Have you ever used Atropine for floaters? What was your experience? For more info on floaters check out this video 👇ruclips.net/video/75c_WzOd_eI/видео.html
I used 1% Atropine, 1 drop in each eye every day for 11 years for myopia as a child. Both parents had severe myopia. I never had any side effects except the dilated pupils. I used bifocals for reading and sunglasses when outdoors. I didn’t develop floaters until my mid 50’s. Interesting connection with the Atropine.
Not sure for Atropine, but whatever eyedrop the doctors used when they examined my eyes indeed made the floaters disappear for a day or so along with the usual dilating pupils.
Hi Doc 😊. Thank you for this video and is Atropine safe to use even though I didn't consult to a doctor? I have a small black dot floater and Im scared that it will increase someday. I hope you will notice my comment. Thankyou
YES PLEASE MORE EYE FLOATERS VIDEOS sorry for caps but, I want to really get the message across that there are so many people needing help with this. Dr Allen, we appreciate your work please help us with floaters.
I have tons and tons of floaters since a young age but I cope by directing my attention away from them. It’s good to learn to ignore them although it can be hard especially driving for me because sometimes I think they’re birds.
I’ve had eye footers for about 15 years. They’ve gotten progressively worse. I have just about every type known in both eyes. They do affect my vision on occasion. And you cannot just ignore them if they are severe. That is something I don’t think many eye docs understand. I saw a prominent ophthalmologist for them about 12 years ago, and he told me there’s nothing that could be done. At least he was nice and compassionate and didn’t think I was crazy, but he offered no help or hope. I tried the pineapple method for about a month and saw minimal improvement, but for reasons too complicated to discuss here, I had to stop. So maybe I’ll try that again. Or atropine. I don’t have the money for the laser, and I’m not sure I’d want to try it yet either.
My eye surgeon had not heard of this treatment. I sent her this video and now she is willing. I am excited to try it and also to be a pioneer for others!
I just applied 0.01% atropine yesterday, I can no longer see any floaters now ( I’ve had like dozens of worm-like floaters since I have done SMILE surgery 5 years ago), and its effect last for around 24 hours for me. My life is back !!
@@polipinoyako Ask from your local eye doctor, it is life changing for me. I don’t apply it daily though since knowing that I can eliminate floaters by simply applying droplets is by itself very reliving. They just dont look as disturbing as before when I feel in control!
It's a disgrace that more has not been done to manage floaters. For older people, who may already have reduced vision, they can be a nightmare. Thank you for this discussion.
Lol are you even aware of the existence of diseases that have no cure? Unlike aqueous humor, vitreous is only produced once in life by our bodies. If there's something wrong with it, surgery is the only solution
I’m 33. I was born with cataracts and had my lenses removed when I was a few weeks old. Floaters are a common complication of cataract surgery and I started experiencing them about a year ago. The problem is that I have glaucoma in my left eye so I only have one good eye. Every current solution for floaters is too risky for my one good eye. It’s extremely frustrating.
Since I watched this video, I had my eyes dilated. I took note of the fact that I had zero floaters during this time. So I can see how a diluted solution could work.
My husband painted our bedroom the lightest shade of blush, I got home and my floaters were crazy bad. I couldn’t be in there with a light on. The next day he repainted back to a medium sage green, it’s far easier on the eyes.
Did you mentioned that you just turned 33? You look more like 23. Take thus as a compliment. Keep on doing what you are doing so you'll look like my graduate school advisor. When she was 58, she looked like she was 35. Be blessed and thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
I've experienced floaters since I was 12 years old. 20 years later, they seem normal to me. They just come and go almost unnoticed 95% of the time. I can see a lot if I set my brain to detect them.
I've had detachment of my vitreous body in my right eye in August 2019, I was 20 years old. I've begun to have a lot of eye floaters. It was a big shock for me. I got depressed I didn't know what to do. It was very painful. So I went to my doctor and she prescribed me 0.1% Atropine to use once per week at night, one drop in each eye. I have been using the drops for a little more than a year and I've had amazing results. Atropine relaxes the ciliary muscle and that relieved my pain. It also helped me see less eye floaters, now I barely see any. I believe it somehow sharpened my vision and stabilized my diopter because in a recent check up with my doctor she told me I've never been better during my eye test. I think I only got one number wrong. I was pleasantly surprised so was she. I'm studying Pharmacy, this is my 4th year now and we have a compound Pharmacy at our Faculty, that's where I have been able to purchase my Atropine eye drops. A few weeks ago I even learned how to make them. So to every doctor who hesitates to prescribe the drops to a patient - don't. These drops helped me so so much, they saved my life, and my mental health. They also made my condition a little bit better.
It sounded like you said that you barely see the floaters anymore but then at the end you said it helped you a little bit. Can you clarify if you continue to have less floaters in your sight? Thank you!
Wow, I wonder how you got PVD at a very young age. I have a traumatic PVD in my 40's after being punched and I'm struggling with all the floaters and dry eye. I'm very interested in trying atropine, the problem is most eye drops irritate my dry eye. So what am I to do? I think for those that have PVD like us at a younger age, we need to look at vitreous reformation and hydrogels.
Thank you Doctor indeed for your eye opening video on eye floaters. I have been suffering from eye floaters for the last five years and didn't have any idea of what's happening with my eyes. At times I feared that I might lose my sight. What a great relief after watching your video. Once again thank you indeed, Doctor.
I was prescribed with atropine in February for my myopia management ( it may sounds crazy to a lot of people, but my prescription continues to grow and I’m over 30 now). I never thought atropine would help with eye floater. This video is so informative! My experience with atropine is ok, although I find it can be hard to focus sometimes.
Nothing crazy about it. It's called pathological myopia. Make sure to keep on top of your eye exams, as you are more vulnerable to develop eye conditions earlier. I am 61 and my prescription has been increasing all the way up to this year... I started with 0.25 when I was 6 years old. Yesterday, I was -10, when I got a new lens and my cataract was removed. I also had an i-stent put in to control glaucoma.
I was watching one of your previous floaters videos last week when you said something about if anyone was seeing bright lights to pause the video and make an appointment to see your eye doctor. It reminded me I did have a strange incident a few days prior so I actually paused the video and called my doctor( Dr. Morgan with BaylorScott&White ) . He got me in the next day and said my situation was an "Ophthalmic Migraine" but was glad I let him know. He also noticed I was having some blurring in my left eye(my floater is in right eye) and he said he could fix with an in-office procedure. So, I just wanted to thank you for making these videos -- really helped me remember I need to do a better job of monitoring my vision issues.
Migraine causes loss of optic nerve fibers (like Glaucoma). I find it is usually triggered by Mercury. I can help if you want to dig into healing root causes with natural therapies!
For everyone who has eye floaters and are currently in panic: keep on reading. I first encountered floaters when I was about 19 but somehow they moved out of my field of vision, then at 27 I suddenly had a bunch of them. At that time I also had bad anxiety, stress etc and I couldn’t stop looking for the floaters that it became a daily obsession. But: I overcame it. It WILL get better! Try to find the core of where the anxiety comes from, maybe with a little more help like therapy or someone you trust to talk to. Strangely, I still have floaters but I barely notice them because I’m not scared of them anymore. The mind is the magic! If I can do it, you can do it too!
Maaf apakah floater kamu masih ada? Saya juga mengalaminya sudah 6 tahun banyaknya tidak pernah berkurang sudah di usg mata juga tetapi gak ada obat yang ampuh :)
I noticed the picture at the back with the frog and the glasses. I just coloured it myself and now it’s a part of my room. Btw. great Video! I’m an optician in training from Germany and I really love your videos !!
So I wanted to tell you what helped for me. I noticed the floaters about 5 years ago and i lived with it. I read a lot of info and watched lots of videos. I had a bit of encouragement when I tried the pineapple suggestions and I believe I saw a minor improvement. Now without focusing on the floater I began taking a multivitamin, an iron supplement and B complex. I would say its been about a year and a half and i realize that the floater is about 10% what it was. I was actually looking for it one day and couldn't make it come back . Obviously I could provide a lot more detail but as an overview that's all I did so ignore or draw your own conclusions.
Floaters inside my eyes have taken so much of my quality of life, anxiety, depression, kept me indoors etc. I want to try this and pray I can find someone to give me a trial as I'm 37 and my life is slowly slipping away and I want to he able to go outside and be a father. Mine are so very bad and I think my vision is getting worse as a whole.
I am sorry to hear, Jason. I hope you found a way to get your hands on some Atropine. Even a small improvement can do wonders for the soul when you feel like despairing, but I totally get it. I have been struggling with depression over these damn floaters myself off and on for the last four years. Good luck to you.
My floaters mysteriously showed up about 30 years ago. Over time, my brain just tuned them out. I don't even see them anymore unless I choose to acknowledge them. Dark sunglasses helped a great deal. Dark sunglasses help with other things as well. I wouldn't dump chemicals into my eyes to distract me from the floaters
I wish there was a cure for these awful things that didn't involve eye surgery!! I just can't abide the thought of that. It's like my worst nightmare. Thankfully I don't usually notice my floaters much unless I'm looking at a bright background on my computer or if I'm outside in daylight. I do have this one though that is like a very dark speck in my right eye in the far upper outside part of my vision. Sometimes I think it's a wasp flying toward me (it even has little wings!). I have a phobia of wasps so that's always fun especially in public LOL! Please keep getting the word out that we need more research on how to get rid of these things easily and safely! Eye doctors don't seem to think they are a big deal but I assure you that to some of us they very much are! To be so common it is amazing that attention on this issue is almost nonexistent.
Glad you have a sense of humor about it. I have the big fibrous clumpy strands dancing the tango. I suffer from anxiety and depression because of these floaters, since 2018, due to a PVD in both eyes. Cannot get used to them. I am also an amateur photographer. I had vitreolysis on my left eye that greatly reduced my floaters, but my right eye turned bad, and the doctor that did the vitreolysis moved to another state. Nobody will touch my right eye now, as I developed glaucoma and have a lot of other stuff going on such as CNV. There is something like a limited vitrectomy, less invasive and risky than a regular one. I am considering that if they will take me. In the mean time, maybe I give atropine another try. I used it once, but my eye dilated more than I expected. It unsettled me a bit.
Eye floaters as shown in the beginning of video is peanuts compared to what I had. Giant swirling mass that completely blocked my left eye. Could barely see anything through my left eye. Eating pineapple chunks every day did wonders to make it much much better.
@@davidsimmons8628 I've been eating two full slices of pineapple for the past two weeks. i have noticed a marked improvement. They are still there but less numerous. Plus fresh pineapple is delicious.
Funny thing, I watched this video while waiting in my mom. She's in with the eye doctor now! I have bad floaters, but can live with them thankfully. Thanks for keeping us informed!
I’ve got floaters and saw another video about eating pineapple cause of the vitamin in it. I’m going to give it a go. Plus make sure you stay hydrated.
My floats started I think by my early 20's, but mine are more in the shape of strings to like wider clear ribbons, some have a black speck at each end of them very weird! But they dont bother me, I wouldnt mess w them unless they cause pain or loss of vision! Im 56 now! Great channel
The unknown factor in using Atropine for extended periods is that even slight dilation can increase the amount of light hitting the retna by 20 to 30%. What will the long term effect of that increase of radiation have on the retna?
Mydriatics may increase risk of cataract development but I don't believe it's significant enough that it's often considered. At worst with a 20 to 30% increase of light, you'll have extra eye pain in bright conditions. Maybe cataract development far later in life but it's more of an increased risk than direct cause.
Thank you for this good information. I was given atropine and several other drops after a severe retinal detachment. I was told to take the atropine every two hours. Unfortunately, most doctors don’t explain to the patient what the many eye drops that are given are for. It is really nice to know what the drops are for and possible side affects. I was also taking two drops to reduce pressure and another drop for pain (I found out after I asked the nurse). Thank you.
I haven"t used drops, but I have experienced a persistent and noticeable decrease in the number and density of floaters after drinking daily pineapple smoothies (including the core, approx 1 cup) for about a year. I also add some blueberries and a raw egg. I'm over 60.
Fun fact, this concept of opening the pupil slightly to blur the shadow on the retina, is the same concept in digital photography why sensor dust is more noticeable at higher apertures (smaller pupil)
I have eye floaters since many years. Normally it does not bother me but now and then they are a bit annoying. Using eye drops to decrease the effect of them could in some situations be useful, when the pupils dilate. I have read that people, by using eye dilation drops, have experienced an improved night vision, and experienced a starry sky with more visible stars than usual with naked eye. As an amateur astronomer I find this interesting...
As far as visual astronomy is concerned, dilated pupils are interesting mainly for deep sky objects. If you are a Moon & Planets fan, you ought to work with exit pupils always below 2 mm (IOT minimize aberrations), leading your sight to deal with floaters again...Notwithstanding the hazard of exposing your retinas to bright light through the years with atropine side effects. The only "cheap" and safe solution for people dealing with floaters is basically purchasing a bigger scope !
I have eye floaters due to the fact I have tiny multiple holes in my retina. And eye specialist said that you have this for a long time and it won't affect the future. But I have extreme myopia.
Hey I'm glad to read your comment. I also have floaters and hole in retina but all surgeons have different opinions. Some say you should have laser others say you don't.
@@tntt9313 it's nearly been a year and I am due my yearly check up in 1 month time. I have floaters nut it doesn't bother me as I have adapted to it. But it's always there. And same happened to me aswell. Some and it's will be fine and some said you should laser it to prevent retinal detachment.
@@tntt9313 not not really. It sometimes fluctuates. Idk how. But some days it's less than usual. But I would so no. The best thing to decrease floaters is drink a lot of water, eat pineapple and watermelon.
That's the way I am too. I see them but they are not a problem at all, but I know from all the comments and support groups that they can be a major issue for some people.
Yes, it's the same for me too. However, some people have it way worse than us. Probably we are lucky to have mild almost-transparent ones which are not really visible and is not that much of a bother but some others have really dark, long ones to the point that it almost disrupts normal vision. Hence this clamour on all those social groups.
My husband and I had floaters. About 9 years ago we both had bilateral vitrectomies. Best decision we ever had. Plus we had multifocal intraocular lenses installed in another procedure afterward so we no longer need glasses....a win win all the way around. Plus the insurance paid for ALL of it.
My past eye care specialists used dilatations on me to determine my eyes are healthy, but floaters continue to remain in my field of vision. I have floater issues for over twenty years, and now at age 45 my floaters are becoming difficult to live with. I don't smoke, drink alcohol, or use any illegal substances. I don't have diabetes, high-blood pressure, or cancer. 20-years-ago I did get a right-eye injury which caused short-term inflammation and bright flashes of light out of the corner of my eye which ended quickly over time. My anxiety and stress have reached a point in my life where I'm on disability from teaching. I fear eye surgery due to the info you shared, my own research, and my cousin's eye medical suggestions. I live in Southern California, aside from retinal attachment surgery, the results here for eye surgery scares me. My grandfather, who has cancer, high-blood pressure, glaucoma, and other aliments at age 92 has shown me how serious eye issues can be. I would like to nothing for other ten years, but my condition is blocking me from working and is affecting my sleeping. Now that my doctor has given me all the blood test a patient can get in one year, I will discuss with her your Atropine suggestion, but am I considering all the right options for my problem? I've recently discovered that prescribed meds for mental issues like anxiety don't have the best affect/effects on me resulting in sleepless nights plus other minor issues of concern. If Atropine or hydraulics is the solution how much improvement in my vision could I get? Currently, I'm also asking God for help.
These are a godsend for me as a young patient with floaters. I never had trouble with them before having visual snow syndrome, but with the condition, our brains dont adapt to them or get used to them due to the enhanced awareness of entoptic phenomena- the atropine drops give me SOME sense of relief since i dont qualify for laser or vitrectomy. Plus, vitrectomies terrify me and are incredibly difficult to recover from properly even when they are done perfect.
@@ranjananikam7390 my dosage is 0.01% atropine and I always use 3-4 drops for extra strength. I wear contacts so the dilation doesn't affect my vision as much but that would be a side effect. You're told to only do 1 drop per day
New kid on the block and a new subscriber.😍 Dr, JJ Allen thank you for sharing your videos. Very informative and helpful for me and my family.👍👍 Have a blessed day🙏🙏
I'm using atropine 0,01% right now and I can read everything. I've been using it weekly for 1 year now and ZERO SIDE EFFECTS so far. I recommend sunglasses when going to bright places like beaches due to light sensitivity. I purchase 1% and diluted it myself at home mixing 1 drop of atropine 1% with 100 drops of saline solution. I use only one drop of this mix in each eye. It takes about 1 hours to start noticing the effects and it lasts about 5 hours for me. Some people use it before going to sleep to notice the effect the next day, so it depends on each person. It's a huge relief. I still want a definitive cure though. I really hope laser companies notice the huge amount of people willing to pay for a definitive treatment.
@@DoctorEyeHealth My doctor didn't want to prescribe it cause she didn't know it could be used for floaters. So I just bought it by myself at a pharmacy here. Thankfully diluting it at home worked very well for me.
@@brunafariello6259 hi I’m always concerned about the hygiene issues for home made eye drops. So the solution you make can be used for 50 times/weeks for both eyes. Can I ask if it lasts that long or does it cause irritation at some point so you throw it away and make a new batch?
@@Maryam_Ahsan It doesn't get blurry if the concentration is 0,01% ( or even 0,02%, which I tried myself as well). We constantly see floaters sufferers complaining about how floaters reduced their quality of life, leading to depression and anxiety (I'm one of them). It's also not unusual to see people thinking of suicide for the constant disturbances floaters cause (just search for it on FB groups). Unfortunately most doctors are totally unsympathetic and underestimate how disabling this condition is. If I were a doctor I would absolutely consider prescribing it cause I'd hate to know that I let an human being suffering every day all day because I didn't want to try something that is already helping so many others.
Interesting description on the role of topical atropine! the main drawback is really the fact that even diluted atropine applciation risks reduced reading ability, whcih in this modern era of smartphone tablet and computer reading, may be even more impairing to patients activities than the ocasional floater
I don't think that someone with ocasional floater will use atropine. Some people have big black floaters in the center field of vision all the time and atropine can be very helpful.
I’ve noticed that my eye floaters in my right eye is connected to what I eat there’s days where I don’t see it and other day where I do see it. Ive also been curious about this because I was talking to my Aunt who is diabetic and asked her because she recently began to lose her eye sight and asked questions about seeing eyefloaters and she confirmed that is what she sees. I connected one and two together considering that eyefloaters is connected to our nutrition. That being said I’ve had them floaters for about 3-4years since 16/17 . It wasn’t until now 20 that I’ve looked into nutrition for some help. Completely changed my diet up went from High Processed carbs to higher fats (Keto) plus doing research on Vitamins(A,K,D) + Nitric Oxide (Beets,CACAO powder, Spinach) plus I’ve also observed that eating starch bread pasta makes the eyefloaters move faster because it spikes insulin levels when your insulin levels are under control they move much slower and are less visible. Also learn if your insulin RESISTANT and many of us are because of what we eat your goal is to become insulin SENSITIVE taking cinnamon and ginger after eating HEALTHY CARBS(Sweet potatoes oatmeal etc) will help you become insulin sensitive that way your bodies insulin levels don’t go out of control. A big suggestion to those eat your vegetables because they contain a lot of vitamins that we don’t get in our diets if you got to supplement do it that way you protect your eyes in the long run hope this helps it’s what I’ve done and it helps a lot. Also wear Polarized glasses because I noticed the light causes more eyefloaters it’s crazy but if you look at the reflection light from a car or metal it makes your eyefloaters worse. Hope this helps if you really want to get more detailed info look up Thomas Deluer+ Dr Berg there really the best at what they do I forgot to mention working out aswell and staying fit helps with eyefloaters .Hope this helps someone
Forgot to mention 16/24 fasting helps a lot and 24 hours fasts to let’s your body rest also take fats+protein in the morning and protein + carbs later when the sun goes down because you see eyefloaters less when it’s dark vs the morning this really helps
Yes, have had eye floaters for 15 years and managed to get rid of them by watching Dr Berg and Dr Ken Berry. I sm in high get low carb diet and have also reversed joint arthritic pain. Have to say Dr Berg had changed my life around one where I am more healthier and feel like I was in my twenties.
Thank you for sharing your experience. My story is similar to yours. I know of Dr. Berg & Delauer. Going to start keto and Berg recommends MSM drops to help heal floaters . Started the drops 2 weeks ago.
I agree that nutrition has a lot to do with it but keto isn't a cure. I always got mild floaters, since I was a child. I'm 50 now and been on keto for 3 years, which has cured my type II diabetes and Hugh blood pressure. Recently I started taking a supplement to try and help my hair grow, called saw palmetto. This has been the only change to my diet. It first made my skin break out in pimples and then I notice a stark increase in floaters... and worst some of them were black! I got really nervous and went to the opthamologist. He told me that any supplements or foods that mess with collagen production, either increasing or decreasing, can create more floaters. Hormones can also cause it (in your moms case blood sugar has a big effect on hormones). The floaters I had that were black he said were very close to my retina. Apparently the closer they are to the retina darker they appear. He said it's very likely the saw palmetto triggered them and if I stop taking it, which I did, they MIGHT go away. Time will tell! But it's very true that what goes into your mouth can create floaters in your eyes and probablyother problemsas well. I dont see that putting drops into your eyes that cause your eyes to have MORE sun exposure are a good thing!!
About 10 years ago I underwent laser surgery to my eyes. In the run up to the surgery I had my eyes tested multiple times which entailed eye dilation. Every time I got my eyes dilated with a diluted solution of Atropine I noticed my floaters disappeared for the day. I loved it!!! I was always going to ask my Ophthalmologist about getting a bottle of the Atropine drops but didn't think it could be prescribed. It never hurts to ask, except when you don't ask, ugh.
Hey mate lucky tht ur floaters have disappeared ! Iam facing the same issue u had and even I'm gonna do a lasik surgery in the near months . After the lasik surgery does the floater disappear for good ?
@@AZ-um1oz You are correct, once I had the laser surgery my floaters got way worse because I could now see clearly. I know two other people that this happened to as well. Maddening.
Please make a video as a "how to..." for the practical application of ordering the diluted Atropine ophthalmic drops through compounding pharmacies. That might be helpful for ophthalmologists and or optometrists to be more open to offering this type of therapy (cite sources). Thank you.
Not related to this particular video but after wearing glasses for 15 years I finally decided to go with contacts for the first time today. Your videos have been a huge help. Once I get past blinking 37 times everytime I go near my eye I’ll be good!
You just speaking in "Girl Subliminals" Translation: I think you are So handsome, i love looking at you and hearing your voice...Oh and Ummm of course i love the education in your videos too.😏
I sometimes swat at my floater, thinking it's a small mosquito. lol I sometimes get this round flashing circle on the corner of my right eye. It comes and goes though. It may be the way I sleep though, because if I change my sleeping position, it goes away. So it may be the pillow pushing on my eye.
Hi...i have the same as your...but me in the left eye..i see this flashing light only at night in a dim light and when i sleep in my left side i will not see this flashing light..
I used it once, as the doctor who did vitreolysis on me had them available for purchase, but for some reason, I reacted quite strongly and my eye dilated more than I felt comfortable with. I still have them in my medicine cabinet, but I am a little more hesitant now. It was the 0.01 % for sure. My floaters are so bad in my right eye, I use an eye patch to sit in front of my computer, as my left eye only has one minimal floater. My right eye literally looks like chicken soup with black opacities and strands swirling around, like a tornado, a vortex.
Your right eye describes my left. I'm blind in my right. When I have my eye checked they say "They're visible, (I want to say "No sh*t!!!) but your brain will get used to them. Is it Friday yet?"
Hi I too have bad floaters I've had them since I was 11 I'm now 55 my right eye is not so bad and has not changed for years but my left eye is terrible the way I describe it is like a clump of stray hairs and bugs in my eye they became worse when in the summer I was looking at the moon with.a telescope and I think I pressed my eye too hard against the viewer they really bother me however I'm eager to try the atropine I noticed as well that when I have a good night's sleep in a very darkened room it helps considerably too!to all of you with floaters I understand exactly what you are going through I thought I was going blind thank you doctor and thank you for telling us your experienc much love to you from Annmarie United Kingdom 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Just drink pure pineapple juices for 2 weeks straight and you can see the difference. Me, tried and tested. It might not 100% get rid of the floaters but it does reduce it significantly.
My eye doc at the Singapore national eye centre said there is nothing that can be done for floaters. I just have to adapt and get use to them for the rest of my life.
I had a recent sinus infection that affected my right eye. I was working out and got dizzy, next thing, my eye began to droop. After days, I began to see floaters.. and 1 globby yellowish looking floater that has now gone in my field of vision. Went to the eye Dr. tests surprisingly came out good, but he saw a swollen vessel that had possibly caused that..
I took the big floater spider like after covid. Coughing and eyes bloodshot. One optician said this often happens after a virus. Long story short. They checked me for b12 I am on shots every 2 months initially it was evey 3. Cause the big Nice say once size fits all. I begged for more frequent shot. Wailed at Doc I get them 2 months now. Every aspect improved but I think a more tailored approach is required to that b12 dosage. I do eat practically Carnivore. After years of treating meat as poison. I think waiting until I was in my fifties to be proactive was a mistake. Fingers crossed It continues to improve.
Whenever i see one of these "just over 10 mins" videos i usually dismiss then as click bait nonsense. And my instincts have been proven right again. Dilating your pupil replaces a not so serious issue with something worse - not being able to focus properly.
I use them and have for over a year. It's so depressing to suffer with loads of floaters. These drops help me to function but floaters can be debilitating. Mine have changed my life and not for the better. I've truly suffered but the drops help a lot.
Thanks for all your comments Tammy! (Did you catch your comment at the beginning of the video?) Sure hope they come up with a real true treatment in the near future.
@@DoctorEyeHealth I did and I just smiled big. That would be a dream come true for me. I never have had a health problem until this happened to my eyes. It's very humbling.
I used atropine (0.01%) for myopia and didn't see eye floaters during the treatment. I didn't realize it until the treatment ended and started to see them again (I got used to not seeing them at all). Fortunately I had transitions lenses on my glasses because the first 2 weeks are not fun when being outdoors.
That is a great point that I didn't really mention in the video. Light sensitivity and photophobia is usually worse. How long did you take the atropine for myopia?
One eye doctor who mainly worked on Asian customers because of the area put extra drops in my eyes to see better what is going on with my eyes / in back of eyes and my blood pressure went through the roof and she (The eye doctor) got really freaked out , Apologized profusely over and over and sent me to the emergency room. Two different nurses in the emergency said they had had a similar experience. (They also had light blue eyes) Apparently it has to do with having light blue eyes or light color in the back of the eye . Maybe genetic related 🤷🏼♀️ But it’s so strange how many things no one tells you like with this experience no matter how long you live 😳😯
@@savdhyaya5668 actually I was outside spray painting something black. When I walked inside I saw a black blab like in 3D out in front of me. I thought I had gotten black paint in my right eye. It was just a coincidence that it happened that way. I didn't feel a thing. Then at night If i turned my head quickly to the right I saw flashes of white lights. Still I thought I had paint in my eye. Finally after 5 days I went to the dr and they sent me immediately to Charlottesville Va for laser surgery. I still have the floaters and flashes but my repaired retina looks good.
Floaters are a PIA (Pain In the @ss). Fortunately, mine are not in the center of the eye. The most problematic for me is my constant fear I'm schizophrenic by seeing things in my periphery that don't exist. Bugs, things moving on their own, etc - only to realize that the damn floaters are doing it. Don't think I'm ready to take a cholinergic agent just yet for them, but it's an interesting concept. Thanks for the video information - hadn't hear of this as a potential treatment.
Here's how u do it. Schedule an eye appointment. They always have an assistant dialate your eyes. When she gets done doing the standard eye pressure, and what are you here for conversation, when she leaves the room , take every bottle you can find. When you get home, add tap water to dilute it. 50 - 50 ratio. Been doing this for 5 years. Usually I always get at least 2 bottles, some are full , some are not, which is perfect to create your mix. You want to have one bottle with mix, and the others ready to maintain mix. Don't lose em, cuz they're gold.
Floaters drive me nuts. I see them move quick and some times I think they are bugs- especially during the super when the critters do want to come in to our house to be cool! Lol. Great content and info- thank u
Try eating a few slices of canned beets every day. It’s no cure but seems to make them less noticeable. A can lasts me most of the week. At least it’s cheap and beets are good for you. I find that contact lenses make the nasty things far more visible than glasses 👓 which sucks😩
I can confirm, this works for me. 80-100 percent of the dark floaters gone or very very dimmed except for one stuck at the centre which is still 70 percent better, just slightly annoying. This should be promoted more, I'm surprised it is not standard for doctors to recommend it themselves - should have pressed the idea earlier, I thought atropine would be a wild anecdotal cure like pineapple so was considering YAG or vitrectomy only - but this is great, way less invasive and works for me.
My eye doctor said this won't help at all with my floaters because they are too close to the optic nerve. The closer the floater is to the retina, the less able to have the floater disguised by additional light. 😭
Ive been diagnosed with a foveal cyst in my left eye, I had also been diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes. The cataracts were diagnosed after the foveal cyst. The foveal cyst is very annoying, after having cataracts removed and having the lens replaced my vision improved dramatically. The vision in my left eye is much sharper the problem is that my vision is distorted as it was before cataract surgery. My vision in that eye is wavy. What I have difficulty with is that even though my vision in that eye is much clearer I find that for smaller print I can't always see all the print, think of it this way if the number 111 is in front of me I may see 11 instead. I have to close my left eye and see with my right to see the missing number, but it is also with letters. Sometimes if I turn my head slightly I can see all that's in front of me. A retina specialist explained it this way, that because I have a cyst on my retina that spot is gone and that is why I can't see whatever my eye focuses on that spot. I liken it to looking at a TV screen and you see 1 tiny little white spot, it's a pixel that no longer will have an image and you can't recover it, so you'll always have and empty spot there. Can you please do a video on this condition and answer if there is anything that can be done. Oh I've also been diagnosed with high high pressure in my eyes, my eye doctor says that I have extra thick corneas and he thinks that is why I haven't gotten glaucoma, as a prevention he has me using latanaprost eyedrops, my eyes feel fine except for the cyst, and so far there has not been any indication of glaucoma, peripheral exams are always excellent. Thank you for your videos and concern.
You have my respect bro 👏👏,I am from India happy to see your efforts for new research in curing eye floaters , whenever I go to doctor I am always joke , I m sad that's it's 2021 no safest and effective way to cure it😔😔😔
"eye floaters are annoying. . " . . . . yeah, no, i don't find them annoying. I find them terrifying. when i go outside and see how many i have and knowing that these are cells being torn off my retina and that they could signify other serious eye issues. . .or they could mean nothing at all, be totally benign. if you see a sudden increase in floaters, it could be a retina detachment. . but sometimes it's more subtle and you go a long time and don't see any new ones, but grabually over time, you might see more, but then you're not sure if they are new ones or if they are just ones you never noticed before because they only become noticeable in certain environments, like outside looking at the sky, then you see them all. . and then being in your 40's or 50's and everyone gets a thing called vitreous detachment, which causes new floater and usually it's harmless, but sometimes it tears the retina and that needs to be repaired with surgery. or you might need a victrectomy, and that is an invasive and risky surgery, but it does clear up all the floaters, but the recovery process is hellish. . so yeah, eye floaters are terrifying
BROMELAIN found in pineapple reduces floaters according to another RUclips video. I am taking bromelain tablets plus low vitamin C and zinc daily to (hopefully) delay cataract development (I have heard cataracts have 4 stages of development and I am at stage 2). But my floaters have almost all vanished, except for one hardy little bugger in my left eye.
i'd say in the last 5 years eye floaters have gotten worse for me, ive been trying to figure out what in my diet, or day to day activities could have caused it.. i need them to go away, its only worse when looking at white screens on monitors or paper
i had severe floaters. surgery sucked out the floater and replaced with a kind of saline. a year later, remove the catark. now i see with a Bionic Eye !!!!
@@bdj1126 what the dr did not warn me: my eye was blind for more than 12 days, that was scary. most people are not blind that long. the catarak took most of a year to be ready for plucking. that was easy. the eye drops that you will use are strange, at least one is Thick. i would do this surgery again if other eye goes bad. dont get a new eye prescription until some time passes, a couple months.
This should be more readily available in my opinion. The IOP increase is based on historic data at full dose. Many have been using diluted dosage of atropine for years. Seems a viable option to me until femtosec or the new vitrectomy method is more widely used.
@@jimakisspd next generation bi blade vitrector and the hypersonic vitrector. They've both been in use a few years but it takes longer for them to become standard. It will notch up the safety of and efficiency of a vitrectomy.
Have you seen the VDM Project? I recommend you look it up. Using laser-induced nanobubbles, they have managed to eliminate these flies. But they need to make themselves known and contribute money. This way, there will be a solution sooner.
And here is the main question: there is a reason why pupils change dimension which is to regulate the light waves and the amount. What happesn when high amount of light waves go to the back of yiur eyes and react with the neurons? Photons can be really damaging. So, I would not suggest using these eye drops to temporarily bypass the floaters. Because this may cause long term problems...
@@savdhyaya5668 it came on fast. A blast of confetti like floaters that landed in a swirling amobea like floater. I swam without goggles on a Friday, eyes were very red, and this happened on a Sunday...
JUST CAME FROM THE EYE DR, once they dilated my eyes I didn't even see 1 floater... So is true, if you dilate your eyes you probably won't see them again for like 3 hours.
Have you ever used Atropine for floaters? What was your experience? For more info on floaters check out this video 👇ruclips.net/video/75c_WzOd_eI/видео.html
Dr I see floaters in dark Too ..and big giant circle..in dark any suggestions?
I used 1% Atropine, 1 drop in each eye every day for 11 years for myopia as a child. Both parents had severe myopia. I never had any side effects except the dilated pupils. I used bifocals for reading and sunglasses when outdoors. I didn’t develop floaters until my mid 50’s. Interesting connection with the Atropine.
Not sure for Atropine, but whatever eyedrop the doctors used when they examined my eyes indeed made the floaters disappear for a day or so along with the usual dilating pupils.
Can I use cyclopene instead of atropene?
Hi Doc 😊. Thank you for this video and is Atropine safe to use even though I didn't consult to a doctor? I have a small black dot floater and Im scared that it will increase someday. I hope you will notice my comment. Thankyou
YES PLEASE MORE EYE FLOATERS VIDEOS sorry for caps but, I want to really get the message across that there are so many people needing help with this. Dr Allen, we appreciate your work please help us with floaters.
I have tons and tons of floaters since a young age but I cope by directing my attention away from them. It’s good to learn to ignore them although it can be hard especially driving for me because sometimes I think they’re birds.
Same story, my vision is 10% of floaters everywhere... Dots, lines, weiss-ring...
Yeah 🔥✌️
@@Monicalala I had eye floaters since I was grade 4 I think......🤔
I’ve had eye footers for about 15 years. They’ve gotten progressively worse. I have just about every type known in both eyes. They do affect my vision on occasion. And you cannot just ignore them if they are severe. That is something I don’t think many eye docs understand. I saw a prominent ophthalmologist for them about 12 years ago, and he told me there’s nothing that could be done. At least he was nice and compassionate and didn’t think I was crazy, but he offered no help or hope. I tried the pineapple method for about a month and saw minimal improvement, but for reasons too complicated to discuss here, I had to stop. So maybe I’ll try that again. Or atropine. I don’t have the money for the laser, and I’m not sure I’d want to try it yet either.
My eye surgeon had not heard of this treatment. I sent her this video and now she is willing. I am excited to try it and also to be a pioneer for others!
What was the final result?
@@ShakilTanvir I see her in 2 weeks.
@@Blue4uNowickaany improvement?
@@Acalade. My floaters have improved so much on their own that we did not try it at this time.
Was it useful?
I just applied 0.01% atropine yesterday, I can no longer see any floaters now ( I’ve had like dozens of worm-like floaters since I have done SMILE surgery 5 years ago), and its effect last for around 24 hours for me. My life is back !!
How do you get them..
@@bikashmeher7242 you usually get them after an eye infection
@@yow9280 he meant drops ! how to get atropine drops ???
@@polipinoyako
Ask from your local eye doctor, it is life changing for me.
I don’t apply it daily though since knowing that I can eliminate floaters by simply applying droplets is by itself very reliving. They just dont look as disturbing as before when I feel in control!
How is it going with them ?
It's a disgrace that more has not been done to manage floaters. For older people, who may already have reduced vision, they can be a nightmare. Thank you for this discussion.
Lol are you even aware of the existence of diseases that have no cure? Unlike aqueous humor, vitreous is only produced once in life by our bodies. If there's something wrong with it, surgery is the only solution
I’m 33. I was born with cataracts and had my lenses removed when I was a few weeks old. Floaters are a common complication of cataract surgery and I started experiencing them about a year ago. The problem is that I have glaucoma in my left eye so I only have one good eye. Every current solution for floaters is too risky for my one good eye. It’s extremely frustrating.
Yes, it seems they don't care!
@@carlosmillan7933 lol maybe just nothing can be done, no? Not an option?
@@ВоронМаусы there are even surgeries for changing the color of the eyes and do you think they can’t do nothing for this???
Thank you for this video, everyone in eye floaters community appreciate help in raising awarness of this problem!
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I just noticed your eye chart "Believe in things you cannot see." 👍
Love that! Thank you for noticing!
Lol
@@DoctorEyeHealth is this used by patients? Wouldn't they memorise and cheat the eye test then..
@@aravindmeyyappan8368 no of course not
Watching on my phone, I couldn't make out the bottom line. I guess I flunked.
Since I watched this video, I had my eyes dilated. I took note of the fact that I had zero floaters during this time. So I can see how a diluted solution could work.
My husband painted our bedroom the lightest shade of blush, I got home and my floaters were crazy bad. I couldn’t be in there with a light on. The next day he repainted back to a medium sage green, it’s far easier on the eyes.
How sweet for your hubby to be so supportive.
Did you mentioned that you just turned 33? You look more like 23. Take thus as a compliment. Keep on doing what you are doing so you'll look like my graduate school advisor. When she was 58, she looked like she was 35. Be blessed and thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
I've experienced floaters since I was 12 years old. 20 years later, they seem normal to me. They just come and go almost unnoticed 95% of the time. I can see a lot if I set my brain to detect them.
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Same with me.
same with me . i reached a point where i thought im having retinal detachment
Como le hiciste bro? Whats the trick? Lol
for you, but for many people we don't get used to it
I've had detachment of my vitreous body in my right eye in August 2019, I was 20 years old. I've begun to have a lot of eye floaters. It was a big shock for me. I got depressed I didn't know what to do. It was very painful. So I went to my doctor and she prescribed me 0.1% Atropine to use once per week at night, one drop in each eye. I have been using the drops for a little more than a year and I've had amazing results. Atropine relaxes the ciliary muscle and that relieved my pain. It also helped me see less eye floaters, now I barely see any. I believe it somehow sharpened my vision and stabilized my diopter because in a recent check up with my doctor she told me I've never been better during my eye test. I think I only got one number wrong. I was pleasantly surprised so was she. I'm studying Pharmacy, this is my 4th year now and we have a compound Pharmacy at our Faculty, that's where I have been able to purchase my Atropine eye drops. A few weeks ago I even learned how to make them. So to every doctor who hesitates to prescribe the drops to a patient - don't. These drops helped me so so much, they saved my life, and my mental health. They also made my condition a little bit better.
How is it now? Do you need to keep using them?
Do we have to keep using it for the rest of our lives ?
It sounded like you said that you barely see the floaters anymore but then at the end you said it helped you a little bit. Can you clarify if you continue to have less floaters in your sight? Thank you!
Wow, I wonder how you got PVD at a very young age. I have a traumatic PVD in my 40's after being punched and I'm struggling with all the floaters and dry eye. I'm very interested in trying atropine, the problem is most eye drops irritate my dry eye. So what am I to do?
I think for those that have PVD like us at a younger age, we need to look at vitreous reformation and hydrogels.
How are you now?
I hate having eye floaters 😢 you can't focus or enjoy things
Sometime they are so annoying 😢😢
Same.. I no longer the same person I used to be 😢
@@sogogeneraltv845 me too i cannot live like I used to
Yes bhai kese duniya dekhenge
I just got them after getting Covid for the first time and it’s driving me nuts!
Thank you Doctor indeed for your eye opening video on eye floaters. I have been suffering from eye floaters for the last five years and didn't have any idea of what's happening with my eyes. At times I feared that I might lose my sight. What a great relief after watching your video. Once again thank you indeed, Doctor.
I have same problem plz help me to knw wht aye drop u use plz
Go 5o your own eye doctor!! Don't wait.....
I was prescribed with atropine in February for my myopia management ( it may sounds crazy to a lot of people, but my prescription continues to grow and I’m over 30 now). I never thought atropine would help with eye floater. This video is so informative! My experience with atropine is ok, although I find it can be hard to focus sometimes.
Still using it??? Any help in myopia?
Better results when you get started on Atropine as a child to control myopia.
Nothing crazy about it. It's called pathological myopia. Make sure to keep on top of your eye exams, as you are more vulnerable to develop eye conditions earlier. I am 61 and my prescription has been increasing all the way up to this year... I started with 0.25 when I was 6 years old. Yesterday, I was -10, when I got a new lens and my cataract was removed. I also had an i-stent put in to control glaucoma.
do you think the drops are making your myopia worst
@@effentjesupdate
Nice post, Dr. Have had great effect treating my patients with Atropine for myopia progression and will be happy to try this!
Thank you chuck north 👍
@@DoctorEyeHealth Watch 'Vision Mechanic', will be posting more soon and will likely refer to your content from time to time. Keep up the good work.
I was watching one of your previous floaters videos last week when you said something about if anyone was seeing bright lights to pause the video and make an appointment to see your eye doctor. It reminded me I did have a strange incident a few days prior so I actually paused the video and called my doctor( Dr. Morgan with BaylorScott&White ) . He got me in the next day and said my situation was an "Ophthalmic Migraine" but was glad I let him know. He also noticed I was having some blurring in my left eye(my floater is in right eye) and he said he could fix with an in-office procedure. So, I just wanted to thank you for making these videos -- really helped me remember I need to do a better job of monitoring my vision issues.
What is/was the in office procedure
Migraine causes loss of optic nerve fibers (like Glaucoma). I find it is usually triggered by Mercury. I can help if you want to dig into healing root causes with natural therapies!
Yes, what was the procedure? Having problems with blurry vision for at least 18 months & it is driving me crazy!
For everyone who has eye floaters and are currently in panic: keep on reading.
I first encountered floaters when I was about 19 but somehow they moved out of my field of vision, then at 27 I suddenly had a bunch of them. At that time I also had bad anxiety, stress etc and I couldn’t stop looking for the floaters that it became a daily obsession. But: I overcame it. It WILL get better! Try to find the core of where the anxiety comes from, maybe with a little more help like therapy or someone you trust to talk to. Strangely, I still have floaters but I barely notice them because I’m not scared of them anymore. The mind is the magic! If I can do it, you can do it too!
I am also 19 I just saw one floater in left eye I am obsessed with seeing it daily and overthinking 😭 hope this is normal 😢
@@AniketKumar-qn9inOne isn’t so bad. But completely normal and harmless, don’t worry the obsession will pass, give it time.
Maaf apakah floater kamu masih ada? Saya juga mengalaminya sudah 6 tahun banyaknya tidak pernah berkurang sudah di usg mata juga tetapi gak ada obat yang ampuh :)
@@AniketKumar-qn9in I've 2 or 3 floaters i hope it can get cured naturally
I have lots of floater in my left eye. 😓😓😓😓😓
I noticed the picture at the back with the frog and the glasses. I just coloured it myself and now it’s a part of my room. Btw. great Video! I’m an optician in training from Germany and I really love your videos !!
Aloha to a future Augen-Optiker!
So I wanted to tell you what helped for me.
I noticed the floaters about 5 years ago and i lived with it. I read a lot of info and watched lots of videos.
I had a bit of encouragement when I tried the pineapple suggestions and I believe I saw a minor improvement.
Now without focusing on the floater I began taking a multivitamin, an iron supplement and B complex.
I would say its been about a year and a half and i realize that the floater is about 10% what it was.
I was actually looking for it one day and couldn't make it come back .
Obviously I could provide a lot more detail but as an overview that's all I did so ignore or draw your own conclusions.
Hear what you said ! Looking for it" people out there with eyes full of dark floaters . And you have one 🙈
The vitreous body is living connective tissue, so improving nutrition would support better cleansing and regenerative processes...
@@GlenSwartwoutThe vitreous is inert and does not regenerate, therefore I think we need to look at vitreous reformation or hydrogels.
Floaters inside my eyes have taken so much of my quality of life, anxiety, depression, kept me indoors etc. I want to try this and pray I can find someone to give me a trial as I'm 37 and my life is slowly slipping away and I want to he able to go outside and be a father. Mine are so very bad and I think my vision is getting worse as a whole.
I am sorry to hear, Jason. I hope you found a way to get your hands on some Atropine. Even a small improvement can do wonders for the soul when you feel like despairing, but I totally get it. I have been struggling with depression over these damn floaters myself off and on for the last four years. Good luck to you.
@@effentjes how are you doing dear?
@@effentjes my heart goes out to you I see you in every eye floater video.
How's the condition now ?
@@effentjes have you tried vitrectomy?
Right. I have the most floaters and most eye doctors are surprised when they look at my eyes. I will see for myself.
My floaters mysteriously showed up about 30 years ago. Over time, my brain just tuned them out. I don't even see them anymore unless I choose to acknowledge them. Dark sunglasses helped a great deal. Dark sunglasses help with other things as well. I wouldn't dump chemicals into my eyes to distract me from the floaters
So meaning to say, like day to day, you dont even see it at all? Not even shadows of it moving up and down?
I wish there was a cure for these awful things that didn't involve eye surgery!! I just can't abide the thought of that. It's like my worst nightmare.
Thankfully I don't usually notice my floaters much unless I'm looking at a bright background on my computer or if I'm outside in daylight. I do have this one though that is like a very dark speck in my right eye in the far upper outside part of my vision. Sometimes I think it's a wasp flying toward me (it even has little wings!). I have a phobia of wasps so that's always fun especially in public LOL!
Please keep getting the word out that we need more research on how to get rid of these things easily and safely! Eye doctors don't seem to think they are a big deal but I assure you that to some of us they very much are! To be so common it is amazing that attention on this issue is almost nonexistent.
Glad you have a sense of humor about it. I have the big fibrous clumpy strands dancing the tango. I suffer from anxiety and depression because of these floaters, since 2018, due to a PVD in both eyes. Cannot get used to them. I am also an amateur photographer. I had vitreolysis on my left eye that greatly reduced my floaters, but my right eye turned bad, and the doctor that did the vitreolysis moved to another state. Nobody will touch my right eye now, as I developed glaucoma and have a lot of other stuff going on such as CNV. There is something like a limited vitrectomy, less invasive and risky than a regular one. I am considering that if they will take me. In the mean time, maybe I give atropine another try. I used it once, but my eye dilated more than I expected. It unsettled me a bit.
Thanks for the information about atropine treatment. I've worked in retina for about 30 years and had not herd of this before.
Eye floaters as shown in the beginning of video is peanuts compared to what I had. Giant swirling mass that completely blocked my left eye. Could barely see anything through my left eye. Eating pineapple chunks every day did wonders to make it much much better.
How long did you have to use the pineapple to start to get results?
@@davidsimmons8628 I've been eating two full slices of pineapple for the past two weeks. i have noticed a marked improvement. They are still there but less numerous. Plus fresh pineapple is delicious.
@@GasserNorm haha I wish this was true
@@lovesoneall8129 It works to a point, it just doesn't fully elimate the floaters.
@@GasserNorm are your floaters gone
Funny thing, I watched this video while waiting in my mom. She's in with the eye doctor now! I have bad floaters, but can live with them thankfully. Thanks for keeping us informed!
What do you mean by bad floaters???
Find an experienced eye surgeon who will do a vitrectomy and the floaters will be gone. my husband and I did and we are so thankful.
@@charlottehunter3537 what's your age?
@@charlottehunter3537
Any complications after that
Iam hesitant to go for it
As many people says has a lot of complications after that
I’ve got floaters and saw another video about eating pineapple cause of the vitamin in it. I’m going to give it a go. Plus make sure you stay hydrated.
My floats started I think by my early 20's, but mine are more in the shape of strings to like wider clear ribbons, some have a black speck at each end of them very weird! But they dont bother me, I wouldnt mess w them unless they cause pain or loss of vision! Im 56 now! Great channel
The unknown factor in using Atropine for extended periods is that even slight dilation can increase the amount of light hitting the retna by 20 to 30%. What will the long term effect of that increase of radiation have on the retna?
Cataracts. This is not a side effect. It is the end goal for these fiends.
Excellent question!
Mydriatics may increase risk of cataract development but I don't believe it's significant enough that it's often considered.
At worst with a 20 to 30% increase of light, you'll have extra eye pain in bright conditions. Maybe cataract development far later in life but it's more of an increased risk than direct cause.
You should wear sunglasses outside. He often underlines that this is important to prevent cateracts.
Very good question, as solar UV rays are definitely not our eyes friends. If our pupils step down to 2mm under bright light, it's on purpose.
Thank you for this good information. I was given atropine and several other drops after a severe retinal detachment. I was told to take the atropine every two hours. Unfortunately, most doctors don’t explain to the patient what the many eye drops that are given are for. It is really nice to know what the drops are for and possible side affects. I was also taking two drops to reduce pressure and another drop for pain (I found out after I asked the nurse). Thank you.
I haven"t used drops, but I have experienced a persistent and noticeable decrease in the number and density of floaters after drinking daily pineapple smoothies (including the core, approx 1 cup) for about a year. I also add some blueberries and a raw egg. I'm over 60.
Fun fact, this concept of opening the pupil slightly to blur the shadow on the retina, is the same concept in digital photography why sensor dust is more noticeable at higher apertures (smaller pupil)
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Is that all it does? So the floaters remain but you still a chemical in to see it less ....
Just purchased 3 bottles for 15 Euros. Can't wait to try!😊
Thank you. I have always wonder why floaters disappeared for an hour after the doctor dilated my eyes. This is something to look into🤔
That's right 😂
Same here they were gone then came back
And I thought it would never come back
@@bongdebjanikivines679 they look like cob webs and and white bugs going everywhere in the blue sky
@@DjSavir361 yes I know, I have floaters, vision snow and blue entoptic vision and all of these were due to anxiety 😐
Thanks!
WOW THANK YOU SO MUCH! I really appreciate the Super Thanks.
You are going to help everyone get rid of their floaters?
That is great.
I have eye floaters since many years. Normally it does not bother me but now and then they are a bit annoying.
Using eye drops to decrease the effect of them could in some situations be useful, when the pupils dilate.
I have read that people, by using eye dilation drops, have experienced an improved night vision, and experienced a starry sky with more visible stars than usual with naked eye. As an amateur astronomer I find this interesting...
Not ime
But it might create some more complications in the future.
Please help me dear to remove these scary floaters 😓
@@rinkudevi1722 me too i just told my parents im so scared
As far as visual astronomy is concerned, dilated pupils are interesting mainly for deep sky objects.
If you are a Moon & Planets fan, you ought to work with exit pupils always below 2 mm (IOT minimize aberrations), leading your sight to deal with floaters again...Notwithstanding the hazard of exposing your retinas to bright light through the years with atropine side effects.
The only "cheap" and safe solution for people dealing with floaters is basically purchasing a bigger scope !
I have eye floaters due to the fact I have tiny multiple holes in my retina. And eye specialist said that you have this for a long time and it won't affect the future. But I have extreme myopia.
I have this too
Hey I'm glad to read your comment. I also have floaters and hole in retina but all surgeons have different opinions. Some say you should have laser others say you don't.
@@tntt9313 it's nearly been a year and I am due my yearly check up in 1 month time. I have floaters nut it doesn't bother me as I have adapted to it. But it's always there. And same happened to me aswell. Some and it's will be fine and some said you should laser it to prevent retinal detachment.
@@am10231 I hope your appointment goes well. Have your floaters increased over the year?
@@tntt9313 not not really. It sometimes fluctuates. Idk how. But some days it's less than usual. But I would so no.
The best thing to decrease floaters is drink a lot of water, eat pineapple and watermelon.
low dose atropine helped me immensely
Great to hear that! Thanks for sharing!
I have floaters and to be fair, it doesn't affect my life to the slightest, actually this video reminded me i had this.
That's the way I am too. I see them but they are not a problem at all, but I know from all the comments and support groups that they can be a major issue for some people.
Hi Dr. Allen can you buy OTC Atropine eye drops?? Thank you Stan
Yes, it's the same for me too. However, some people have it way worse than us. Probably we are lucky to have mild almost-transparent ones which are not really visible and is not that much of a bother but some others have really dark, long ones to the point that it almost disrupts normal vision. Hence this clamour on all those social groups.
@@stanleychamallas2331 They are by prescription only in the US
I Have them too but I just ignore them😂
THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THIS COMMON PROBLEM. MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO REMEDY THE CONDITION.
My husband and I had floaters. About 9 years ago we both had bilateral vitrectomies. Best decision we ever had. Plus we had multifocal intraocular lenses installed in another procedure afterward so we no longer need glasses....a win win all the way around. Plus the insurance paid for ALL of it.
Hi! How old were you when you got your vitrectomy? What Dr. performed it?
Isn't it risky
My past eye care specialists used dilatations on me to determine my eyes are healthy, but floaters continue to remain in my field of vision. I have floater issues for over twenty years, and now at age 45 my floaters are becoming difficult to live with. I don't smoke, drink alcohol, or use any illegal substances. I don't have diabetes, high-blood pressure, or cancer. 20-years-ago I did get a right-eye injury which caused short-term inflammation and bright flashes of light out of the corner of my eye which ended quickly over time. My anxiety and stress have reached a point in my life where I'm on disability from teaching. I fear eye surgery due to the info you shared, my own research, and my cousin's eye medical suggestions. I live in Southern California, aside from retinal attachment surgery, the results here for eye surgery scares me. My grandfather, who has cancer, high-blood pressure, glaucoma, and other aliments at age 92 has shown me how serious eye issues can be. I would like to nothing for other ten years, but my condition is blocking me from working and is affecting my sleeping. Now that my doctor has given me all the blood test a patient can get in one year, I will discuss with her your Atropine suggestion, but am I considering all the right options for my problem? I've recently discovered that prescribed meds for mental issues like anxiety don't have the best affect/effects on me resulting in sleepless nights plus other minor issues of concern. If Atropine or hydraulics is the solution how much improvement in my vision could I get? Currently, I'm also asking God for help.
I have floaters and they drive me insane. I’m going to ask my optometrist about this..it’s been 40 years I’ve had these so this brings hope!
Did you use atropine? Did it help you?
These are a godsend for me as a young patient with floaters. I never had trouble with them before having visual snow syndrome, but with the condition, our brains dont adapt to them or get used to them due to the enhanced awareness of entoptic phenomena- the atropine drops give me SOME sense of relief since i dont qualify for laser or vitrectomy. Plus, vitrectomies terrify me and are incredibly difficult to recover from properly even when they are done perfect.
so they worked for you?
Please make a video about vitrectomy and is young age or old age have different complications etc.
Doc ... you are truly a big help with my big problem for more than 10 years now
How can cure iam also suffering from it
I use them daily and I have noticed a significant difference. So much so that I don't ever want to live without those drops...
Me too👍
Fate could you please, inform me how many drops you use in a day ? What is the progress and side effects of using atropine ? Thanks in advance
@@ranjananikam7390 my dosage is 0.01% atropine and I always use 3-4 drops for extra strength. I wear contacts so the dilation doesn't affect my vision as much but that would be a side effect. You're told to only do 1 drop per day
We have medications for many things.. how they can't made a eye drops or drugs especially for floaters.. i just can't understand that...
It's from toxicity, and drugs ARE toxins...
New kid on the block and a new subscriber.😍 Dr, JJ Allen thank you for sharing your videos. Very informative and helpful for me and my family.👍👍 Have a blessed day🙏🙏
I just checked and the information about bromelain reducing floaters came from this channel, Dr Eye Health.
I started taking that on 14 February. I understand that I need to take it daily for 3 months.
@@aleemahyasmin5982 did it help?
I'm using atropine 0,01% right now and I can read everything. I've been using it weekly for 1 year now and ZERO SIDE EFFECTS so far. I recommend sunglasses when going to bright places like beaches due to light sensitivity. I purchase 1% and diluted it myself at home mixing 1 drop of atropine 1% with 100 drops of saline solution. I use only one drop of this mix in each eye. It takes about 1 hours to start noticing the effects and it lasts about 5 hours for me. Some people use it before going to sleep to notice the effect the next day, so it depends on each person. It's a huge relief. I still want a definitive cure though. I really hope laser companies notice the huge amount of people willing to pay for a definitive treatment.
Hey thanks for sharing your experience! Did you have to get the 1% through your doctor or were you able to buy them in the store where you live?
@@DoctorEyeHealth My doctor didn't want to prescribe it cause she didn't know it could be used for floaters. So I just bought it by myself at a pharmacy here. Thankfully diluting it at home worked very well for me.
@@brunafariello6259 hi I’m always concerned about the hygiene issues for home made eye drops. So the solution you make can be used for 50 times/weeks for both eyes. Can I ask if it lasts that long or does it cause irritation at some point so you throw it away and make a new batch?
@@Maryam_Ahsan IT IS USEFUL, just read comment you answer.
@@Maryam_Ahsan It doesn't get blurry if the concentration is 0,01% ( or even 0,02%, which I tried myself as well). We constantly see floaters sufferers complaining about how floaters reduced their quality of life, leading to depression and anxiety (I'm one of them). It's also not unusual to see people thinking of suicide for the constant disturbances floaters cause (just search for it on FB groups). Unfortunately most doctors are totally unsympathetic and underestimate how disabling this condition is. If I were a doctor I would absolutely consider prescribing it cause I'd hate to know that I let an human being suffering every day all day because I didn't want to try something that is already helping so many others.
Thank you Doctor for yet another good &;informative video.I wish all doc's display the concern you have for your patients.God Bless you.
Interesting description on the role of topical atropine! the main drawback is really the fact that even diluted atropine applciation risks reduced reading ability, whcih in this modern era of smartphone tablet and computer reading, may be even more impairing to patients activities than the ocasional floater
I don't think that someone with ocasional floater will use atropine. Some people have big black floaters in the center field of vision all the time and atropine can be very helpful.
The reduced accommodation is about 4 diopters with a diluted .01% . Which can be significant in a 35 to 45 year old person.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Or for anyone with Accommodative Insufficiency or many other binocular vision disorders...
I concur.
I’ve noticed that my eye floaters in my right eye is connected to what I eat there’s days where I don’t see it and other day where I do see it. Ive also been curious about this because I was talking to my Aunt who is diabetic and asked her because she recently began to lose her eye sight and asked questions about seeing eyefloaters and she confirmed that is what she sees. I connected one and two together considering that eyefloaters is connected to our nutrition. That being said I’ve had them floaters for about 3-4years since 16/17 . It wasn’t until now 20 that I’ve looked into nutrition for some help. Completely changed my diet up went from High Processed carbs to higher fats (Keto) plus doing research on Vitamins(A,K,D) + Nitric Oxide (Beets,CACAO powder, Spinach) plus I’ve also observed that eating starch bread pasta makes the eyefloaters move faster because it spikes insulin levels when your insulin levels are under control they move much slower and are less visible. Also learn if your insulin RESISTANT and many of us are because of what we eat your goal is to become insulin SENSITIVE taking cinnamon and ginger after eating HEALTHY CARBS(Sweet potatoes oatmeal etc) will help you become insulin sensitive that way your bodies insulin levels don’t go out of control. A big suggestion to those eat your vegetables because they contain a lot of vitamins that we don’t get in our diets if you got to supplement do it that way you protect your eyes in the long run hope this helps it’s what I’ve done and it helps a lot. Also wear Polarized glasses because I noticed the light causes more eyefloaters it’s crazy but if you look at the reflection light from a car or metal it makes your eyefloaters worse. Hope this helps if you really want to get more detailed info look up Thomas Deluer+ Dr Berg there really the best at what they do I forgot to mention working out aswell and staying fit helps with eyefloaters .Hope this helps someone
Forgot to mention 16/24 fasting helps a lot and 24 hours fasts to let’s your body rest also take fats+protein in the morning and protein + carbs later when the sun goes down because you see eyefloaters less when it’s dark vs the morning this really helps
Yes, have had eye floaters for 15 years and managed to get rid of them by watching Dr Berg and Dr Ken Berry. I sm in high get low carb diet and have also reversed joint arthritic pain. Have to say Dr Berg had changed my life around one where I am more healthier and feel like I was in my twenties.
Thank you for sharing your experience. My story is similar to yours. I know of Dr. Berg & Delauer. Going to start keto and Berg recommends MSM drops to help heal floaters . Started the drops 2 weeks ago.
@@irishmermaid4 of course 🙌 look into Carbon 60
I agree that nutrition has a lot to do with it but keto isn't a cure.
I always got mild floaters, since I was a child. I'm 50 now and been on keto for 3 years, which has cured my type II diabetes and Hugh blood pressure. Recently I started taking a supplement to try and help my hair grow, called saw palmetto. This has been the only change to my diet. It first made my skin break out in pimples and then I notice a stark increase in floaters... and worst some of them were black!
I got really nervous and went to the opthamologist. He told me that any supplements or foods that mess with collagen production, either increasing or decreasing, can create more floaters. Hormones can also cause it (in your moms case blood sugar has a big effect on hormones). The floaters I had that were black he said were very close to my retina. Apparently the closer they are to the retina darker they appear. He said it's very likely the saw palmetto triggered them and if I stop taking it, which I did, they MIGHT go away. Time will tell!
But it's very true that what goes into your mouth can create floaters in your eyes and probablyother problemsas well.
I dont see that putting drops into your eyes that cause your eyes to have MORE sun exposure are a good thing!!
About 10 years ago I underwent laser surgery to my eyes. In the run up to the surgery I had my eyes tested multiple times which entailed eye dilation. Every time I got my eyes dilated with a diluted solution of Atropine I noticed my floaters disappeared for the day. I loved it!!! I was always going to ask my Ophthalmologist about getting a bottle of the Atropine drops but didn't think it could be prescribed. It never hurts to ask, except when you don't ask, ugh.
Hey mate lucky tht ur floaters have disappeared ! Iam facing the same issue u had and even I'm gonna do a lasik surgery in the near months . After the lasik surgery does the floater disappear for good ?
@@CraigG. I'd think they'd look worse once you can see clearly after the surgery, but have you had your surgery yet? how did it go?
Yea but if we use them daily won’t our pupils be huge all day?) everyday??
@@AZ-um1oz You are correct, once I had the laser surgery my floaters got way worse because I could now see clearly. I know two other people that this happened to as well. Maddening.
Hi Graige with Lazak surgery the floors will still be there.
Please make a video as a "how to..." for the practical application of ordering the diluted Atropine ophthalmic drops through compounding pharmacies. That might be helpful for ophthalmologists and or optometrists to be more open to offering this type of therapy (cite sources). Thank you.
Dumb questions but how do I get a prescription for this? Do I just ask the opthamologist down the street I have this issue and they'll give me one?
Sensor spots on DSLR cameras don't matter when you use larger apertures :)
Haha underated comment
Just started seeing them last week, got my doctor appointment, hopefully it will helps
how are they now
Not related to this particular video but after wearing glasses for 15 years I finally decided to go with contacts for the first time today. Your videos have been a huge help. Once I get past blinking 37 times everytime I go near my eye I’ll be good!
I love the poster that you have in the back!
I’m an optical dispenser obsessed with your videos 👏🤓
You just speaking in
"Girl Subliminals"
Translation: I think you are So handsome, i love looking at you and hearing your voice...Oh and Ummm of course i love the education in your videos too.😏
Yes, isn't it awesome to find such a great source of clear, insightful information?
I sometimes swat at my floater, thinking it's a small mosquito. lol
I sometimes get this round flashing circle on the corner of my right eye.
It comes and goes though. It may be the way I sleep though, because if
I change my sleeping position, it goes away. So it may be the pillow pushing
on my eye.
If you are seeing flashes of light please see your eye specialist to make sure the flashes are not related to your retina.
Bro that flashing circle happens to me he saw my eyes today he said I’m still young once I’m old then I’ll need him to tell me
@@martjohnson5215 Ok Thanks!
what is your sleeping position please?
Hi...i have the same as your...but me in the left eye..i see this flashing light only at night in a dim light and when i sleep in my left side i will not see this flashing light..
I used it once, as the doctor who did vitreolysis on me had them available for purchase, but for some reason, I reacted quite strongly and my eye dilated more than I felt comfortable with. I still have them in my medicine cabinet, but I am a little more hesitant now. It was the 0.01 % for sure. My floaters are so bad in my right eye, I use an eye patch to sit in front of my computer, as my left eye only has one minimal floater. My right eye literally looks like chicken soup with black opacities and strands swirling around, like a tornado, a vortex.
Your right eye describes my left. I'm blind in my right. When I have my eye checked they say "They're visible, (I want to say "No sh*t!!!) but your brain will get used to them. Is it Friday yet?"
I'm sorry about that
Hi I too have bad floaters I've had them since I was 11 I'm now 55 my right eye is not so bad and has not changed for years but my left eye is terrible the way I describe it is like a clump of stray hairs and bugs in my eye they became worse when in the summer I was looking at the moon with.a telescope and I think I pressed my eye too hard against the viewer they really bother me however I'm eager to try the atropine I noticed as well that when I have a good night's sleep in a very darkened room it helps considerably too!to all of you with floaters I understand exactly what you are going through I thought I was going blind thank you doctor and thank you for telling us your experienc much love to you from Annmarie United Kingdom 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
@@annmarielane9794 have u tried eating pineapple and kiwi? it can help
@@iPostiPodiEatiYuri Not together but I sounds delicious I will try thank you 🇬🇧
Just drink pure pineapple juices for 2 weeks straight and you can see the difference. Me, tried and tested. It might not 100% get rid of the floaters but it does reduce it significantly.
Not sure pal not yet proven.
When I was young,I thought I was seeing ghosts.
My eye doc at the Singapore national eye centre said there is nothing that can be done for floaters. I just have to adapt and get use to them for the rest of my life.
That usually just means there is no treatment considered 'standard of care'. You have to be willing to look outside the box...
I had a recent sinus infection that affected my right eye. I was working out and got dizzy, next thing, my eye began to droop. After days, I began to see floaters.. and 1 globby yellowish looking floater that has now gone in my field of vision. Went to the eye Dr. tests surprisingly came out good, but he saw a swollen vessel that had possibly caused that..
Im seeing dark floaters now for the first time, after a bad sinus infection
What treatment did you get for it/ what was the outcome?
@@sehwutz2491 @Ru-Dy The eyes are surrounded by the sinuses, so they is a common cause of eye issues.
I took the big floater spider like after covid.
Coughing and eyes bloodshot.
One optician said this often happens after a
virus.
Long story short. They checked me for b12 I am on shots every 2 months initially it was evey 3. Cause the big Nice say once size fits all. I begged for more frequent shot. Wailed at Doc I get them 2 months now.
Every aspect improved but I think a more tailored approach is required to that b12 dosage.
I do eat practically Carnivore. After years of treating meat as poison.
I think waiting until I was in my fifties to be proactive was a
mistake. Fingers crossed
It continues to improve.
Whenever i see one of these "just over 10 mins" videos i usually dismiss then as click bait nonsense. And my instincts have been proven right again. Dilating your pupil replaces a not so serious issue with something worse - not being able to focus properly.
I use them and have for over a year. It's so depressing to suffer with loads of floaters. These drops help me to function but floaters can be debilitating. Mine have changed my life and not for the better. I've truly suffered but the drops help a lot.
Thanks for all your comments Tammy! (Did you catch your comment at the beginning of the video?) Sure hope they come up with a real true treatment in the near future.
@@DoctorEyeHealth I did and I just smiled big. That would be a dream come true for me. I never have had a health problem until this happened to my eyes. It's very humbling.
🥰 Thank You for talking bout the darn floaters, mine have progressive ly gotten to appoint of help me!!!!
I used atropine (0.01%) for myopia and didn't see eye floaters during the treatment. I didn't realize it until the treatment ended and started to see them again (I got used to not seeing them at all). Fortunately I had transitions lenses on my glasses because the first 2 weeks are not fun when being outdoors.
That is a great point that I didn't really mention in the video. Light sensitivity and photophobia is usually worse. How long did you take the atropine for myopia?
@@DoctorEyeHealth I think the treatment was prescribed for 1 or 2 years.
Where are u from Juan Diego
One eye doctor who mainly worked on Asian customers because of the area put extra drops in my eyes to see better what is going on with my eyes / in back of eyes and my blood pressure went through the roof and she (The eye doctor) got really freaked out , Apologized profusely over and over and sent me to the emergency room. Two different nurses in the emergency said they had had a similar experience. (They also had light blue eyes) Apparently it has to do with having light blue eyes or light color in the back of the eye . Maybe genetic related 🤷🏼♀️ But it’s so strange how many things no one tells you like with this experience no matter how long you live 😳😯
I just had laser treatment for a torn retina today. He said the floaters were blood and would take time to absorb back into the body.
What was the visible symptoms to torn retina ?
I would really appreciate if you reply my question.
@@savdhyaya5668 actually I was outside spray painting something black. When I walked inside I saw a black blab like in 3D out in front of me. I thought I had gotten black paint in my right eye. It was just a coincidence that it happened that way. I didn't feel a thing. Then at night If i turned my head quickly to the right I saw flashes of white lights. Still I thought I had paint in my eye. Finally after 5 days I went to the dr and they sent me immediately to Charlottesville Va for laser surgery. I still have the floaters and flashes but my repaired retina looks good.
I hope better removal of floaters becomes available so pretending they aren't there isn't always the only treatment.
Floaters are a PIA (Pain In the @ss). Fortunately, mine are not in the center of the eye. The most problematic for me is my constant fear I'm schizophrenic by seeing things in my periphery that don't exist. Bugs, things moving on their own, etc - only to realize that the damn floaters are doing it. Don't think I'm ready to take a cholinergic agent just yet for them, but it's an interesting concept. Thanks for the video information - hadn't hear of this as a potential treatment.
Here's how u do it. Schedule an eye appointment. They always have an assistant dialate your eyes. When she gets done doing the standard eye pressure, and what are you here for conversation, when she leaves the room , take every bottle you can find. When you get home, add tap water to dilute it. 50 - 50 ratio. Been doing this for 5 years. Usually I always get at least 2 bottles, some are full , some are not, which is perfect to create your mix. You want to have one bottle with mix, and the others ready to maintain mix. Don't lose em, cuz they're gold.
Floaters drive me nuts. I see them move quick and some times I think they are bugs- especially during the super when the critters do want to come in to our house to be cool! Lol. Great content and info- thank u
Me, too. Drives me crazy!
Try eating a few slices of canned beets every day. It’s no cure but seems to make them less noticeable. A can lasts me most of the week. At least it’s cheap and beets are good for you. I find that contact lenses make the nasty things far more visible than glasses 👓 which sucks😩
I can confirm, this works for me. 80-100 percent of the dark floaters gone or very very dimmed except for one stuck at the centre which is still 70 percent better, just slightly annoying. This should be promoted more, I'm surprised it is not standard for doctors to recommend it themselves - should have pressed the idea earlier, I thought atropine would be a wild anecdotal cure like pineapple so was considering YAG or vitrectomy only - but this is great, way less invasive and works for me.
MY floaters are annoying to the point where, at some times, they make vision difficult for a time.
I saw another video that spoke about pineapple. 🤷♀️
My eye doctor said this won't help at all with my floaters because they are too close to the optic nerve.
The closer the floater is to the retina, the less able to have the floater disguised by additional light.
😭
Have you ever had your eyes dilated at the clinic? Did the floters get better? Because if they did I think this will still help for you .
@@malena7362 Yes, I had them dilated. Made no difference. I now have them in the left eye too.
Since I started wearing contact lenses my floater had gone so happy.
What lenses? Normal obscure lenses
Ive been diagnosed with a foveal cyst in my left eye, I had also been diagnosed with cataracts in both eyes. The cataracts were diagnosed after the foveal cyst. The foveal cyst is very annoying, after having cataracts removed and having the lens replaced my vision improved dramatically. The vision in my left eye is much sharper the problem is that my vision is distorted as it was before cataract surgery. My vision in that eye is wavy. What I have difficulty with is that even though my vision in that eye is much clearer I find that for smaller print I can't always see all the print, think of it this way if the number 111 is in front of me I may see 11 instead. I have to close my left eye and see with my right to see the missing number, but it is also with letters. Sometimes if I turn my head slightly I can see all that's in front of me. A retina specialist explained it this way, that because I have a cyst on my retina that spot is gone and that is why I can't see whatever my eye focuses on that spot. I liken it to looking at a TV screen and you see 1 tiny little white spot, it's a pixel that no longer will have an image and you can't recover it, so you'll always have and empty spot there.
Can you please do a video on this condition and answer if there is anything that can be done. Oh I've also been diagnosed with high high pressure in my eyes, my eye doctor says that I have extra thick corneas and he thinks that is why I haven't gotten glaucoma, as a prevention he has me using latanaprost eyedrops, my eyes feel fine except for the cyst, and so far there has not been any indication of glaucoma, peripheral exams are always excellent. Thank you for your videos and concern.
You have my respect bro 👏👏,I am from India happy to see your efforts for new research in curing eye floaters , whenever I go to doctor I am always joke , I m sad that's it's 2021 no safest and effective way to cure it😔😔😔
Try the eye drops the dr. suggest, in this video.
@abc hey have you done anything for the floaters? Have they reduced?
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yeah, no, i don't find them annoying. I find them terrifying. when i go outside and see how many i have and knowing that these are cells being torn off my retina and that they could signify other serious eye issues. . .or they could mean nothing at all, be totally benign.
if you see a sudden increase in floaters, it could be a retina detachment. . but sometimes it's more subtle and you go a long time and don't see any new ones, but grabually over time, you might see more, but then you're not sure if they are new ones or if they are just ones you never noticed before because they only become noticeable in certain environments, like outside looking at the sky, then you see them all. . and then being in your 40's or 50's and everyone gets a thing called vitreous detachment, which causes new floater and usually it's harmless, but sometimes it tears the retina and that needs to be repaired with surgery.
or you might need a victrectomy, and that is an invasive and risky surgery, but it does clear up all the floaters, but the recovery process is hellish. .
so yeah, eye floaters are terrifying
BROMELAIN found in pineapple reduces floaters according to another RUclips video. I am taking bromelain tablets plus low vitamin C and zinc daily to (hopefully) delay cataract development (I have heard cataracts have 4 stages of development and I am at stage 2). But my floaters have almost all vanished, except for one hardy little bugger in my left eye.
Hi , have pinapple worked for you? I got floaters after laser surgery too and they are annoying
@@aqibjaved5120 I wanna Ask the same question but don't think he'll reply lol.
My mom lost her eyesight due to Glaucoma. Doctor prescribed Atropine eye drops. She lost control over eyelids, they became super droopy
Thanks, will bring this up to my Eye Dr.
i'd say in the last 5 years eye floaters have gotten worse for me, ive been trying to figure out what in my diet, or day to day activities could have caused it.. i need them to go away, its only worse when looking at white screens on monitors or paper
Hii I sufferring from floatters from last one year please any treatment to reduse eye floaters.
i had severe floaters. surgery sucked out the floater and replaced
with a kind of saline. a year later, remove the catark.
now i see with a Bionic Eye !!!!
I’m hoping to do the same but I’m scared
@@bdj1126 what the dr did not warn me: my eye was blind for more than 12 days, that was scary. most people are not blind that long.
the catarak took most of a year to be ready for plucking. that was easy.
the eye drops that you will use are strange, at least one is Thick.
i would do this surgery again if other eye goes bad.
dont get a new eye prescription until some time passes, a couple months.
@@julieking4304 glad to hear you are ok now
That was not funny to people that are depressed
This should be more readily available in my opinion. The IOP increase is based on historic data at full dose. Many have been using diluted dosage of atropine for years. Seems a viable option to me until femtosec or the new vitrectomy method is more widely used.
Do you know if there will be a new vitrectomy method buddy??? I am not informed of it. Have you heard anything???
@@jimakisspd next generation bi blade vitrector and the hypersonic vitrector. They've both been in use a few years but it takes longer for them to become standard. It will notch up the safety of and efficiency of a vitrectomy.
Have you seen the VDM Project? I recommend you look it up. Using laser-induced nanobubbles, they have managed to eliminate these flies. But they need to make themselves known and contribute money. This way, there will be a solution sooner.
And here is the main question: there is a reason why pupils change dimension which is to regulate the light waves and the amount. What happesn when high amount of light waves go to the back of yiur eyes and react with the neurons? Photons can be really damaging. So, I would not suggest using these eye drops to temporarily bypass the floaters. Because this may cause long term problems...
Please discuss Glaucoma too.... and how one can overcome this without surgery.
Smoke weed
That explains a lot when I went for check with dilator it didn't seem as bad.
Yes! I usually recommend a trial in office now.
I want to try them. I'm 59 and my floaters came about in June due to a retina tear, for which I had surgery.
What was the visible symptoms to torn retina ?
I would really appreciate if you reply my question.
@@savdhyaya5668 it came on fast. A blast of confetti like floaters that landed in a swirling amobea like floater. I swam without goggles on a Friday, eyes were very red, and this happened on a Sunday...
Atropine is dangerous for patients with shallow anterior chamber and may initiate an acute angle closure attack.
Yes
Nice of him to make this video during his recess.
JUST CAME FROM THE EYE DR, once they dilated my eyes I didn't even see 1 floater... So is true, if you dilate your eyes you probably won't see them again for like 3 hours.
Thanks for sharing!