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brittney85289
brittney85289

Hi all! For those of you with eye floaters / eye issues, can you describe what they are like? Are they worse at a certain time of day? Mine are driving me nuts. I've had a ton of eye issues but according to my Optometrist, everything looks okay. Still scares me though!

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  • emma198181
    emma198181 brittney85289

    Posted

    Hi Brittney,

    I have about 4 floaters in my right eye, and 1 or 2 in my left. They definitely came with the onset of the infection (in fact it was one of the first things I noticed, along with the sore throat).

    A couple of them are like little dots, and two others are more like 'wisps' or cobweb-shaped. I now really only notice them when I'm out and it's bright, or when I'm looking at a blank/mono-coloured surface. They're difficult to focus on and really do 'float' in and out of view.

    I've seen the optometrist twice about them, along with other eye issues I've had thanks to mono (sore, irritated eyes, redness, eye fatigue, 'gluey' eyes, worsening night vision), and she assures me my eyes are fine. I still have little flare ups though when the virus decides to fight back (every few days at this point, man I hate EBV).

    I've been juicing heaps with fruit and veg - including carrots - in the hope that it might help. Other people on here have posted that their floaters eventually went away, so fingers crossed 😃

    Hope this helps,

    Emma

    • brittney85289
      brittney85289 emma198181

      Posted

      Thank, you Emma! 😃 I can sort of see mine when I close my eyes too which is super weird. I feel like this virus has settle right behind my left eye lol. I wake up with really dry eyes now and I find that makes it all worse! I have one big one and then a few dots as you describe. Are yours a certain colour?

    • emma198181
      emma198181 brittney85289

      Posted

      I can see one of mine when I close my eyes too. Most of them are a dark colour (brown or black, not sure), but one of them is more like a clear bubble. SO weird.

  • lob12506
    lob12506 brittney85289

    Posted

    hey, I have had eye floaters since the begginning, its definitely because of it. I have maybe like 20-30 of them together, but they are kinds subtle. cant see them when eyes are closed

  • craig07920
    craig07920 brittney85289

    Posted

    It must be a terrible symptom to have Brittney, I only hope it all settles down for you soon. Still thinking about you and let's keep hoping in God for better and brighter days ahead.

    Craig

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