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manal02980
manal02980

Hello everyone, this is the first time I write here and my English is not that good.

I just want ask you about eye floaters ( threads and spots ) 

I first notice working in my office . And never notice them anywhere, but I got stressed and booked an appointment Whith an eye doctor, he told me that the jelly substance has changed a little bit .then , I became so stressed and started looking for them every where , they became more and more and more . Now I keep seeing threads and spots everywhere and a shore of them especiall when looking at the sky or light.

I am so freaked out .

what do you think about my situation ?am I having all these floaters in real ? 

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  • kim27383
    kim27383 manal02980

    Posted

    I have floaters and flashes. The optometrist didn't notice anything so I went to an opthalmologist. They did a flourosene angiogram and they think I have occular Histoplasmosis which is a fungus that can travel from the lungs to the eyes and attach. I lived on a farm for awhile in my childhood and it is common in the Midwest "histobelt" I have read. So far it hasn't affected my vision but it can. I think most cases are usually PVD but you may want to have it checked out in case. Sometimes they go away on their own. Stress definitely makes the flashes and floaters worse. In fact they can bring them on initially which is what the eye doctor said happened in my case. Best wishes.

    • manal02980
      manal02980 kim27383

      Posted

      I think my stress is the reason 💔💔💔💔💔

      My life becomes so difficult that I stopped living my life. It is so hard not to enjoy the life again. I am surrounded by dots and threads , and I can't even have the ability to deal with them

  • John5006
    John5006 manal02980

    Posted

    Hi Manal,

    ?Hey, calm down. you got them and that's it. No need for panic unless you get white flashes of dots or a snow storm or something like that .............. then get the hell to an eye hospital or eye clinic or eye doctor pronto !

    ?I have had floaters for years they started out as little black dots, then they subsided, then they returned as images like dried out wiggly garden worms. They've subsided too.

    Actually, they haven't gone away its just that the brain has itself adjusted to them and has trained the eye to switch off these images.

    Yes a bit of a worry. but nothing to stress out about. Eventually, they will subside.

    John

     

    • manal02980
      manal02980 John5006

      Posted

      Mine actually are lots and lots of white dots and I can see them in any bright room. Also , lots of threads . Sometimes weird things. I see them very clear when looking at the sky. And the dots are killing me I see them in any bright room and that why I stopped going to work 😟

    • manal02980
      manal02980 John5006

      Posted

      I also avoid going to any bright places like mallss or hospitals.

      even when reading I can see the white dots.

    • kim27383
      kim27383 manal02980

      Posted

      That's the way mine are. It's ok. Calm down. Really. I've been dealing with it for a couple of months. There are things they can do like possible Lazer surgery to help. I am still going to work and I work in an office as an admin and I am always on a computer. My eyes are adjusting pretty well...well my brain is at least. When i go outside I see a lot of them because of the snow on the ground and everything but it lasts a few seconds and they come and go. It will be ok.

  • youlia26347
    youlia26347 manal02980

    Posted

    Hi Manal02980 : Do not worry about it too much stress will make it worse. first you should go to your doctor and get 2 opinion's to see what exactly is going on.

    The more relax you are probably they will disappear slowly. my sister used to have them but they disappear. See what the doctor tell you is cause for it.could be that your eyes are too tired from the computer or TV. I wish you all the best and let me know what the doctor said is the cause. Good luck.

    • manal02980
      manal02980 youlia26347

      Posted

      The doctor told me it is a change in the jelly substance. 

      But, I feel my anxiety increased  the numbers in a huge amount.

      Does your sister have the same problem with the jelly ?

  • manal02980
    manal02980

    Posted

    Please everyone tell me how can forget them? 

    I spend all the day thinking about them and analyzing my situation. 

    I keep talking to myself . I keep asking myself is my anxiety the reason behind developing so many floaters ! Is it the doctor who shocked me with my situation especially that I didn't notice them unless once or twice in a week ? 

    I stopped life and keep thinking and crying and watch ing them . They are everywhere ! I can't think of anything else or do anything physically 

    • kim27383
      kim27383 manal02980

      Posted

      Mine come and go. Have you had any testing? Flurosene angiogram to r anything like that? Did they give you an Ansler grid to check your vision? Did you see an optometrist or an opthalmologist because they are different. Sometimes your GP can give you a referral for the latter and they can get you in much faster. I am in the US. Where are you located?
    • manal02980
      manal02980 kim27383

      Posted

      I went to retina specialist. He just look at my eyes after dilation . He said nothing wrong but the jelly substance changed a little bit. I got scared and started looking for them everywhere and day after day they increase and become permanent.

    • kim27383
      kim27383 manal02980

      Posted

      I know how hard it is to know something is happening and not to worry yourself over it. You have to calm down. Tell yourself that it is the vitreous gel and let your mind take that information in. Let your brain comprehend that. It may go away on it's own. Mine may too. Some people with my condition still have normal sight. I keep telling myself that. Remember your brain will end up adjusting. You just have to let it. Easier said that done. I know. Believe me. I've had been having panic attacks over my issues for about a month and now I'm just trying to deal with them one on one. I would try closing your eyes, doing some meditation. Prayer helps as well. Just give yourself time to think that you are ok. I know it may seem silly but it has really worked for me. I also have started taking an anxiety medication in a very low dose and it helps calm me.

    • manal02980
      manal02980 kim27383

      Posted

      I spend Alomost 2 months thinking that I am not normal and that I am going to live a different life . 

      I just can't belive that I am ganna get my normal life back.

      Do you think that the brain has the ability to ignore them even when they are everywhere ? 

    • lin59
      lin59 manal02980

      Posted

      A good way to forget them is to do cognitive behavioral therapy. Either read some books on it or find a therapist.
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