Floater in eye for 2-3 months, no answer at my last vision appointment?
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Hi all,
I've had a floater in the upper right corner of my left eye for a few months now. It's an average dark shadowy circle that I only ever see in situations of bright light (I can't see it at all at night). It hasn't moved, hasn't grown in size but it also hasn't shrunk in size either. I don't have any other symptoms with it, no blurry vision, no flashing lights and no other visual disturbances.
In fact, I had my annual eye exam and my prescription is just about exactly the same. The doctor, however, said he had never seen something like mine before and first wanted to wait a month to see if anything changes, but then changed his mind and referred me to a retinal specialist.
I'll attach a picture of the floater in this post, it's the green whispy object.
Any ideas on what this could be? I'm only 22 and don't have any vision issues other than being nearsighted.
Thanks in advance!
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Guest AlexLD
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Ill start by saying they did not take a very good photo, that being said you most likely have pvd. Posterior Vitreous detachment, it usually happens at a later age but somebody has to be part of the 20% who have it in their 20's! It is when the gel in the eye begins to liquefy and separates from the retina. Im hoping your eye doctor did an OCT? This along with dilating your eye and looking in with a lens should tell them if there is any reason to worry. If your vision has not changed then there should be no worry, the only reason for you to see a retina specialist is for the possibility of a retinal detachment, which is when the gel is adhered tightly to the retina in a spot and when it pulls away it creates a hole or tear. Typically when this happens people will notices a "black curtain" covering part of their vision. This should be something your Ophthalmologist should have been able to handle. If you look up degenerative floaters ocular photo you should be able to see some ocular photos similar to yours. Best of Luck!
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Thank you so much for your comment! It certainly helped put ms more at ease.
An OCT was not done and my eyes weren't dilated. But he did look at my eye and each layer with the light and saw that it was indeed attached to the retina. The part that concerned him was the ('traction?' as he put it on my referral sheet) towards the floater.