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I HATE EYE FLOATERS SO MUCH PANIC! :(((

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arich
arich

I know Ive posted about this a million times I guess this is just an update.

I went to the optamolagist and they dialated my eyes, checked my floaters. said there's no tears anywhere at all and I have dry eye.

OK, so I look in the mirror and feel like one of my pupils is still bigger than the other. it's been 2 days. so that's making me anxious, ALSO even though the doc said everything looks perfect I STILL find myself STARING into the sky mid convo with someone following my floaters around. THERES SO MANY, I'm only 22. sad((( I can't even imagine the rest of my life dealing with them. I KNOW something has to make them less noticeable at least. or take my mind off them.

talking about it helps, please reply. anyone. this is making me so depressed. I also have these shadow floaters that are huge and just float across. I notice more when I squint too. i want to stop everyday being so obsessive about them.

please please help. and does anyone else have shadow floaters? that are kinda big.

anytbing I can do to help my overall eyesight too?

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  • NotSupersizeMe
    NotSupersizeMe arich

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    Hi arichards:

    I am so sorry to hear you are suffering from eye floaters.  I am 55 and I got my eye floaters from two months ago in my left eye and some days the floaters are more "well-behaved" but there are days when I just want to gulch my eyeball out and clean it.  Of course, pure fantasy.  I've tried liquid MSM; Chinese herbalist prescribed herbal medicine; eye exercises; and even water fast for three days.  Unfortunately, nothing worked.  However, I have decided that I refuse to let the floaters affect the quality of my life.  I tell myself I will continue the search, but I also won't let it be the focus of my life.  Your post was from 11 months ago, and I am hoping by now you are no longer suffering from the floaters.  Please post and let me know of your progress.  I want you to know there is someone out here that knows how you feel. 

    • arich
      arich NotSupersizeMe

      Posted

      I'm so so sorry for you too. I just feel like nobody else my age has them and i'm so envious of them. Ive been trying recently to ignore them (since i've been to 5 different eye docs and they say my eyes are healthy) but some days I just can't. I also hate thinking about the future for my eyes, I just pray they don't get worse. I have them still in both eyes along with flashes which apparently go hand in hand with floaters. Do you have these too? Like I said some days are worse than others, sometimes I get so tired of being anxious I have to take my xanax (i'm prescribed) to feel better. It's rough but it's good to know people know how I feel. 

    • NotSupersizeMe
      NotSupersizeMe arich

      Posted

      I forgot to mention that I don't have flashes, and the retina specialist dilated my eyes and said my eyes are healthy. 

      What I'm fearing now is although my floaters are only in my left eye, I read somewhere there is a chance within 18 months, floaters might develop in the other eye.  Hence, I'm really not just going to sit back and not do a single thing even though I try not to let the left eye floaters bother me too much, I refuse to sit and wait for the right eye to start getting floaters too.  So my search is on for prevention of the right eye too. 

  • NotSupersizeMe
    NotSupersizeMe arich

    Posted

    Hi arichards:

    One of the posts from this chain mentioned keeping eyes hydrated helps, and it really does.  There is one other thing that also helped a bit and that is looking far away at green colors, i.e. trees in the distant.   So when I'm a passenger in a car, rather than spending all my time looking at my phone, I look at the trees as far as possible, it seems to help.   Although relief is temporary, it's still nice to feel I have a tiny bit of control over this thing.  I also find that on days when I'm less on the computer or on my phone, the floaters seem to be less apparent, so take frequent eye breaks. 

    I will continue to search for other ways to get relief, and I will keep you posted.  Don't let eye floaters take away the quality of your life.  You are young and you have a whole life ahead of you, so stay in control.  Just know you have supporters such as myself and that you are not alone in this.

    • arich
      arich NotSupersizeMe

      Posted

      I've heard some of these things too.. I use non-preservative dry eye drops sometimes and it does seem to help. Mine have gotten worse and like I said, they are in both eyes. I would also like to prevent it from getting even WORSE, but I've done so much research and everyone says there is nothing you can do.... so saddening for me and i'm sure everyone else. Please PLEASE keep me posted if you find/hear of anything! I heard the surgery is dangerous and has too many complications that could happen. 

    • dianataylor
      dianataylor arich

      Posted

      Dry eyes make blurry vision...i know i have sjogren’s which causes dry eyes so everything is blurry..totally. Diff from floaters....there are drs now doing the laser surgery fo them but they won’t do them if they are bad...then I would google dr’s doing this surgery..there are a few that have been doing it for yrs!  

       

    • NotSupersizeMe
      NotSupersizeMe dianataylor

      Posted

      Hi dianataylor:

      I found the info of that place you told me about.  Very amazing work per their website.  I have plans to visit them in August.  I can't be too specific because the moderator will delete me.  Too bad because I'm not selling anything here.

      How are your eyes doing?  Please e-mail me if you are comfortable telling me more than you can here.   Thank you.

      Moderator comment: I have removed the email address as we do not publish these in the forums. If users wish to exchange contact details please use the Private Message service.

    • dianataylor
      dianataylor NotSupersizeMe

      Posted

      My eyes are doing great. I have a few floaters still,  but they stay out of my line of vision.  
    • NotSupersizeMe
      NotSupersizeMe dianataylor

      Posted

      Thank you, Diana Taylor, for the update.  I am so looking forward to visiting the doctor. 

      Continued good eye sight to you!

    • arich
      arich dianataylor

      Posted

      My eyes are getting worse. sad and they are ALL in my line of vision. I hope I can get past them, if not I may have to look into something as well.
    • NotSupersizeMe
      NotSupersizeMe arich

      Posted

      Arich:

      You really should take a look at the website that dianataylor told me about.  I can't say too much because moderator has already deleted my comments from previously.  The doctor is in Irvine, he specializes in zapping eye floaters.  I will see him in August.  My eye floaters are better on some days and worse on others.  Although I can still drive and carry on normally, but they are annoying me quite a bit. 

    • TiffanyNOLA
      TiffanyNOLA arich

      Posted

      What are your flashes like? Do you also have blue field entopic phenomenon ? Do you ever see lit patterns in your vision at night in the dark or with your eyes closed?
    • arich
      arich TiffanyNOLA

      Posted

      Yes to both & the flashes aren't nearly as bad anymore. it's just weird to have all this and my eyes to be "completely normal" according to the doctors. i'm thankful but i also wish there was something they could do..

    • arich
      arich TiffanyNOLA

      Posted

      the flashes are just super tiny quick flashes in my vision mostly when i'm looking at a white screen or something similar 

  • collieman
    collieman arich

    Posted

    I just had a macular membrane peel.  To do that my surgeon had to replace the vitreous.  I used to have BIG floaters but now they are all gone. Had them for many years. 
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