some of them appear to be surrounded by some additional distortion similar to dirty slushy snow.

I assume that it’s part of the natural progression of my diagnosis of macular degeneration.

I’ve got an optometrist to fill my prescriptions for glasses, an ophthalmologist and a retina surgeon.

I pay close attention to their opinions and observations as well as those of some others that have been called in to consult on my vision.

It’s interesting that they all have different opinions on treatment, the only thing that they seem to agree on is that my vision will continue to deteriorate.

I’ll continue taking the recommended vitamins, checkups, etc… and I’ll probably continue to decline the eye injections and similar treatments advertised on television.

We’ll see, or maybe we won’t! 🤷‍♀️
 
I doubt an eye doctor would be suggesting surgery for floaters. They are annoying, but harmless. I've gotten so used to mine that usually they don't bother me and I mostly notice them when I'm looking at white or light surfaces. I've had them forever and I do get new ones. My glaucoma specialist surprised me on one visit when she noted that she saw a new one when she looked at the inside of my eye.

Sometimes I think I'm seeing a small bug, but it's a floater. A few decades ago, I had one that looked like a large leaf unfurling. It came on suddenly while I was driving to work and really scared me. It was an extremely cold day and maybe that's why and it only lasted a couple of hours.
 
The recent concern has been that they rearranged recently but then also when looking at a white wall it looks like someone sprayed the entire wall with pepper of different shades.

AI tells me that yes, this plus explanations of dirty window vision etc are typical of the floater experience.

I have been focused on reading textbooks recently and that may have triggered my brain to be more aware of them.

AI has lots of great examples like noticing refrigerator noise that has been there 24/7 but now that you are thinking about it ... you are thinking about it.

The optometrist that dilated my eyes is an older guy, not some young punk fresh out of medical school so his close review with fancy microscopes matters.

At the same time I just set up an appointment in May with an Ophthamologist to both keep an eye on my eyes and for future needs.
 
Babs2u said:
I get ocular migrains which are different from floaters. They are jagged lines. Mine are without headache and triggered by stress. Usually gone in 20 minutes.
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Had a few times many years ago. Found online some very good explanations and pictures that matched my experience. Especially freaky when some vision was garbled.
 

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