Laser Surgery for Eye Floaters Treatment (Laser Vitreolysis)
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The laser surgery for eye floaters treatment is known as YAG Laser Vitreolysis and is currently being used to treat visual floaters around the globe. Not everyone with eye floaters symptoms are the best candidates for this procedure. A thorough eye examination and consultation with your local eye surgeon is required to determine if this procedure is the best option for you.
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About this video: Are you wondering what are those floaty things in your eye and want to know about eye floaters treatment options? In this video, Joseph J. Allen, OD FAAO reviews a new eye floaters laser surgery called yag laser vitrolysis. If you are searching for how to get rid of eye floaters, then this is a great option for many people who suffer from large floaters in the eye.
🔴 How long have you had eye floaters? Do they bother you or are you used to them?
I got eye floaters when I was 18 I’m now 19 and no doctor seem to care to find a safer cure. I have been suffering with eye floaters for one year and couple of months
Had lots of floaters. After cataract surgery gone!
Probably for over 40 years.
That's amazing. I didn't even know that laser treatment was available for this. I have PVD in both eyes and the floaters really bother me sometimes. Thanks for this video. I will research the laser treatment. It would be nice to at least reduce the effect of these floaters that I've had for almost 10 years
It has been 4 years that I have it and I have use to live with it.
Superbly done! I’m an eye surgeon who has performed laser floater treatment for 5 years, and this is the most concise, complete and accurate video I’ve seen on this subject. And in a world of misinformation, this is refreshing. Thank you! -Matthew Sharpe, MD Bellevue WA
It was years before I eliminated the eye floaters, because of the eye floaters remedy EyeFloatersCure45.blogspot.com
wthat I was utilizing for just a couple weeks. I was hesitant at first since I believed they will be back after a couple of months, but it has been two years and no sign of single floater. I felt I had to let you know that I`m another success story.
@@tonyaalvarez8274 stop scamming people
I have floaters. I see flashes. I see stars move like firework. I have visual snow syndrome too. Pls help me. I'm 29 years old.
@@shiktatalukdar7837 still u have floaters?
@@maheshgangula3912 yes
Thank you for this video! I'm 46 and have many diffuse floaters that seem to have always been there. After turning 40, I started to notice new floaties that were different. I call these my "blurry floaties." They act just like the darker squiggly ones, but they blur my vision as they pass by. These make it difficult to read, particularly if the background is light. I seem to have more problems with glare now. I had Lasik in 2014. It's a dream of mine and many others I'm sure to have a day without floaties before we die. Fingers crossed something with low risk and great results comes soon!
I love the way you present with a high quality of graphics.
I appreciate that! Thank you.
Hi, I’m 30 years old and I just started noticing the eye floters a couple months ago. It’s very scary and worrisome because you don’t know the cause of this or why this is happening to your vision. I felt like I was going blind. It’s still very hard to get use to it, my worry is what’s the outcome as I age, do they get worse???
I've had eye floaters since I was 18 years old , I'm 24 now. They bother me every single moment of my life. They're constantly in my field of vision. It pretty much makes going outside very difficult to do.
Same,but not that bad I'm 14
my new floaters from trauma are in front of me all the time. did yours go down from gravity?
how are they now 2 years later?
@@LizardMane covid sucks man i got them in 2021 after having pink eye due to covid
It's okay man, you're not alone.
I'm 23. Got them due to wearing a mask too frequently after covid (mild suffocation) and LOTS of sleepless nights.
Eyes were shortsighted, but otherwise perfect before.
I started having floaters when I was 34, at the age of 36 I got the laser surgery done with four laser treatments and I can tell you it did not work. The doc talked me into how I would be a perfect candidate since I had chunk of floaters but he was clearly wrong. It’s been six years and I am still living with it and it has gotten worse.
How are you now ?
@@AllamYassine floaters has gotten a little worse since the treatment. I have learned to live with it now
@@GamePlay_7860 Didn't you notice any complications after the laser?
@@AllamYassine no complication - the laser just didnt eliminate the floaters i had. it only broke it down a bit. if your floaters are just a few dots then the laser might help but if your floaters are strings \ thread like then it will not help at all. My floaters were strings \ thread like
As someone who suffers from floaters, this was very informative. I have had floaters for several years and have gotten used to them for the most part, however, there are times that they are quite visible and annoying.
Happy to hear you enjoyed the video! How is the RV life right now?
@@DoctorEyeHealth RV life is stationary for now :)
If I don't do lesser than I lost my vision or retina detachment?
You are amazing Doc. There isn’t much material speaking of that in a detailed and well explained way here in Brazil. I truly appreciate it very much. Keep up the great work !
WOW! thank you so much! God bless.
@@DoctorEyeHealth how do I know if my floaters are close to the retina . Thankyou doctor
I have had eye floaters since I was 13 and now I am 43 .
they have been increasing since then.
according to my experience , the best and safe treatment is to ignore them !
Really?I'm so scared did you get blind?
are you also near sighted when you start getting eye floaters?
I noticed my floaters almost 50 years ago, when I was in high school. I am used to them, but they are worse, plus I have cataracts...
My cataract evaluation has been rescheduled twice because of Covid-19.
I noticed mine 40 years ago walking home one day after school.
Thank you Doc, this was very informative. I've had these floaters in my eye ever since I had an head injury in football and the ball hit me in the eye really hard. I thought that they'll just disappear after a while but after 2 years they're still in my sight and it has really bothered me for instance when I'm reading I can't concentrate on the text and just look at the floaters instead. I'm definitely going to get medical help and possibly this treatment. Thank you again and greetings from Finland!
How is your floaters now & what treatment you have done ?
Now your problems in eyes same or good ?
I have also problem like this, please suggest me what treatment should i do for these type of eye problems ?
Waiting for your reply.
Thanks.
I am suffering with it
@@mukeshlnh Sorry for replying so late but unfortunately due to the pandemic my treatment wasn't in the priority list so it has been postponed until march of this year but I will happily inform you about the process. The treatment itself is called Vitreolysis or laser floater removal. It's basically a mild laser enermy beams thst pop the floaters into smaller pieces until they're are unrecognisable by your brain.
@@saddreams3449 can you please tell me what happened?
@@saddreams3449 did you have the surgery? Did it help?
I have had eye floaters since I was about 23 years old (now 34), I had YAG laser procedure due to secondary cataracts in both eyes. I have so many floaters I can't count them, and during a job interview, the interviewer was sitting with a grey background in a well lit room and it was not easy to look him in the eye with all these floaters. I don't really want any more lasers being shot into my eyes, honestly I would rather Ophthalmology find safer ways to handle this treatment that won't harm the eye. I have been told that I am at risk for retinal detachment due to the artificial lenses being thinner than the natural lens, this thinner lens makes more room for the vitreous fluid to expand. I really hope that there is some breakthrough with STEM cells or something that will enable me to see properly again.
Hi! I had a posterior vitreous detachment almost three years ago and had laser vitreolysis done several times in Southern California, in Irvine, i.e, the floater doctor. I had 7 treatments on my left eye and 2 on my right eye. I had a large Weiss ring in both eyes, but my left eye was particularly bad. I had a tune-up done today after more than a year because Dr. Johnson moves to Texas, but I found there is another doctor who offers it now in Long Beach, CA. So, I am not totally out of options should I decide to have more treatments. I would say, today, that improvement is now close to 85%. in one eye and 90% in the other eye. I got very frustrated by all the doctors telling me I should get used to it. I even had one Kaiser doctor tell me I could give one particularly big floater a name like Bob. I am not kidding. Unless you have experienced dark, not transparent, rings, strings, cobwebs, and specks in your eyes, you really cannot estimate the psychological and emotional impact. Yes, the brain adapts to a certain extent, but not when these things are present in large numbers or in the middle of your vision. Dr. Johnson is great. He saved my sanity.
Agree 100% with the fact that unless you have them, you can't really understand how it impacts your mood.
Who is the doctor from Long Beach? I am not too far from there.
@@LizardMane Eye Physicians of Long Beach.
Is Henrry Jhonson???
Thanks for sharing.. I am 60 and suffered PVDs in both eyes after Lens replacement surgery…. It’s hard to find someone who will perform Yag laser vitreolysis …. Found one but even they do not recommend it
That's amazing. I didn't even know that laser treatment was available for this. I have PVD in both eyes and the floaters really bother me sometimes. Thanks for this video. I will research the laser treatment. It would be nice to at least reduce the effect of these floaters that I've had for almost 10 years. I have had tiny black floaters since my late teens, but since a few years ago, when PVD happened to both my eyes, the floaters are blur spots more than black threads. The optometrist never offered any kind of solution for them.
FUNNY DOGS three doctors I know of Johnson in LA, Geller in fort Myers and Singh in Wisconsin.
You have pvd started in late December. So the vitreous jell never stops separating?
It is so frustrating. Those optometrist never helps in floater cases. They just say that we have to live with them.
Crypto Hunter yes Paul Singh of Wisconsin. He lecturers on the subject and practices in Kenosha and Racine.
Did u go through with it?
I had a big one for about 8 months. So so bothersome and it was getting to the point where I was really bothered by it like a hurt back or something debilitating. Went for first laser treatment and it feels so much better
How it is so far , is there any side effect ?
Same. Got it done for both eyes. Had a mild headache after surgery but after a few hours everything looks better. No more floaters for now
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😄Think I should make a new tag line? That honestly came out while I was doing my first taping and even though I knew it sounded corny and punny...I was like...If I don't use it then someone else will.
@@DoctorEyeHealth This is a good line. But I do encourage you to advance it to the next level.
Thank you for your video. For 7 years, suffered from eye floaters, multiplying every year., nothing worked. In 2 weeks, 99% are gone using only 2 products. Praise be to God. A real miracle.
Which product?
@@haqsach4147 You see what I mean?
@@ElizabethLawrenceBermuda you said you uses 2 products and your Floaters gone? I'm asking about which products you used?
@@haqsach4147 Hello, I responded to you earlier and I just checked earlier before you answered me back and it was gone. Would you send me your email please and I will explain it to you?
@@haqsach4147 what products
thanks alot, soo helpfull, i have lots of floaters that arnt really bothersome, but when im reading, the darker ones tend to make it very dificult. i seriously thought i was the only one, i was told its just my imagination as a child.
ive had them as long as i can remember
thanks alot, your videos are great, keep doing what your doing, VERY HELPFUL
38 years old living with a swirl storm of varying opacities, large weiss ring and a bunch of small floaters wrecking havoc on my right eye. It’s been about 4 months now since I was diagnosed with PVD, and have now been to 3 specialists. I WAS a photographer, but my condition has gotten so bad, I can’t sit behind a computer monitor and edit images from my past shoots in the studio without constantly moving my head around, and my visions isn’t tack sharp in my right eye. I also have trouble at night, as the lights from passing cars and tail lights look like giant blurs on my right eye.
I had to put my photography career on hold, and get a part-time job until I get the issue resolved. It’s left me feeling extremely depressed and anxious, and as of Monday next week I’m meeting with. Therapist to deal with onset of stress and depression this has brought on. What’s more, I’m noticing issues with my left eye, but the last specialist I saw didn’t notice any onset of PVD in the left eye.
I am completely besides myself and have been waking up in tears some mornings having a difficult time comprehending how this has become my life and why this happened to me at not even 40 years of age.
How are you now brother ? I
The first time I noticed my eye floaters, I thought I had parasites lol They are so annoying!!
I stumbled upon the eye floaters procedure CureForEyeFloaters98.blogspot.com
while I was online. It was one of the very best things that occurred to me since I was able to reduce the floaters for a low price, which intended they went almost unnoticeable now in comparison to when I did not get this particular treatment yet.?
@@robertwisegarver9262 scammer
and now you still have them or the gone
@@madness7_7_7 Are the floaters gone
what do they look like? long strands?
I’m 63, blue eyed, and near sighted. The floater in left eye started with lighting bolt flash about 3 years ago. The floater is now stable but large, dead center in my vision. My brain has accommodated about 70% of it, but there is enough that I ‘see’ when I’m trying to focus on detail that it diminishes both detail and light. The right eye has developed a smaller floater in recent months, but my brain can screen it out most of the time. It tends to be seen more in peripheral vision. I’m thinking about techniques to minimize the floater in left eye, hence watching this vid. But, the risks of futzing with my vision warrants great caution. That said,I’m discussing the options with my doc. Thanks for the info.
Hi guys
I hate it but yeah the title is all I can really say. I’ve never had a problem like floaters before and I’m 20. It all started after having several panic attacks. I’m glad I’m not alone though I’ve noticed them a lot less like they’ve dissolved it was worse a few months ago but I think anxiety had a lot to do with the stress on my eyes. I’ve been taking multi vitamins, and eating healthier. I’ve gotten used to them they’re like my little eye buddies that annoy the hell out of me. I’m still accepting that they’re here to stay at least for a little. (Also I’m near sighted and I’m on my phone like constantly). Like my advice would be to just stay calm really take one day at a time. At first I got depressed and then I realized if I let this control me I would lose everything. But yeah stay strong :)
I want to kill myself. I have been having eye problems since i was 17 and not i got this black mosquito like creatures in my eyes. Ffs i want all of this to end
@@HappyMarshmallowGamingComedy be happy that you only have floaters i have blue field enthopic phenomenom + floaters + my after images got worse.
@@stefan7381 wow... i'm sorry for you :(
Hope one day your eyes will become good again friend
How r u today mate?
I believe I noticed my first floater when I was about 13. They have increased over the years, I’m now 70. They are bothersome to be sure. Not certain I’m ready for laser surgery however.
I feel like I’ve had them all my life but recently within the last 3 month they’ve gotten worse. Particularly in my right eye. Sometimes it scares me because it looks like the shadow of someone walking by me. When I’m alone that can startle me a bit. Lol after quarantine is over I will be making an appointment to see my eye specialist.
I hope you have been doing well through the quarantine. The days are all starting to bleed together haha
Doctor Eye Health I have been in essential so I haven’t stopped working since this all started. You’re right, it’s been one giant day. I didn’t know that March had 72 days in it. It was the longest month ever. Be safe.
Did you check?
@@subramanyans7995 I did and they told me that my eyes were fine. I passed all the tests and my eyes looked good.
@@JJSpencers same here.i checked my eyes twice in last 2 months they said my eyes are fine.but i have no idea why i have a lot of floaters.i have tiny, ring, lines, and cobwebs like floaters.iam so young just 18😭😭😭 .do u see cobwebs like floaters?
Have had them for many years, wouldn't say they're bothering me that much. I believe I've just gotten used to them.
Just had the procedure done and he also used laser on scar tissue from cataract surgery. Fantastic!
Glad it went well!
Thank you for the educational video. I have floaters for 16 months and they tend to swim in the middle of my eye making it difficult to drive and look at a monitor.
Thank you so much for watching the video and leaving a comment! I'm sorry to hear that you've been dealing with floaters for such a long time. It can be really frustrating, but I hope the video provided you with some useful information to help manage them. Most of my floaters have died down but if I don't get good sleep they seem to be more obvious.
Until watching this video, I thought that any eye floater treatments were considered to be risky at best, with a string of possible side effects that may not make treatment ‘worth it’ because it could actually lead to bigger problems in the future.
Is this the case with the first treatment you described in this video? Or is this a newer or possibly more recently ‘accepted’ sort of treatment for floaters in folks that otherwise have healthy eyes?
In the past two years, I’ve noticed a lot more floaters in my own eyes (my doc told me to live with it-that he can hardly see them when examining my eyes) that are quite bothersome if I am in a well-lit area.
Thank you so much for all that you are doing, btw!! I appreciate you so much.
Thanks Lisa! I appreciate you. The surgical options for floater treatment still carry their own risks but as new techniques and studies come out, the reported rate of complications are getting to about 2% (depending on the study). It very much depends on how bad someones symptoms are, how comfortable the surgeon is and other health factors.
My eye floaters make me so depressed, knowing that I’m never going to be able to see clearly and be able to go outdoors and fully enjoy the sunlight like I once was.
I have had one of those Wiess floaters in my left eye for maybe 15 plus years. Of course, I have gotten used to it, but it does affect my eye exam.
You’re so passionate about eyes. I love watching your videos because they’re informative and trustworthy.
Hate my eye floaters! Nearsighted, plus retinal issues would probably prevent me from having this procedure. But will be asking just in case. Thanks!
I hope things clear up for you!
62+yo - finally convinced my parents, when about 10yrs old, to take me to a specialist. Result : "you are imagining it". Was detection not possible (way back in the late 60's? Surely a lot of people would have a similar complaint!
Thanks doctor for sharing the list of doctors practicing YAG laser treatment. Very happy to see that we now have doctors in India itself doing this, so I'll not have to travel abroad for this.
Glad you found it helpful! I hope you and your family are staying healthy.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Yep. Wishing u and ur family best of health & safety. Thanks.
If you are in India and have undergone laser for floaters, let me know too because I'm searching for the best doctor who does it. This floaters are really bothersome. Thank you brother.
Shankara netralaya is top most eye hospital..please check with them
I'm 65 and started with floaters a couple of weeks ago. Got into a High Street opticians in days and had an OCT scan which didn't show any issues. However they are very annoying and I reckon I am suffering from depression because of this. I'm currently waiting to see a specialist with our NHS to see if anything can be done. Greta video.
I am also starting to suffer from depression because of eye floaters. How is your situation now?
Sorry to hear that. I have kind of got used to them. I find sunglasses and peaked cap help when I'm out and little things like having white text on a dark background on my electronic devices. Hang in there, they won't seem as bad in a few months. I have friends and family who also have them, so very common.
I notice my floater once in a while but I really have to look for it usually on a plain surface, specially anything white.
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@@DoctorEyeHealth dr which treatment safe for floters in young age
I have had eye floaters since 5 years. Now it has increased too much, maybe due to excess use of mobile phone and I'm having flashes while viewing bright lights. My vitreoretinal eye surgeon told me to take vitamin c tablets and do eye exercises for one month and try looking a moving object like vehicles in the street and reducing the use of nearsightedness and see as far as possible all the time. Hope this information helps few people's out there.
Any relief
I am experiencing an increase in floaters! I have what a call the "screen" floaters -- imagine a screen from a window with all those millions of little holes being represented by tiny circles -- I'm talking millions of transparent little buggers! Then there are the circular, larger floaters that I describe best as glaciers -- as I move my eyes, an entire pallet of a floater, with a rim, is in my field of vision. Then, of course, there are the small, one-off, black random small floaters of different shapes and sizes -- not a lot, but there are times I catch glimpse of what could be a roach crossing the floor, when it turns out to be a floater! My right eye seems to be the big culprit -- it has the glacier(s) as well as the "screen" view effect; the left has the one-off black little floaters. It has progressed in recent weeks where it is more difficult to read -- imagine reading through a screen -- you would need more light and a bigger font! I need to find a very experienced ophthalmologist who has used the YAG laser for treatment of floaters! Any suggesting in the Atlanta/Alpharetta area?? Thanks.
If you have eye floaters you should try taking Bromelain first for 6 months before undergoing any operations.
Your channel is incredible sir. I have Coat’s disease and I am never sure about the future of my eyesight even after getting treated. Your videos help me feel much more at ease about lots of things. Please make a Coat’s disease video one day to raise awareness if you ever can, it would help so much. Thank you from Canada.
I hope in 50 years we are advanced enough that eye issues aren't and issue and can be easily removed or cured
I had a cataract in my right eye in my mid-50s and a PVD shortly following the cataract surgery. The floater is a large tumbleweed that moves across my vision whenever I move my eye. It's tolerable because I don't have floaters in my left eye. It's been about 18 months. I'd consider a FOV if things stay the same.
What a great informative video. I'm 69 and have had floaters in both eyes for 20 years. My eye doctor said they are huge blobs but nothing can be done. It's getting to the point they hinder my sight very badly. Will check to see if medicare will help.
I had a very scary(for me) PVD in my left eye with all kinds of very pronounced symptoms. I have a great eye doctor who explained to me what was happening to my eye(I'm 68) , and emphasized it was a common occurance in older people and in fact he had recently dealt with it himself. He basically said don't worry about unless he told me to.He really made an effort to reassure me but my symtoms seemed to me to be more severe than a lot of people that experience it. Finally most of the visual symtoms that concerned me disappeared , but two or three months later I started getting circular flashes in that eye with the appearance of some major floaters so I went in for an emergency visit. Fortunately everything was ok in terms of the eye structure, but I've got some major floaters that won't go away, unlike the ones I've had all my life.I've got one huge one that when I squint and look at a bright background looks like a floating curled sheet and that's the one that's big and bothersome and is noticable all the time.I ask about them every time I go in (every three months because of a severe glaucoma in my other eye), but he always says yes they're there but my vision is good enough that he wouldn't recommend doing anything about it until it got a lot worse, because of the risks.I'm going to ask him about the laser method time I go in. Thanks for your great channel.
My nephew is suffering from floaters since the age of 15. Now he is 18 and is going into depression due to these floaters. Please give me proper advice as to which hospital or doctor I should go to not only in India but in the world. may he get well
I’ve had floaters almost all my life. They started to become more noticeable last year shortly after turning 29, they don’t bother me but they’re also not fun to have
Me too after 28. Wonder if that age is the trigger point.
I first got mine around 24 or 25? I just remember a classmate telling me they could see my vitreous detaching.
@@DoctorEyeHealth does the vitreous jell ever stop detaching or are we always going to be at risk for retinal tears? Well me since I have renopathy of prematurity
@@DoctorEyeHealth sir are you having eye floaters
Is they gone away now?
Sir is eye floaters cause diffraction of light?
Doctor I have eye floaters in both eyes
But one eye see night vision clear but day vision more blurred.
Is these symptoms by eye floaters?
Tell me doctor
Sr my problem is less note normal think.
Problem.
1. Not properly foks..
2. Nit not view
IChild is having trouble reporting from doctor
Thanks for a very informative video! Is there a standard system for grading the severity of floaters? My online search found a grading system for cataracts but nothing for floaters. Thought a grading system would be helpful in discussions about floaters.
Good God i’ve been having eye floaters since i was a kid and my vision is good! it’s just at times some of the floaters are so annoying and super noticeable, now i’m in my mid 20s and get worried it’d get worse in the future, the fact these solution exist is amazing
You are so helpful. Had the floaters for about a month.
wow that is fairly recent! Are they pretty large or are they the tiny ones?
Doctor Eye Health small little brown spot maybe a little cobwebs around it. I feel a lot of this could be from stress of this situation and working off my laptop.
Myle ... sadly no. They do take a while to settle
Myle thank you 😎
Can’t relate. I’ve had mines for over 10 years since I’ve had glasses when I was like 6
i have started noticing floaters last month, its very annoying and irritating. I went to local eye specialist he said you gotta live with them. i was like omg completely dejected.
What is rate Leser treatment
I have eye floaters about 6 month 😪
it's really worse to me
I feel really stressfull about it
I really need a help 😞😞
I am Twenty six and at the beginning of this year I began observing dust-like particles anytime I looked at the sky or other light-colored bright lighting. Surgical treatment was the ideal option for eye floaters, but I didn’t want to go into surgery. Luckily, I found this eye floaters remedy EyeFloatersCure45.blogspot.com
for these last 3 weeks and I`m now totally free of eye floaters!
Robina Rose Ortega huh
Well it can be seen a lot us are worried about floaters and why not they are badly influencing our day to day life but I have heard about floaters only vitrectomy is the best option for removing floaters permanently
Doctor should we keep our eyes close after putting in eye drops or just blink more frequently after putting them?
The proper technique is to keep them closed for about 30 seconds.
Did it work
I approached my opthalmologist (who has been affiliated with the Wills Eye Hospital for 45 years and who has been performing invasive eye surgery for at least that long as well as YAG procedures) about the possibility of this procedure being done on me and he responded with an incensed denigration of this procedure and an explanation of why this kind of YAG surgery for this purpose could wind up causing damage to the very delicate retina with minimal possibility of improving vision. His primary objection had to do with that very powerful burst of energy within the eye that you mentioned. I fear your presentation may make this procedure seem too routine and without risk and encourage people to seek out this treatment without recognizing the possible negative consequences they could experience. I am sure that doctors performing this procedure make their patients sign a release immunizing themselves against possible lawsuits resulting from these possible negative consequences. BUYER BEWARE!
Another doctor (James H johnson) who specializes in removing floaters only, performed 1000+ of these yag procedures had higher success rate. Of course he had lots of practice and is well aware of what to do. Maybe your doctor just isn't confident.
There is a debate to everything in medicine and this procedure is not without exception. The newer lasers use extremely low energy pulses and the current research suggests an excellent safety profile. But as always, it does also depend on the surgeon performing the procedure. But rest be assured, your eye doctor took an oath to do no harm...so if they don't think it is right for you, they will tell you.
@@brucelee7782 Here is a review of Dr. Johnson from Yelp dated 8/13/17. This patient gave the good Doc 5 stars but had this to say:
"I am giving Dr, Johnson five stars because he has never damaged my eye. I signed a form stating that the floater could end up worse than before (i.e. bad results). I was also living with floaters, two small but dense floaters exactly where I needed to focus but I could see very well. The first day after treatment is wonderful and there are no floaters at all! The next day they start creeping back and by the third or fourth week they are completely back but different; longer and blocking more vision. His approach is to treat reformers aggressively and to try to destroy as much as possible knowing that the proteins will be scattered and will eventually re-aggregate to form longer and fuzzier floaters. He stated: "...it is a frustratingly inefficient process, I'll admit."
After spending over $4k, here's the catch, the floater returns, longer and even larger so my vision is worse. It is like looking through broken glass."
BUYER BEWARE!!!!!!
Thanks for brining the issue up. Many colleagues have a misunderstanding of YAG laser energy delivery. They assume it t's "blowing up the eye." The actual "shock wave" is extremely small. The plasma energy creation physics actually prevents posterior propagation of energy which limits the collateral damage. We have done over 6,000 laser treatments, and we do not see collateral damage, retinal detachments, or inflammation if the procedure is done in the right type of patient with the optimal laser technology. Unless the floater is close to the retina and for the surgeon, the retina is in focus at the same time as the floater, the risk of hitting the retina or causing damage is extremely low. Hope that helps.
Its been around 6 years I haven’t operated and there increasing day by day. Could you please suggest me what to in that case and even i think i have cataract problem as well. What will be the best procedure to go for
would have been great if video included risks.kinda important to have exclude.
until this video, I thought eye floaters were something you have to deal with for the rest of your life
RIght now, there are the 2 approved procedures. The laser vitreolysis and the vitrectomy.
There are some natural cures,
Drink a lot of water it flushes toxin buildup
Eat pineapples atleast 2 slices
If this doesn't work try seeing a doctor
@@kamilbaig1553 did it really work on you?
Is this treatment is safe?
I came here for annoying eye floaters in my eyes but I stay for the handsomeness of the doc. What an eye candy😍🥰
I've had floaters since 2 months.. initially it was a lot of them..but i seem to see them lesser and lesser..and some of them have already gone i guess..and with time they are getting lighter and lighter..they were black at first now they are brownish..is it normal..can i expect to get rid of them in near future..
Wow you are very lucky, most people's floaters stayed the same. What did you eat or do?
Oftentimes, in the first 6 months floaters can drift out of view due to gel changes or from neuro-adaptation.
Are you have large floaters?
Are you sure? 🤔
Please make a video on what are thr side effect of this surgery.
i have been living with these shits for 4 years. it still increases and affects my quality of life.
Try this!
Drink water everyday, at the very least 4 cups, max 8.
Instead of going to sleep laying down, try to sleep sitting.
Somebody mentioned that this helps floaters go to the bottom of your field of vision, so they don't bother you when you see around.
Hope it helps!
@@MrVentormentor Did anyone try this method and can confirm any improvement?
@@kamykcod4 I am so sorry, but none of that works. Depending on the cause of your floaters, most of them are around to stay. I have heard that bromelain, present in pineapple, may have some effect, and I suppose it would not hurt to take a supplement, but for my floaters, the laser was the only way to improve the situation.
It was years before I eliminated the eye floaters, because of the eye floaters remedy TreatEyeFloaters88.blogspot.com
wthat I was utilizing for just a couple weeks. I was hesitant at first since I believed they will be back after a couple of months, but it has been two years and no sign of single floater. I felt I had to let you know that I`m another success story.
@Bill TK Kudos for the Video clip! Sorry for the intrusion, I am interested in your initial thoughts. Have you researched - Franaar Spectacular Look Formula (search on google)? It is a great one off guide for curing eye floaters without the hard work. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my friend Sam got amazing success with it.
Your Channel is more understandable than any eye channel. New Subscriber 😇
I have heard from other doctors that your age and how close the floater is to the lens or retina could impact whether they can do this or not. Is that accurate? I only have one floater in one eye that has just appeared but it is right in the middle of my vision and doesn’t go away at all outdoors. It’s truly making me crazy. I have been obsessed with determining if I could have it fixed. I realize I have a while to wait and see what happens with it. But I’m the mean time, I feel like researching and having a plan makes me less anxious.
Thanks for the great question Erin. Yes, the location of the floater to the retina and lens does play a role in whether someone is a good candidate for this procedure. Age is a little less concerning but with any laser treatment there can be side effects. Hopefully your floaters improve on their own.
I've just had this treatment from Dr. Scott Geller here in Fort Myers Florida. One session for the left eye and three for the right. Huge improvement. Very satisfied.
is there any long term effects with this procedure if so, did your doctor mentioned it or do you know what are they?
@@luisalvaro5601 I'm not aware of any long term effects, but I should add to my previous comment that my left eye improved very substantially after only one treatment but in my right eye, it was like tearing open a bag of garbage. There is a big mess to clean up. That is why there were three treatments on the right eye so far and more to come when I return to Florida. Dr. Geller has nearly a quarter century of experience doing this and he is quite precise with his instruments and competent with his knowledge. I think the biggest risk is like what I am going through, but I am confident Dr. Geller will get the job done.
@@1FreeSelfGoverningAmericanManhow is it now after 10 months ?
@@sunethsilva2720 I've now had several more treatments during this last winter and after each one I seemed to have improvement but after a couple weeks that improvement was gone. Now, in my right eye only, it seems worse than when I started, but my left eye is still better than when I started. Dr. Geller is now suggesting vitrectomy but I am not comfortable with the risks.
@@1FreeSelfGoverningAmericanManHow are now ?
does YAG helps in Eye flashes i see them when i see sky or bright objects
Look for "entoptic phenomena"
I had a problem where lines were wavy as I looked at them. My eye doctor sent me to a hospital where they did surgery to correct it...BUT it didn't work. They said that my condition was there too long. What they did do was remove the vitreous from my eye and reinflate with a saline solution. The floaters that I had for years ....were ALL gone and they still are. after 15 years. Now I have big floaters in my other eye. I'm 80 years old.
Can floaters be caused by Femto Lasik in your experience or through your research or outcomes from surgeons in general
Yes, 2.5 years after that surgery, a floating black spot appeared on my right eye and this started to bother me. How can I get rid of this disease?
I hate my recent floater. It’s right in my almost center vision. I don’t know if my retina specialist I’d have do it. He did my laser of my detached retinas in both eyes. Since then I’ve had nothing but trouble with floaters.
Is there a glasses that minimize the floaters ?
Not that I know of, unfortunately
@@DoctorEyeHealth Well, if you use sunglasses, the opening size of the pupil ist increased. Consequently the depth of field is lower and the eye floater schould bei less sharp and visible. Is this correct?
@@WRHSF using sunglasses makes the space more dark so i guess floaters will be less noticable
Have had them for 15 years. They look like someone in my eye pulled apart a Brillo pad and it has big holes and little holes and tethers with flags waving around. They are absolutely horrible and have been praying for a treatment. Voila! Thank you so much for your easy to understand explanation of the different floaters and how they would be treated. Next task, find a good doctor who does the procedure. I live in Savannah, Georgia, if anyone knows someone close by.
Did you get treatment?
Doctor, thank you for your reply. I'm an eye floaters patient from China. In order to join the pla army, I made smile laser eye surge. One month after the operation, there was floater disease. At present, there is no project to solve the problem of floaters, which is a global problem. I haven't adapted to it and may never. I am concerned about the VDM project but don't know how long it will take to practice. I am very sad. YAG is also a reliable way. There are also YAG machines in China. However, there are many people who react to the aggravation of floaters after yag surgery. Doctors deny that eye floater caused of smile laser surgy，I am angry，The hospital will only say don't pay attention to, adapt to, psychological problems, it's really damned.
The same thing happened to me
I also had the same experience because of a smile laser 😢
Like yourself and others I saw tiny floaters in my teens. The first bothersome floater appeared about 9 months after lens implants, Freddy the floater, in my right eye. Freddy is a black dot that appears about 20 degrees to the right of my center of vision. Yesterday Jan 7,2023 a new floater, Larry the line, appeared in my left eye at about 25 degrees to the left of my field of vision. When Freddy first appeared I was seen by my Opthamologist and he performed a detailed exam and also a second exam a month later to check for changes. Freddy has been stable for 6 months but I will call my eye doc tomorrow about Larry. I am 66 and my eyes are otherwise healthy.
I have problem floater for one year, now starting pain in my eyes
Pain? Eye floaters should not be painful. Have you seen your eye doctor about that?
Mine is driving me crazy. When I look at a white screen it’s there. When I look at the sky it’s there. :(
Vitreolysis would be only considered on exceptional conditions on national health service here in uk. However many company’s offer the service. I’ve had them since my early 20’s and I’m 33 now. One important fact is if there’s an acute increase in floaters and/or flashes which could have effected vision then see your optometrist urgently
That is good to know. I am not too familiar with how eye care is performed or is gone about in the UK. Thanks for sharing.
@@DoctorEyeHealth no worries my friend. I'm a student optometrist and always learning as to when it is a referral or simply a monitor scenario. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Can you make a video on VDM project. I feel like it’s the only hope we have than just “ignoring them”
Congrats for the quality of the animations and explanation. Top rate video!
I have eye floaters for about 7months,my age is 21, though there are many floaters in my eye,a small dot like floater only bothering me because it's in centre of the vision.now I have used with them
Im wearing glasses
I know I have been wearing glasses more too, although I still prefer my contact lenses.
@@DoctorEyeHealth im a 13 yr old wearing glasses doc
@@DoctorEyeHealth do u have eye floaters
Uggg. yes, I started having floaters in my 20's. I am now going to be 43 (YIKES) and for the last 3 years they have increased where they are more webs which move to the center of my vision in both eyes. I ALWAYS see them whether in bright or dimmed lights which makes it very hard. I've also started to see flashes once in a while on the side of my eyes. I have a very high astigmatism so I'm hoping that I can be a candidate for the laser one.
I have eye floaters caused by the laser capsulotomy to treat a PCO after cataract surgery. I see my eye doctor again in February. He did the procedure 4 days ago
I have had floaters since childhood. They have different shapes and swirl around like a snow globe.
I just had this procedure done yesterday in my left eye, the large floater was broken down about 75% which is great. I still have a few more which I will go back once more in 90 days to finish off the floater. I recommend this to anyone with annoying floaters that have been around for 6 months or so.
Where are you located? Is this procedure covered by insurance? Thanks!
@@vedere2 bro all opthalmologist don't offer this surgery.I have been suffering from eye floaters for nearly 4 months and i am from india. I have visited two eye doctors till now. This doctors will just ask you to ignore them. They will not offer you any help.
@@vedere2 Hey, I am in the greater Philadelphia area at Fountain Hill. There are a few practices that perform this procedure and it was covered by my insurance.
@@CT-Training Holy moly, I live in Philadelphia. Please shared any recommendations. Thank you!
@@CT-TrainingHow are you now ?
Mr doctor, my doctor said my floaters are gonna rid of like at 6 months is that true what is this's possbilty?
Floater symptoms typically improve within the first 6 months after first developing
Dont beliv wat ur dr says.. mine its been a decade already but still it didnt disappear
They say that to get you out of the office because they know they can’t do anything about it.
@@bdj1126 Yes bro , im recording after than 1 years , they r still there , still annoying still ruining my life
@@teevee7678 is your floaters settle down or not
How efficent is this method of eye shoting laser HOW MANY PEOPLE GOT THEIR SIGHT IMPROVE and what's the risk of the treatment?? How much it cost??
There is a doctor in florida that has done this to people as young as 25 years old. I am in Cali but I might be giving him a visit.
Yeah. I have about 3 floaters on right eyes and 1 floater on left eyes. oh well.. I am 66 years old.. smile
Smile indeed
My floaters have been there since age 53. I am 69. I have gotten used to them. My cataract surgery was done 4 or 5 months ago and was a successful one. No glasses or contacts needed.
since you posted this excellent video have there been more improvements in the laser. thank you
Another doctor said that typically young patients aged around 30 have their floaters at the back of the eye near the retina, so this isn't recommended for us. He said the success rate goes up to 90% for patients around 55.
💯 Thats great info! Which doctor? Was it Dr. Singh?
It was Dr. James H. Johnson, he specializes only in eye floaters treatment. He has quite a few videos on youtube too.
@@brucelee7782 where is he treat
@@brucelee7782 he’s always dismissing young people without knowing the situation. Each person is unique. He’s kind of an ass
Hey doc - another well done video! Ive had floaters for 3-4 years (im 25). To me they are an annoyance through my day (I’m a student).
The weirdest part is that a lot of people developing floaters (especially young) also sees enhanced BFEP and other visual phenomena.
Why are there so little research being done in regards to floaters? I mean honestly, it does not seem that doctors truly know why floaters form (when it is not due to ageing).
Because they're regarded as little more than an annoyance, not a serious medical condition. I challenge anyone to live with floaters as bad as mine for a while and then arrive at that conclusion. When they're bad enough, they're life-altering. My quality of life has been devastated by this condition.
When my eyes are not strained i dont see BFEP.
2nd thing you can do is try to focus on subject which you are looking at then there is chance you will not see BFEP.
This things work for me 😇
@@JohnBarrow1961 I can agree with you.had mine for 9 years and I have extremely bad amounts of floaters and alot of very big ones that can cover my whole vision in a line. I never want to go out and I just want to sleep and not keep my eyes open. There's no relief for me
I'm headed to Mayo Clinic as a follow-up to a Vitreous Hemorrhage. Current doc is leaning towards a Vitrectomy, since we're nine months out and still dealing with significant floaters. Can you tell me if any docs at Mayo are embracing Vitreolysis? And thank you for creating these videos. Hands-down, the best eye care videos I have found. Please keep making them. 🙂
Thanks for this. Had it done. One eye is great the other is still bad. Very bothersome.
I am happy and sad that one eye worked out and the other is still bothersome. Did you doctor offer your the option for a vitrectomy?
Hi. Would love too but had my floater procedure done in the Bellevue, Washington but I live in Vancouver, BC. In Canada, they do not offer this surgery.
Great Video. It helps a lot. Thank you for posting these videos to help others.
Thank you, doctor. This video was incredibly helpful. 😊
I have had floaters most of my life and i find them very annoying especially when you have only one eye, I might ask my optometrist about that procedure you showed.
You only have one eye?
@@JohnBarrow1961 I am the person who wrote on one of your video's I had the Retinal Blastoma and had the eye removed.
The procedure is safe enough that I am sure a surgeon in your area would consider it.
I have one eye floater, it’s in the shape of a small black scorpion in my vision. I notice it everyday, especially if there is snow. I don’t let it bother me and try to focus on the 99.9% of my vision that is working correctly.
Just started dealing with them, interesting option.
I’d go with the lower risk one. As long as it removes a good amount in good.