LOW DOSE ATROPINE for EYE FLOATERS NOW AVAILABLE via TELEMEDICINE CONSULTATION + SAMPLE
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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
- For US residents, I am now offering Telemedicine Consultations via Zoom and with that consultation I will mail out a sample of low dose Atropine 0.01% ophthalmic solution.
TheFloaterDoctor.com/atropine
This is a custom compounded eyedrop treatment for the purpose of offering some symptomatic relief from vitreous eye floaters. It does not change the floaters themselves in any way. This program is tailored especially for the younger patients who are more often not good candidates for treatment with the YAG laser which is my specialty. It can also benefit those who have already had 'successful' laser treatment, but still have some residual floaters.
Low Dose atropine works by very gently dilating the pupils by about 1-2mm which diminishes the shadows cast onto the retina which is responsible for your awareness of floaters. It is long-lasting and it is recommended to be taken once a day - as needed. If the sample works favorably, purchasing more will be easy and pricing is at less than $1.00 a day treating both eyes for about a month.
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The Floater Doctor, James H. Johnson M.D. is Medical Director of the only medical practice in the world specializing in, and exclusively treating bothersome spots, shadows, and clouds that affect your vision. Although common, especially changes such as posterior vitreous detachment (PVDs) as we age, these vitreous eye floaters are rarely offered treatment by your local and well qualified eye care providers, even at top specialty institutions. Dr. Johnson uses a specialized FDA-approved YAG laser to vaporize and destroy the proteins in the vitreous that are responsible for your spots, shadows, and moving blurred areas in your vision. He has been doing so since 2007 making him one of, if not the most experienced in this very specialty niche area in ophthalmology, a pioneer in this field.
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Protect this man at all costs!!!
Thank you Dr Johnson for caring so much for us afflicted people! So glad we have Drs like yourself that go above and beyond to help.
I appreciate your appreciation. Thanks.
@Thefloaterdoctor1 . Very good doctor. Definitely tries to help as much as he can. Cooperative and is interested in each patients process. Thankyou doctor
Thank you.. eye floaters are horrible.. so sick of them really REALLY appreciate your work with floaters. I know so many people depressed and dealing with them
Atropine on the way, can't wait
Thankyou for trying/ helping all these people doc :)
Thank you very much Dr. for caring for eye floater patients. God bless you.
I doubt I'd find an eye doc in my area who'd give me atropine. The eye doctors I've come across do not - for a lack of a better expression - have good bedside manner. They always seem rushed, annoyed, or disinterested. You, Dr. Johnson, are a breath of fresh air.
Thanks. That's why I am offering it via tele-med consultations. Just to make it easier.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1how can I get that eye drop
I have horrible floaters that have been steadily getting worse.
Thank you for this, you're amazing.
Low dose atropine appears to be an option that many could benefit from. I'm promoting this video so that people know where to find you.
Thank you Doctor.
Your page is the reason I found this, thank you Martin ❤
I had a video consult with Dr. Johnson today and just want to give him a big thank you for his time. For the small profit he is making off these drops, you can tell he really does care and that this field is his passion. I appreciated everything he shared with me and his wealth of knowledge. It’s not often you come across someone that knows and understands floaters and the physical toll it can take on you. I’m waiting for my drops to arrive and I’m hoping they give me some relief so I can enjoy life again with my family. Thanks again Dr. J!
Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it.
Has the program worked for you?
Any update?
Very interesting. I was just recently thinking about the dilation factor as in bright sunlight vs cloudy days etc. I will contact you. Thanks for the successful YAG treatments.
Really helpfull.... Some doc just ignore about this problem... But for the patients its really bothersome... Tq for spreading good news...i always wait for ocular toxoplasmosis cure news too.
Thank You very much Doc. Keep safe and God Bless You Always. 🙏
Thanks, Doods
Thank you Dr for information
Well, this definitely opened my eyes! 🙂
ba-da-ching!
You're a God sent gift. I have to pay for 2 daughters birthdays this upcoming month. But when it's in my budget I will be booking an appointment with you for these drops. I already have depression and anxiety and my new floaters only add to the problem. 😔
Yeah depression, anxiety plus floaters is a nasty combination. Only the hope that one day things get better keeps me going.
Thank you for your work against these blasted floaters. I am no doctor, and so I must endeavor in my own way to dissolve these aggravating protein blobs. There has got to be a way, some substance which when metabolized or somehow assimilated specifically digests collagen, with some way to introduce it into the vitreous and without intrusion. I am probably wrong, but I believe the impossible is so impossible, it's impossible to think of the impossible. And so, if I can think of it, it must be possible. It MUST be possible to evaporate these innumerable obstructions to my vision. What a stupid body to not have an automatic mechanism to resolve these things.
These things are of a certain type of colla 8:27 gen (i think MM2) A medicine can be developed which can enter
Well put it this way, in the UK I went to have someone look at my floaters as I saw flashes for a day before and I was told it could mean detachment. Anyway he looked at these floaters I have had for over twenty years and said “wow someone has been playing asteroids in your eyes. I have lived with them for a long time. I may consider this treatment.
Thank you. Seriously. I have a floater that came out of nowhere this last Saturday. I just left the ophthalmologist and he said he couldn’t see the floater. And that there was nothing he can do. I went to my car after and just cried. I’m 34 years old about to get married in 3 weeks. If this floater doesn’t go away in a month ima make a zoom consultation to see if I am a candidate for the eye drops you talk about in this video.
Ruby How are u now with the floaters please respond mine showed about a week ago
Good Doctor keep it up
Thank you Dr. Johnson for this excellent explanation.
Now, to convince my opthalmologist.
She always double doses me since my pupil's are very small to begin with. I've only experienced light sensitivity once in all my examines and the assistant explained they use stronger drops than most.
I feel like showing my opthalmologist this video, because when I brought the possibility of this to her, she seemed to not have any idea of it and almost seemed to scoff at it. We shall see now though.
Again, thank you!
I HAVE BEEN TO 4 EYE DRS. NO ONE CARES I LIVE IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN . CAN I CALL YOU ? NO DR HERE WILL PRESCRIBE ATROPINE. THEY TREAT ME AS IF I'M CRAZY FOR ASKING. CAN YOU PLEASE HEL can you please help me
If you are outside the US, There is a printed "Statement Paper" you can print out and try to convince your local doctor. If in the US, just sign up for a Zoom meeting with me. Both at: thefloaterdoctor.com/atropine
I have been living with this condition for nearly two years now and i have many large floaters. It has really affected my life but i try my best to still be happy and wear glasses when it's sunny outside or generally during the day. I refuse to allow doctors to continue to dismiss this. I am only 30 turning 31 soon and will not be silenced by Drs who try to normalise this horribly visually disturbing condition. I have another appointment with a specialist next month.
I think stress has and taking too much caffeine have really hurt me.
I'd like to schedule a consultation to try atropine doctor. I have a history of physical assault and trauma to the head which occurred August of last year. August 27th, I underwent an emergent pneumatic retinopexy in the left eye due to a retinal tear and detachment. The procedure was successful and my eye surgeon states the eye is doing well and is healthy. But ever since this occurrence I've been seeing floaters in the left eye. I would greatly appreciate it if I could find some relief and alleviation. My surgeon is against pursuing a viterectomy or Yag laser as I am only 33 years old. Thank you.
I started using these recently, and in my opinion they are worth trying.
It has helped a lot of people in my practice. Happy to read that it is helping you.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 How are they prescribed?
Any kind of way you go won't dispose you of it. Just live and be happy you're still able to see
And if anyone is reluctant to have the YAG lasetr treatment I can tell you I had it done several times and yes it always improves vision with no pain no recovery except to wait for eyes to constrict.
0.005% atropine works for me, i can still see floaters but im glad theres something i can do about it
Thank you for the new treatment option Dr. Johnson. Do you compound these drops yourself or are you partnered with a pharmacy? Are they compounded in a ISO sterile environment?
In laminar flow hood with sterile pipette using commercially available 1% atropine ophthalmic eyedrops and sterile saline for eyes.
I just applied 0.01% Atropine, OMG my floaters all disppeared! l dont see any floaters even in front of a white wall!!
Thanks for your comment. The use of atropine for floaters is not known in the professional community. I had to learn about it elsewhere. It has been great to be able to offer something to the younger floater sufferers who are usually not good candidates for the laser.
Forgot to dilute the 1%, hope the blurry vision goes away soon so i can go on with the 0.01% one.
How do I get this eye drop?
Sounds very interesting! Wish I could participate but I live in Sweden. I definitely want to try it.
thefloaterdoctor.com/atropine-request try printing this out and ask your 'open-minded' local doctor
I'm thankful you are doing this to help people. It has saved my life. I can't believe the vitreous has been ignored and there isn't a cure for this. Floaters can be debilitating and I've lived it. This is wonderful.
Thank you Tammy. It is a great feeling to finally be able to offer 'something' especially for the younger floater-sufferers.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 If I sent you my eye records could you tell me if it's okay to use the Atropine long-term? I mean I'd pay the telemed fee of course I've used it for a year but noone can seem to answer that.Thanks
@@tammygravis1462 contact me separately via my website 'contact' form or email mail(at)thefloaterdoctor(dot)com
IOP ocular pressure had to be part of the oculair examination. DILATED pupils have an effect on the IOP.
Widely and fully dilated pupils, in some rare instances can cause elevated eye pressures. Atropine only increases the pupil diameter by about 1.5mm. Less dilation than most will get by being in a dark room or at night.
Great vid. Will LDA work if I have a Weiss ring? Thanks and thanks again for calling me back.
The same optical principles apply and there may be some improvement for a true weiss ring, but the weiss rings are ideal candidates for laser treatment which is more definitive in destroying the proteins. It is reasonable for cost considerations to try the Low Dose Atropine (LDA) first if you wish.
hi dr johnson . Ive been sffering with floaters since around 22 and i just turned 30 . I was diagnosed with lattice degeneration with holes in both eyes as well the beginning of 2020. My last exam follow up showed the condition is still present but stable. Would that disqualify me from potentially trying this treatment? Ive been to a few eye doctors and even treated by world renowned accupuncture eye doc andy rosenfarb here in new jersey . Its keeping me from getting a desk job and school so its still a problem i need help with. I dont know what to do anymore besides keeping up with supplementation ( omega dha and taurine ).
Yeah I told my eye doctor about it and the pharmacy has no idea it helps floaters but I do live i the south. Lol I couldn't function without these. I hope people that suffer like me try it and I hope you can help a lot of people. It's a horrible condition or disease in my opinion.
can you describe your floaters?
"I do live in the South" What does that have to do with anything?
@@SR-zc6lk maybe they meant in the south such as Florida my interpretation can be the suns effect on the floaters . The sun makes floaters worst . I could be wrong and assume is what the person meant by their comment . Have a great day !
Thank you! Unfortunately I'm from Poland and we don't have any doctor here like you who can send low dose atropine by mail. It's like you said, you have to find doctor who want to prescribe it and then you have to find compounding pharmacy and pay extra money.
@Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat możesz podać lekarza który online wystawi receptę na atropinę i gdzie online zamówić ją o wartości 0,01%?
thefloaterdoctor.com/atropine-request It is in english, but you could print this out and give to your doctor in Poland.
Thank you very much Dr Johnson for this video and your website. I convinced my spanish opthamologist to prescribe me the 0,01% atropine today although he didn't seem to convinced. Could you please tell me the required amount, is it one drop per day? And In evening or morning please ? Thank for your help, very much appreciated !
1 drop per day. You can do in the morning, or just at bedtime. The effect should last about 18-24 hours.
Wow thanks for this video. Two questions:
1. Generally how long does the pupil stay dilated with 0.01% atropine in light-colored eyes?
2. Since atropine is longer lasting than other dilation drops, why is atropine the drop of choice for this use? Would a shorter-acting drop be better since floaters are mostly a problem during daylight hours?
We have to find a balance of a weaker strength so the pupils are mildly dilated, but diluting a short-acting agent will be too short a duration to be practical. When dialed in, the low dose atropine should yield about 18-24 hours duration. We still want that duration in lighter colored eyes, but they may need and even more dilute dose, like 0.005% which I also make available.
hi doctor. whats on your thoughts on FOV for young people? and it will be a silly question but can the severe and persistent sneezing caused by allergic rhinitis damage the vitreous and cause floaters?
FOV is appropriate in some situations and I will recommend it occasionally. Usually not for the younger patients. The risks mostly do not outweigh the benefits and the retina specialist will not see enough pathology to be able to justify their medico-legal risk that would be associated.
We need treatment please 🙏🏼😥
Hi Dr Johnson. I would love to set up a video consultation as soon as possible. I'm 50 years old and 4weeks ago, i experienced a posterior vitreous detachment in my right eye. I'm left with many distressing floaters and I've become very depressed. I'd love to "meet" with you and get started. Thank you for your time. Kimberly Bifano
Same I'm 50 and recently experienced the same. My right eye now has a hazy blob and the dark squiggly floater in my central vision. It really gets to me and I'm getting nervous to drive now. I wish there was cure
What are your thoughts on the relationship between visual snow syndrome and eye floaters? a lot of people on the forums report experiencing VSS symptoms after getting floaters. (starbusts, glares, halos, after images, etc) sorry for my english by the way.
I don't know much about visual snow other than how patients describe it. It seems to be more of a 'neurological' static rather than physical shadows of aggregated proteins as in floaters. Maybe they are related, maybe our perception of them being related is skewed by given enough of a population those two venn diagram circles will overlap by even a little and social media may change the perceived statistical prevalence.
Hi Dr Johnson. I’m in the UK. I’m very interested to try the atropine. I’m on the verge of paying for a vitrectomy. Is there anywhere in the UK you could recommend that would listen to a request for atropine? Happy to pay for it…just can’t get any. I’m very desperate to find a solution to the hell when driving and working with computers. Thanks in advance.
You may have to do some convincing. I have a 'white paper' explanation you can bring to your local doctor: LOW DOSE ATROPINE LETTER FOR INTERNATIONAL PATIENTS
thefloaterdoctor.com/atropine-request
As annoying as it is that there isn’t surgery for young people I am so grateful that you’re honest that you don’t think it is worth it for most young people.
I try to run an honest and transparent practice. Thank you for recognizing that.
I have panotix IOL implant in both eyes and develop lots of floaters in both eye. Is it possible to have yag laser vitreolysis treatment?
I have worked through all types of lens implants. There are some optical challenges, but it does not increase the risk to the patient and there should be no risk of changing the optics of the lens or damaging the lens.
Hi Dr, here in Mexico Im able to get atropine 1%, Im trying to figuring out how to dilute to 0.01%, Although I live in Mexico I would be willing to have an appointment so you could help me with my doubts.
Another doubts I have is for how long is possible to use eye drops with atropine, I checked there are studies for kids with myopia, that had been treated for no more than 5 year, in the case of the people with floaters for how long is possible to use Atropine.
I would appreciate your help.
At that very low dose of 0.01%, I would not suggest a time limit for its use.
Hi there, many thanks for this channel and your work i am just discovering. While watching your video, i thought about my myopia and my ciliary muscles who are locked and so, don't make the accomodation. And i remember when my optometrist made some visual tests with the atropine and the effect on my vision. If I understand correctly, it's the atropine that releases the tension in my ciliary muscles? if so, couldn't we gradually use atropine to reverse myopia? I have read studies that show the plasticity of the eyeball and that it can return to its original shape. Sorry if my question has already been asked or is too off topic. Thank you. Love from France.
Myopia is not a problem of the ciliary muscles being 'locked" or in spasm. It is a mismatch between the power of the lenses (corneal and lens refracting power) vs. the length of the eye. Atropine, at full strength, will temporarily paralyze the accommodative ability - focusing ability - but that just puts the person in their native refractive state. A myope will remain a myope on full strength atropine, but if they are younger, they will then not be able to focus up closer when wearing eyeglasses or contact lens correction.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1Ok I just figured out about the effect of atropine. I heard too that atropine(0.01%) for children only, can slow down myopia. And thanks for the explanation about the ciliary muscles/length of the eye ball. My bad. I was sure I had read a study that made the connection between the two. Again many thanks.
Ciliary muscle use and the progression of myopia probably ARE related, but not as you described it. There is a complex process of emmetropization that is poorly understood ( an emmetrope is someone who has no refractive error). It may be that persistent focusing up close (too much screen time, kids!) may trigger the eye's long term response to elongate the eye and/or change the lens/cornea power making the eye near-sighted. Interesting, right?
hello Dr.
I like your videos, they are great. I am 60 yrs old and I have good vision, I don't even wear glasses except for reading and only if the letters are tiny. Even driving at night I see well. Few days ago I noticed a couple of floaters in my right eye and I went to an eye doctor for a comprehensive exam and he also dilated the eyes to check for any tear in the retina, but everything turned out normal and good, and he said this is just part of the aging process and there is nothing to worry about for now. He didn't even ask me to come back in 6 months or a year. But he said if things change and you start seeing more floaters or you see eye flashes during the day or your vision starts getting blurry then come and see me.
So my question to you is, if any of the above starts happening, then should I consider this an emergency and leave everything I am doing and rush to see the doctor immediately? I mean if a tear in the retina starts takin place, is it a gradual process, or does that happen within few hours? I mean is it possible that someone's vision is good and he goes to sleep one day, but wakes up in the morning unable to see in one eye, from what I mentioned above! Do I have to live the rest of my life worrying about something that may never lead to vision loss and never happen, and ends up just being a few floaters, that eventually go away as they get pulled down by magnetic force and disappear as that doctor said? He said most people just learn to leave with them.
I would appreciate your thoughts and point of view on this issue?
Thanks.
If you develop new symptoms / worsening of floaters - flashes of light - any dark shade, curtain, veil in that eye I would consider it an Urgency not an Emergency. Retinal can progress in a few days, but often might take longer. I would call in to the local retina specialist or general ophthalmologist right away though. The onset of new floaters (which could be blood) would be less urgent that actual peripheral loss of vision which is more suggestive of an actual detachment. The office should recognize the urgency of a visit and if they don't seem to, then press a little hard to get that appointment within a day or so.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 Ok, Thank you.
Hi Dr Johnson! I just had a hemorrhagic PVD, OS vitreous tufts 9oclock, no breaks OS - no RD/RD on SDE 360 last Saturday Nov. 18th. I see very blurry with my left eye and a big central floater with smaller red ones around. Could I start using a low dose of Atropine or do I need to wait a few months to see if my body absorb the protein (or maybe my brain adjusts to them). I feel miserable and forcing my right eye is giving me distorted vision to a point I feel sick, dizzy and on. Thank you for all your researches and hard work!
You might find this interesting and pertinent. ruclips.net/video/FDGAeuz8lCE/видео.html
RBC's will lose their hemoglobin over about 4 months time, so if it is a fresh event, sit tight and let it clear as much as possible on its own.
I'm not so young (53) and mine were too near the retina. It sucks! The only thing that seems to help is staying hydrated.
Hi is this available in the uk off your specialist or is it only available in the us... thanks
Atropine is certainly available in the UK. It's been around forever. Finding an empathetic eye doctor to prescribe is the bigger challenge. Hopefully it would then be covered and paid for by your medical system.
Excellent video. Dr, when you say younger people, you mean what age range? Also, could you explain why use atropine, insted of tropicamide? Thanx a lot.
Younger is generally
Thank you doctor Atropine 0.01 % works and floaters dissappear but it lasts 2 or 3 days
You might try a lower dose. About 20% of my patients go with 0.005%.
Glad to hear it is helping.
Is there a way that the consult and drops can be billed through medical insurance as out of network?
I provide a receipt with dates of service and diagnosis and other codes that you can submit to your insurer. Generally, Tele-Medicine Interactions are now seen as legitimate doctor-patient and billable events. I do not contract with any medical insurers in my practice, but patients can submit a claim on their own behalf.
What is the difference between the floaters caused by uveitis and the others? are transparent floaters visible in uveitis or just black ones?
Floaters in patients with a history of uveitis (eye inflammation) may have old white cells trapped in the vitreous fluid and the reactions may also cause a generalized degeneration of the vitreous with clumping of collagen like others with floaters not associated with pathology - and a similar appearance to both the examiner as well as the patient. I don't think there are hallmark characteristics that I could describe that would help you, and the truth is, is that it would be very rare in my practice to see that.
Hi Dr Johnson,
Would you recommend that sunglasses always be worn when using a low concentration of Atropine? I want to try for just like two hours at an outdoor wedding in June, but don't want to have to wear sunglasses (would defeat the point). Every other time outdoors would be with sunglasses. Thanks!
Use your visual comfort as a guide. With LDA, the pupil should only increase in diameter by about 1.5mm, like opening up a camera lens by 1 F-stop. Sunglasses should be absolutely necessary, but not a bad idea, either.
Very interested in trying the eye drops.....
What you say makes complete sense. I've had 5 eye examinations in the last year. And have noticed and commented to my eye doctor at the time that I can't notice my floaters while my eyes are dilated.
And they couldn't even explain why this is when i asked..... Would very much like to try the drops if possible???
As of early May 2021, it is a fairly new offering for my practice, but I am getting some very favorable follow up from my early atropine patients.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1They have saved my life.
@@tammygravis1462 you don’t notice floaters at all when you use the drops ?
@@tammygravis1462 have u used the drop ? Is it good
@@tammygravis1462got the blurred vision because i used the 1% but no blur in close up vision and definitely less aware of floaters except for one dark one sometimes
I would like to schedule a consultation with you for the atropine drops but I have one question. If I'm scheduled to get cataract surgery in about 2 weeks can I take the drops because these floaters are really bothering me and making me very anxious. I have a lot of them so I hope I hear back from you very soon. Thank you.
Atropine has VERY STRONG attachments to the receptors and might block the full strength dilating agents used at the time of cataract surgery. I would not advice the use of atropine for about a week prior to scheduled cataract surgery.
Atropine works great. Use a very small drop and only once a day and your floaters will be less bothersome. Thank you Dr Johnson.
Are you referring to Platelet Rich Plasma eye drops? No, that wouldn't help with a PVD. Once a PVD separates, it does not reattach. A retinal detachment can be sudden, or gradually over the course of days. Different for different people.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 Thank you Doctor no I am referring to the low dose Atropine. It does indeed help make the floaters less bothersome.
I was hoping more people would provide reviews, thank you. My son has suffered horribly the past three years and his consultation is this week. I sure hope it helps him.
@@angelarogerson6861 did it help him?
Hello doctor. Are you aware of any doctor like you in Europe? Thanks you very much and hope you can reply. The floater is killing me mentally.
There's no one like me!!, but I know Feike Gerbrandy in Amsterdam and think highly of him.
I have i floters. I see the dot black. And scared because im too young
Doctor, is a zoom meeting possible for people outside of the USA atm?? Or is it limited to US residents?? Thank you!!!
I can do Zoom meetings with anyone, anywhere, but I can only mail out the Atropine to US addresses. So if you have a trusted friend, family member, or colleague, there may be a 'workaround'. - Dr. J
Amazing!
Huge thanks sir
You are quite welcome
Thanks so much for this. How can I order some low dose atropine? Many thanks
On my website there is a page and links to schedule a zoom based tele consultation meeting with me and with that I will mail out a month supply of the lotus atropine. thefloaterdoctor.com/atropine
Is it true that you have a video on how to dilute atropine 0.01 even further? The concentration is too strong for me, my pupils will get max sized for 8+ hours and I get extreme light sensitivity and blurred close-up vision, but unfortunately where I live (Netherlands) 0.005 isn't made. I can't find that video though (I heard you have the video from dr. Gerbrandy).
Not sure if this will be of help to you since you live outside US but one can get 0.005% atropine from Dr Johnson.
www.thefloaterdoctor.com/dilute-your-drops
And yes, I also offer 0.005% going forward
Hello Dr. Johnson, and everyone, I keep hearing that some people develop floaters soon after undergoing Lasik surgery... Is there truly a causal effect? (I'll never have that surgery, just asking out of curiosity.)
Trauma? Inflammation? Distortions and increased eye pressure during flap creation?
The one thing I'm worried about is dilating the pupils will make the eyes more sensitive to light. I'm already extremely light sensitive.
This why we are offering the custom compounded Low Dose Atropine. It is 100X less potent that the standard pupil dilating strength of 1% . The studies show a long term dilation with the low-dose formula that increased the diameter of the pupil by one 1.6mm. This mild dilation should not cause light sensitivity like a full-blown dilation.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 this sounds great Doc. If the effective result is to decrease the overall shadow by 50% then that is a win.
Is the adverse effect of atropine causing light sensitivity permanent ? Thanks in advance
I’m 61 one black dot eye floater I feel terrible. It’s affecting me badly. Told to except it
Most of my patients were told the same thing. It is universal in the field of eye care.
Thank you for your returned phone call. I am interested in Zoom appt. and Atropine till it comes time that Laser could more perfect my peripheral vision and complete eye sight. God bless.
Thank you
@@Thefloaterdoctor1how can I get in touch with you for the eye drop
I was hit in my eye and since then I’ve had a floater that randomly appears sometimes for days and then sometimes they go away. It’s really frustrating because this started months ago and I honestly don’t know if it will ever go away.
Has it gone away ?
@@jhanelle4919 no still here but a little less apparent
@@epiphanyarina366 goodluck to you .
Hello Doctor. Thank you very much for your work. I have a question. Is it possible to prepare atropine 0.01% at home? diluting 0.15ml of 1% atropine in 15ml of artificial tears? thank you!
I can not give chemistry/home pharmacy advice. Just in case something goes wrong. I have to stay on the good side of the licensing agencies.
This sounds very interesting. I've had floaters in both my eyes all my life. I am now 66 years old. Recently changed in my right eye. Insread of the squiggles i am used to, i have a big showdow glob of grey that goes back and forth , top to bottom in my field of vision. Also a million tiny specs that completly cover my field of vision, like driving though a snow storm, only it is in my eye. My o,d. just said i would probably just getting used to it.
That blob is probably the vitreous sac that has detached. Ive have several YAG treatments in both eyes and each time my vision is clearer.
@@wavesofartsandiego825 how old are you? Needs to be past 45 or 50 for the yag right? Does that mean if I got my floaters as a younger person I need to wait till that age?
@@roger9685 you should talk to the doctor about that
@@wavesofartsandiego825 yes of course
I wish you can extend to Canada for Atropine drops :(
Do you have friends or connections in the US?
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 I actually do
I played mobile game with 1000 nit of Brightness in the phone
Which I too know is very high at complete dark for a week long
My vision is kind of blur and my eyes are getting dry very soon is there any issues with my rectina
I'm 19
I would love to participate but I'm in Canada! :(
Free download. Present this to your doctor. It might help: thefloaterdoctor.com/atropine-request
Sir my eye floaters 2year and dryness
Would you recommend a 16 year old with stringy floaters that disrupt reading to use atropine eye drops?? I'm finding it hard to revise for my exams due to these debilitating floaters.....
The Low Dose Atropine program has been really successful. Share the information with your parents and have them contact me if they have questions.
Can i have this Treatment using telemedicine mode? I live in Brazil!
Unfortunately, I can not mail atropine internationally. You can download/print a free "Statement Paper" I wrote and present it to your local ophthalmologist in the hope they will prescribe it for you. Check the website: thefloaterdoctor.com/atropine
Hi, for example I am myopic -6 and wear daily lenses. Can I use it?
Yes you can!
Is it possible to use atropine 0.01 only on days where I am going to do some activity when I know that floaters are more annoying? For example the days I play soccer. Or is the treatment cumulative and must be done every day? Thank you Doctor
It is just for symptomatic relief. It can be used everyday, or it can be just on the days where you anticipate more difficulty (outdoors, computer work, whatever).
I live in fla had both eyes taken cataracts removed. One eyes have strings with little balls hanging for2yrs doc said would go away no. How can I get the. Script help
I don't know why everyone says they'll go away. My entire career is based on the fact that they do not.
Doctor, you need to edit your description. "I'm not offering Telemedicine" :P.
Oops and Thanks you. That should be "I am NOW offering tele-medicine consultations"
How do you know it's safe to use on a daily basis?
Long term use? It has a history of use since mid 1800's in young patients. It is currently used in infants and toddlers for diagnostic exams, and it or similar is used daily to treat significant inflammation in the eye. And the full strength has also been used long term to slow the progression of myopia. All these are at full 1% commercial strength. The low dose is a 100X weaker dose so the implication is that if the full strength is safe to use, the low dose should be quite safe to use. But of course you also have the choice NOT to participate. BTW, your more recent comment is pretty inappropriate I think. I don't always have the time to monitor all the comments for all my RUclips videos and comment on all of them immediately. Your question here is totally appropriate.
Hello Dr. I live in Colombia. It is possible to do video consultation and send atropine here ?
Unless your are in Columbia, Missouri here in the US, I can not mail out internationally. You can print this out and bring it to your doctor:
thefloaterdoctor.com/atropine-request
Thanks u doctor
Im 32. After Covid Il having many issues. 3 months after Covid, and a lot of medication, I woke up with a rain of floaters on both eyes. Eye doctors think Im crazy, as they don’t see any problem. Both of my ears are clogged for a year now, visual disturbances like visual snow at dark places. Vestibular disorders, tinnitus,vertigo. Nightmare.... and my floaters make me very anxious. Do you think I could use it? Even with the vestibular issues? Not sure how my central nervous system will respond to that.
I'm your age and I've had really bothersome floaters for 2yrs now, I have been to the optician twice and he was useless and everyone there said i SaW tHeM yOu CaNnOt ReMoVe tHeM which is unacceptable considering they can literally cure blindness.. I used to smoke but don't anymore and my diet is almost perfect and I go to the gym 5x a week, not sure if that helps but my eyes did used to hurt when I smoked but only after I noticed the floaters. It's extremely frustrating on a football pitch under floodlights too, not to mention I cannot look at a beautiful blue sky anymore
The very low 100X dilution (0.01%) compared to the commercially available strength (1%) and I have read published articles of the daily, chronic use (of full strenght) in children and pre-teens on a daily basis in an attempt to minimize the progression of myopia.
My optometrist won't prescribe it. Wouldn't look at the pdf.
if I wanted to try the eye drops would I have to do a video call or could we just do a chat type of thing?
I need to formally establish a doctor-patient relationship and fortunately that can be done with filling out some registration paperwork and an informed consent... then a scheduled video tele-meeting. I can only mail out the atropine to US addresses though (wink-wink, Canadians and Mexicans who have friends in the US)
Hello doctor, due to the nature of my work, I need to use a computer for long periods of time. I would like to ask if using 0.01% Atropine eye drops daily and staring at a screen for extended periods could potentially cause eye problems.
Full strength dilating agents will paralyze the focusing mechanism for the duration of action. The low dose atropine, which is 100X more dilute should not affect the focusing mechanism in any noticeable way. Some people are sensitive even to the 0.01% and do need something weaker, which I also offer.
Hello dr can this be used with dry eyes ?
Yes
Hello doctor, please may I schedule an online meeting? Im from Europe :)
I can not mail atropine outside the US. Check my website page for a 'statement letter' you can download/print and give to your local doctor with the hope they will prescribe it for you. thefloaterfdoctor.com/atropine
Dr I need your help, I am From of Mexico I want to Try with low dose Atropine because i have many many floaters, Help mee !!! I dont very well speak English
print this out and give it to your doctor: (sorry English version only):
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Do you supply .005%? .01% is too strong for me and I see side effects for a few days after.
Contact me privately at mail@thefloaterdoctor.com and we can talk. Dr. J
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 He doesn't seem to want to go public about long term side effects.
I am from India and I am have done ICL surgery 11years ago. Recently from Nov 21 I started seeing floaters. Consultated 3 opthomalogist, they say my retina cornea everything is fine and not bothered much about the floaters (they say because of the ICL surgery I am facing this floaters .Can I use this Atropine 0.01 which is available in my country. How many drops per day and how long to use this eye drops. Thanking you in advance.
Atropine 0.01% is available in India and very inexpensive. It is labelled for pediatric (children) use, but ignore that. 1 drop in the morning. About 20% of my patients are still sensitive to 0.01% and will use an even more dilute version, 0.005% which I also offer to my patients.
Thank you sir
doc u sure there wont be any major sort of side effect of using low dose atropine daily in the long run right???
Atropine has a long record of being used in children, daily use, for prevention of the progression of myopia and the dilute version is 100X diluted compared to commercially available.
Sir I'm myopic is floater normal in myopia I have checked the retina specialist they found my retina is thin
Any suggestions
Consider Low-Dose atropine. thefloaterdoctor.com/atropine
I appreciate your effort, but atropine cause eye strain and blurriness, and I'm afraid it might cause other eye symptoms. Also it is very hard to get a prescription out of USA because most ophthalmologistst see using atropine for floaters something like committing a medical accident, while committing LASIK and ICL surgeries which are hundred times more dangerous.
At very low dose it only increases the pupil diameter by 1.5mm or so. (To Americans, a millimeter is 1/9th the diameter of a Glock round). It should not affect focusing ability to any noticeable degree. At full strength, yeah, it would be problematic and have you fully dilated for 7-14 days!. Maybe that is what the doctors are thinking.
Doctor, i think you should work with VDM project!!!!
I'd be interested of course.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 i,m gonna speak to Fábio Gallerani and talk about you and your work. Hope to works doctor 🙏
any chance for international shipping?
Unfortunately, I can not do so. I have created a free, downloadable statement letter that you can bring to your doctor and it may help convince them as to the safety and efficacy in prescribing low-dose atropine: thefloaterdoctor.com/atropine-request
All my doctors refuse to even view the pdf and just refuse to help me.
Please ask
I got the eye drops
When should I use it?
first thing in the am, or before going to bed. See what works better for you