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floaters from a PVD often get better but if its from the vitreous body then they probably wont get any better

Really sucks that this surgery is not worth it at all if you just have a few small floaters considering your side effects. What supplements did you try before you got the surgery? I assume nothing helped

Thank you for the video. Im really considering having mine done

Vitrectomy can be very risky.

I have been watching cataract surgery and vitrectomy surgery videos for at least two weeks now; so it's hard to believe I didn't come across this sooner. I actually found your one-year out video first. It was so good, I decided to watch your first 93-month out) video--it was even better. You have done an excellent job of sharing with the viewer what debilitating floaters are like. Until now, I did not appreciate the different results that patients could have strictly based on age. I know from experience that a gigantic floater, hovering in the central eye area can be as debilitating as a cataract. Even more so, once the cataract is removed.

Please give us an update

Hi. I was wondering if you’ve since developed a cataract and/or what your surgeon has said about that possibility? The retinal surgeon I’ve seen has said I’d be “almost guaranteed” to get a cataract from a vitrectomy 🤷🏻‍♂️

the doctors that say you will get used to it should have taken courses how to work with live people

Joseph, I notice you have elevated anxiety from your leg movement. That will increase your blood pressure over time, which is what I have. Please keep your BP in check.

One of my eyes was taken out by a violent assault and robbery…from that I have developed terrible floaters and eye tremors in my good eye. My life has been hell. Good luck and sending positivity to anyone suffering with eye issues.

What gauze needle they used to drain the vitreous?

After surgery, did u have to sleep in certain position? Did they recommend any posture you have to tilt the neck or head?

Did u have any complication after surgery?

I m going to have surgery in 2 weeks for floaters i have for 9 months. I live in Houston and she is very good. I can not wait to be done. Please advice ifu got any pain after surgery and how about cataract? Did u develop any? There is no treatment better than vitrectomy for floaters.

Get well soon bro

Young man, thank you for the info. I just had scleral buckle surgery. Your testimony has helped me so much! Thanks!!

My floater is like a long windshield wiper that goes back and forth as I move my eyes. Scheduled for this procedure in July 2024.

I am 35, and with eye floaters, thanks for this video

Excellent video. I believe you had what is termed a Weiss ring, which I had also. OMG, 40-50 is not old however. And while PVDs are fairly common in later age, it’s more like 60+. To corroborate your statement about YAG laser vitreolysis, it was a waste of time for me, and what was worse, the dummy put a hole in my natural lens. I waited quite a while, but finally had a vitrectomy and cataract replacement. I am in the early stages of recovery and am hoping for a great result. I’m so sorry that you had to go through this at such a young age, but I’m in total agreement, severe floaters are a nightmare. One major question remains on addressed; vitrectomy almost always accelerates the formation of cataracts of the lens.

Can you answer questions for me please? If you don’t mind

how are you today?

Yep. My left eye floaters are horrendous! They get it the way of everything I do. Reading, walking, crossing roads etc. Very dangerous.

Thank you so much for posting this. I recently had retinal surgery to remove (or "peel") an epiretinal membrane. The procedure was successful, but what caused me SO MUCH stress was the thousands of things I saw in my eye later - flashes, dots, lines, squiggles, clouds, bubbly things, you name it - so it would have been nice if the doctor had warned me to expect these things and not worry about them. My vision is still terrible, but I've learned that eye surgery (as you pointed out) can require a really long recovery. Thanks for helping me understand my symptoms are not unusual, and I'm not crazy.

I started having eye floater in 2015(12 years old ) I couldn’t even explain what it is ..but it was so annoying.. I went to the doctor and she explained it to me that “sometimes it stays sometimes it goes away”but now I’m (20 years old ) in 2024 and I still have it but all they can say is “IGNORE IT” nothing they can do about it 😢😢😢 (Try eating pineapples) 🍍

hi joe. appreciate you sharing your experience. what has been your longer term experience with the vitrectomy a couple years in? really appreciate it.thank you

Great, worthwhile video. How is your vision now? Have you gotten cataracts yet? Thx.

Joseph FWIW, with your not being myopic (near-sighted), you should be a little less likely to experience PVD. Or at least later in life.

The doctors and whoever say "You'll get used to them" has apparently never suffered with them.

how is your career going ? you have a great voice i wish to hear you narrate an audiobook

Thanks for doing these videos. I’ve struggled with this problem for long years getting progressively worse as I age.

Hi Joseph. I was wondering where you went to get the vitrectomy??? And how to stress to the surgeon that you need it. Ive had a mess of floaters in my left eye over 20 years now. Ive gone to 3 different doctors to have the yag laser procedure done with no success. They've all told me that the vitrectomy is my next option. I just need to find a surgeon that will do it. Thanks for your time.

What about the increased risk of cataracts after having a vitrectomy?

Thank you for sharing your story. So encouraging! I have awful floaters & considering vitrectomy. Would you mind giving an update of how you’re doing now? 2024

Can You tell us what is your job? Work with computers?

Why don’t they make something safe than the other two so people don’t have to do with problem anymore?

Hey there hope you are doing well. As I had stated before I also had a core vitrectomy since my surgeon attempted a PVD but was unable to do so due to the tight attachment to retina and did not want to risk a tear. Did your doctor advise you if a PVD would occur quicker than normal in the future due to the surgery? Mine said could be 6 months or 20 years. Also did you get a potential timeline for cataracts formation? Mine again have a very wide timeline on that as well. Just wanted to compare. Hope to hear what you were told.

For how many days we need to take off from work?

Thank you!

Hope all is well. I am now 2 days post op from my floater only vitrectomy. If you can recall about how long was the vision blurry in that eye until it cleared up?

No one in Australia where I live does vitrectomy on young people I feel so hopeless.

Thank you taking the time to make this video. I'm 15 days out from a combined cataract and floater only vitrectomy. I've been going nuts trying to find out about all the tiny "bubbles" I'm noticing in the eye gel moving around. They totally look different and act different from the floaters and are perfectly round and move differently. I had half of the gel removed and an air bubble that appeared at the bottom and gradually got smaller and smaller, so it's different than what you had. Also your determination to persist when you kept getting dismissed. It's hard to explain just how having grey mess in your field of vision moving around and how it impacts quality of life. You had a much more severe blockage of sight but the constant distraction and for me always feeling like gnats and mosquitos were flying by. I also had countless black specks that looked like pepper dots and some discolored eye gel It was enough for me to go ahead and get it taken care of as soon as possible. I am very lucky my retina doctor I began seeing for the PVD in both eyes was very comfortable to do this combined surgery. In fact, it was the easiest he did that day from what I heard. I've also got this long thing on the outer edge that the surgeon said is not a floater (inflammation?) but my vision is clear and If that thing doesn't go away, I'm still very happy because there was so much junk in my eye. Thank you for encouraging people to persist and not give up. The lens I got is awesome. Also people need to do their homework choosing a surgeon. It's very serious surgery but at this point have no regrets. I got stuck in the perfect outcome mindset at first. Waiting on doing the right eye until more healing has happened. Glad I got the worst eye done first.

Great video. You are helping a lot of people. I am happy that you are better. I have them too just not that bad. Be strong.

Joseph thanks a trillion for all the information. I on the other hand am much older (63) than you. One day I could see out of my right eye the next day my eye site was scary bad - darkness. I went to the ER - thought I was having a stroke. Saw an eye doctor 3days later. Then I was referred to a retina specialist. The specialist sent me to a different ER hospital. And now I'm scheduled for surgery (vitrectomy) for this coming Monday (Oct 30th 2023). Hopefully I can remember to post after surgery experience on your feed.

Have you experienced any type of “frill” in the periphery of your vision with the limited vitrectomy?

Hey. I’m six weeks after vitrectomy and I have 30 dark small dots in my eye. How long it took for your debris to disappear ? And how many you had after 6 weeks? I’m so nervous and afraid I made a mistake

So happy you have had a positive result. Thanks for your honest and informative videos. Take care!

Floaters (in both eyes) have been a major misery in my life for five plus years. Diagnosis revealed a hole in Rt. retina which was then treated by laser photocoagulation. Sidebar: Anyone who says laser surgery on eyes is painless is delusional. Felt like my eye was vibrating and on fire. No, floaters don't go away, they only get worse. I wish a safe treatment would be invented.

Any cataract?

Mine case bleeding in eyes nd now the blood settled but seen as floaters .That's life loosing scene .doctors telling to wait for 6 months ,1 year etc etc. .now the time has come I should go for viterctomy

Hello how your floater after now it clear because four year ago u had surgery how u r now and your vission