Anyone here dealing with "eye floaters"????.....

[Deuces ll]

Got a big one in my right eye and it's driving me nutz!!!.... ??

I've read that it's a common problem among older folks.... I've only had it for a couple of months now.... I'm planning on making an appointment with an eye specialist first thing in the morning since I'm off till Monday of next week....

[Snake45]

Been dealing with them for 20 or 30 years now. Had some really annoying ones. They come and go. 

I've asked about them. Was told there's not much they can do in most cases. I'll be interested in hearing what they tell you--maybe some advances have been made in this area. Good luck! 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Look into pineapple...

[Tom Geiger]

I had one and now it’s gone... forgot all about it until I saw your post!

[slusher]

That is a symptom of a detached retina 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Several studies seem to indicate there's a substance in pineapple that can can be of help.

This is only two of the articles about the findings...

https://www.benjamineye.com/blog/eye-floaters/

https://www.gtgoodtimes.com/2019/05/31/eating-pineapple-daily-can-reduce-eye-floaters-study-shows/

Edited August 11, 2020 by Ace-Garageguy

[stitchdup]

eat more greens mate, I used to get them and eating green veg seems to help reduce them

[oldnslow]

Had floaters since a teenager , I'll look in to the pineapple angle , sounds promising .

[Deuces ll]

Well, I finally made an appointment to go see a doctor Thursday morning... We'll see what happens... Thanks for the response guys!!!.... ?

Hope my Blue Cross card covers it all....?

[Russell C]

9 hours ago, Deuces ll said:

...finally made an appointment to go see a doctor Thursday morning...

Good move. If the things I had were floaters, they were more like specks or a tiny strand of fuzz that looks like it could be on the surface, but know that it is not. Something especially big and noticeable as a sort of half circle can be a partly detached retina from what I've heard from two different people who actually had that happen. A professional can tell you absolutely what it is if they can see it for themselves.

[Bucky]

I have severe floaters at times. Sometimes, I have to quit reading or working at the hobby bench until they quit. I have an appointment Thursday. I'll have them tell me what the name of my condition is, as I've forgotten. I was told it is a condition of aging.

 

EDIT: I found what my floaters are called...Posterior Vitreous Detachment. Mention that to the eye doc and see what he says.

Edited August 12, 2020 by Bucky

[Deuces ll]

I will!... Thanks guys. Hope I don't have to have surgery.... I've been under the knife before to have a pituatary gland tumor removed from my brain back in '03.... That thing was the size of an XL egg...... 

[Deuces ll]

Well, today is that day.... Hope the doc just gives me meds to clear up that floater.... I got my fingers crossed... ??

[Snake45]

If you get meds, let us know what they are. I wanna get some too. 

[Deuces ll]

No meds... ? 

But he did write me up a script for a new pair of glasses.... 

Right now I can't see... Don't know how I made it home without getting into a wreck... He did dialate (sp) my eyes and did a few tests... And he mentioned that floaters do come and go and that I have to deal with those.... ?

Edited August 13, 2020 by Deuces ll

[Classicgas]

I have had them for years. My eye doctor  said it happens as you age. The fluid in you eyes congeals and bits of the thickened fluid float around.  He said there was nothing they can do about them. 

[espo]

The first time I had any Floaters, and not being sure what was going on, I would try and focus on them as they moved. Later in life when I needed to get glasses was the first time I began to understand what they were. I get a few maybe once or twice a year but they don't seem to be a problem beyond that. 

[Scott Colmer]

I've had them for years. Went to see the doc about them a few years back. He was like "Yep." 

[doorsovdoon]

I've had those annoying things for years, one eye is worse than the other. There's one in my left eye that often floats directly into my line of sight, I just flick my eye's to the left or right and it shoots off somewhere and I don't see again for days.

[Mike 1017]

I pulled the 5th wheel lock on my semi. I saw a flash like a mirror flash. Paid no attention. The next morning while driving I start getting flashes in my right eye. My mind ran wild with all  the possibilities of what is going on.

I tore the membrane between the retina and the choroid. So not only did i have flashes  but a dancing line of floaters. After a time my eye healed. I don't know when the floaters when disappeared .

Good luck

Mike

[Ace-Garageguy]

I know the idea of strenuous exercise is anathema to lots of people, but I have found time and time again that when I allow my lifestyle to become more sedentary, my vision begins to deteriorate.

When I get off my lazy backside and push myself to go back to hiking (at least moderate trails a few hours a week), my vision always improves.

I was surprised the first time I noticed the correlation. Years back, I had been doing the hiking thing seriously for a few weeks to lose some weight (and improve my sleep, which is another side benefit), and one day in the woods I just noticed how remarkably CLEAR everything was.

I've been unable to do as much as I'd like for the past couple years after cracking my pelvis when an old director's chair collapsed (which was partially a function of having allowed myself to pack on too many pounds of lard), and the floaters have been getting worse.

After a fair bit of kinda painful physical therapy since the break, I've been able to resume regular hiking to an extent.

Just this week, I've noticed a significant reduction in perceived floaters.

Your mileage may vary.

                                           

[Deuces ll]

4 hours ago, Mike 1017 said:

I pulled the 5th wheel lock on my semi. I saw a flash like a mirror flash. Paid no attention. The next morning while driving I start getting flashes in my right eye. My mind ran wild with all  the possibilities of what is going on.

I tore the membrane between the retina and the choroid. So not only did i have flashes  but a dancing line of floaters. After a time my eye healed. I don't know when the floaters when disappeared .

Good luck

Mike

Thanks Mike!.... 

[Deuces ll]

1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

I know the idea of strenuous exercise is anathema to lots of people, but I have found time and time again that when I allow my lifestyle to become more sedentary, my vision begins to deteriorate.

When I get off my lazy backside and push myself to go back to hiking (at least moderate trails a few hours a week), my vision always improves.

I was surprised the first time I noticed the correlation. Years back, I had been doing the hiking thing seriously for a few weeks to lose some weight (and improve my sleep, which is another side benefit), and one day in the woods I just noticed how remarkably CLEAR everything was.

I've been unable to do as much as I'd like for the past couple years after cracking my pelvis when an old director's chair collapsed (which was partially a function of having allowed myself to pack on too many pounds of lard), and the floaters have been getting worse.

After a fair bit of kinda painful physical therapy since the break, I've been able to resume regular hiking to an extent.

Just this week, I've noticed a significant reduction in perceived floaters.

Your mileage may vary.

                                           

Thanks Ace!... Yeah I need to get off my lazy A$$ and start doing something... I'll be back to work on Monday from taking a week off so I could go to the Woodward Ave cruise which I do every year... I decided against going with all the BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH going on at this time... ??

[Tom Geiger]

[Bucky]

3 hours ago, Tom Geiger said:

Most times my floaters look like the Goodyear blimp!