Im 25 and I got floaters for 1 months, been having a tough time dealing with it. Ill hold out for a few years before i consider Vitrectomy. Your videos proved to be of great assurance!
Thanks for your honest comments. My right eye had a torn retina in August 2024. Went to a Retina specialist and he repaired my torn Retina using laser. He said the blood would dissipate in a few months. He was right. I was almost clear in December. I had another blood vessel bleed on December 15th. I am considering a Vitrectomy surgery in January 2025. The second bleed is worse than the first. My vision is very poor. At this point I am willing to risk the surgery. The doctor performing the surgery has performed many surgeries with positive outcomes. Wish me luck.
Hi Joseph, as a fellow young floater sufferer I just wanted to say huge thanks for sharing these videos they are extremely informative! I really look forward to future updates. Keep well! Mark
I’m 22 years old suffering with floaters in both eyes for almost two years now. Really considering a Vitrectomy. So strange how they have just come along. I’ve had tests, MRI on brain etc and all are clear. Seems Vitrectomy the only option.
Oh my god! Did you just help me you have no idea! With the thing you said about flashes!!!! I have them as well and i went to a lot of doctors and had retina tests done and all is fine (only floaters) but i was SO scared about the flashes and taught something HAD to be seriously wrong. I just did not beleive the doctors... Now that you said it, i probobly had that my whole life as well just that now with floaters i notice everything more. Man... You just made a grown man cry. What a big weight off my shoulders.... You made me so happy thank you! Wish you all the best!
Thanks for your initial assessmsnt and this follow-up. I developed floaters post cataract/IOL surgery. I have located a surgeon who specializes in vitrectomy and performs over 400 procedures @year. Your feedback has helped considerably in my decision process. Good Luck!
I actually cried watched this These floaters have ruined my life to the extent am always indoors . People think im antisocial. It has affected my studies. I cant even take pictures anymore. I literally look down wen walking on the street i can't look at walls or the sky.The kind of floaters i have are many tiny dots which seems to dart around with big dark ones in my right eye. I am heavily depressed and tired of living with them
Thank you a lot for this video. I actually have a lot of floaters in my both eyes, some are black, some are transparents and was wondering for this surgery. And maybe considering it as it has an impact on my daily life mood especially during anxious time (work stress, etc). I don’t known they did suddenly appearing on my eyes one day. But all the eye Dr. said that my eyes was in good condition (retina etc) and could not find something. I’m 32 now. Still young. But it feels like my eye are way older than me.
Videos like these are a God send. Thank you for this testimony and I pray for you and anyone's eyes to heal and get better in the name of Jesus. Thank you.
Thanks for this. I watched your 3mo and this one, and like you I've had floaters since I was 25 but nothing near what you had. They didn't bother me too much and I lived with them for 35 years. A few years ago, I had a PVD in both eyes and my floaters got much worse and are now hard to ignore. I've been dealing with them for about 3 years now. I think I'm going to continue to do research and try and hold out for better technology, but I really want to get the surgery. Thanks for the updates.
I’m hoping to hold out as long as I can for medical advancements, like non invasive lasers that blast them away, or some sort of medication that dissolves them. My anxiety goes through the roof sometimes and I notice them more, which causes more anxiety, etc…. Thanks for going through this and sharing!
I had laser floater treatment - its 50/50. Afterwards some were gone but more came back. Im doing the surgery in Feb 2023. Its really the only way to get rid of them.
Vitrectomy for both eyes was life changing. Glad it worked out for this man as it did for me. Go to a retina specialist who will screen out unrealistic patients and one who does a LOT of retina surgeries. Mine was done at Wills Eye and I can't say enough about how outstanding they were in every way.
@@josephlandingjr.4927 since your asking where this place is located im assuming you’re having issues with your eye again? I just want you to keep it honest like you have been… thank you
Glad to hear everything is ok I am 17 and I had pvd in both eyes it affected my night vision and contrast sensitivity I see glare everywhere the floaters are really big it also distorted my vision I went from 20/15 to 20/25 and all doctors just seem to not care it kind of ruined my life
Me: Describes those symptoms Cataract docs: Its a cataract problem Retina docs: Its a retina problem Cornea docs: Its a cornea problem Me: Stop it already
Thank you for sharing your story. So encouraging! I have awful floaters & considering vitrectomy. Would you mind giving an update of how you’re doing now? 2024
Thank you for the update. I've been kicking around the idea of a vitrectomy for years. I'm afraid the doctor I have picked out will retire and I'll be back to square one.
Cataract is beneficial to those who is highly myopic. Along with cataract there no. Is also corrected. However new hydrogel with encoated antioxidant is anwser to all problem.
@@spextrekid9410 please do tag your goverment and top scientific institute to take this into there account. i m from india and various scientist already developed this hydrogel but various companies has no idea about there invention.
I got a detached Retina. 03/23/23 is when i went in for Surgery, two days after I was diagnosed. I have the gas bubble in my eye. We'll see how I am 2 months from post surgery. Important; soon as I noticed something was wrong, i went in to see a Retina specialist.
Hello. I am a 72 year old healthy guy who had cataract surgery performed on my right eye 2 years ago. Since then, I have developed spider web like floaters in that eye and it can be distracting, especially when driving. They can appear in the extreme right of my peripheral vision, causing me to think someone (or something) may be approaching me from the right. It can be more than distracting as you might imagine while behind the wheel of a car. My eye doctor and I discussed the situation a year ago and he advised waiting a while to see if they lessened or were absorbed. They haven't, and I see my eye doctor again next month. I am leaning towards have the floater only vitrectomy performed but naturally have to consider potential risks. My eye doctor was trained at Johns Hopkins Hospital and knows his craft well. Still, there is always that risk, no matter how small. Watching videos such as yours does aid me in my final decision. Thanks!
Hello josh. Thanks for your comments 1 year after surgery. I have been living with the floaters since i was 15 years old. They have changed my life. (Need to wear sunglasses all the time, cannot work in an office because i cannot control the lighting, so i work from my basement at home, stopped playing sports and many more things i could mention). I have made intense research and seen alot of retina specialist over the years..including flying over the country to see another specialist. I have decided finally to have vitrectomy this year and my appointment is in 7 days. My question is this one: it is affecting me alot, but i dont know how bad compared to others living with it..i am complaining for nothing? when do you think it is bothersom enough to go for surgery? If you could help me in my thinking..Thanks in advance !
@@josephlandingjr.4927 thanks alot for your response. Is it because you couldn't see clearly the road/ blocking your view or because they were too much of a distraction that they became dangerous while driving? Thanks again for taking the time
@@josephlandingjr.4927 I would like to know as well - your left eye could always compensate for what you're right eye was blocking. Didn't you see the cars or was the floater heavily distracting?
hi joe. appreciate you sharing your experience. what has been your longer term experience with the vitrectomy a couple years in? really appreciate it.thank you
Hey Joseph, you mentioned that due to your young age the surgeon was not able to induce a PVD and therefore left the vitreous/hyaloid membrane on the surface of your retina. I am 23 years old and I had a vitrectomy for floaters about 2 years ago at this point. My surgeon also left the membrane on my retina due to my age. So, I mention this because I have noticed ever since my procedure, when I drink alcohol (which is a diuretic which can cause dehydration) , or when I get dehydrated from not drinking enough water, I notice that I get flashes of light in the eye I had a vitrectomy. I talked to my surgeon about this and he said that because the vitreous has mostly been removed, my eye is now filled with water and when I get dehydrated the water levels in my eye get lower which causes less pressure to be in my eye. The low pressure in the eye apparently allows the vitreous membrane to tug and pull on my retina, thus, causing the light flashing phenomenon that I have noticed. I have also noticed that high impact activity like running 1 or 2 miles causes the flashes of light to occur in the vitrectomized eye as well. I guess the high impact of running causes vibrations to travel through the body and when it reaches the eye I had surgery on, the vibrations cause the membrane to wiggle around and pull and tug on my retina. Anyways, I was wondering if you had also experienced anything like this and if there are any activities or things that you do that seem to linked to causing flashes in your operated eye. Please let me know whenever you have the time as I would greatly appreciate it, thanks.
Hey there, That's interesting. I haven't experienced anything like that, or perhaps I haven't noticed. I've had flashes in both of my eyes for years long before the surgery.
I am approved for it and looking forward to it over the next two or three months. and they say, once its replaced with saline solution, you never will have new floaters again. now, i did have cat surgery in the effected eye which i think caused it, but again, once the fluid is replaced, no more floaters.
Thank you for doing these videos. Quick Question: From the dates on the videos it looks like it's been a few years since your vitrectomy, any signs or development of cataracts? That is my biggest hesitation with a vitrectomy. Thanks.
I am really pleased for you as I’m awaiting for a Vitrectomy soon for dense Asteroid Hyalosis and my vision is bad due to all the large floaters I have which blur what I see. You give me hope. Thanks.
I have swelling in my jaws due to infected wisdom teeth, the swelling was pressing on arteries going towards my eyes. The pressure on those arteries were higher whenever I slept and would wake up with more floaters each day and flashes. Another symptom when the blood supply was low that my eyes got droopy. Now that the infection in my jaw is cured, the flashes have gone away and I will have to live with the floaters. I wish I had found that issue sooner then later, nonetheless, I don't wake up with new floaters anymore. The pattern of floaters were also more to the left of each eye and more prominent in the left eye, and that's how I was able to find out the vascular occlusion.
Hi Joseph thanks a ton for the helpful videos - I just had my FOV a week ago. Few quick questions 1) How long did it take for your visual acuity / focusing ability to come back fully? 2) How long did the nighttime glare that you mentioned in an earlier video to clear up?
Happy your eye surgery went well. What are the chances for cataracts? i consulted once with a retinal specialist and he said 50-50 chance of developing cataracts in the future. Is that what your doctor told you?
congrats, first off! as for the flashes... anything visual snow-related? I've had floaters get worse over the last 3 years but then noticed the snow more and more, and the flashes in folks go together with that sometimes, so was just wondering :)
My floaters, many day's I can livewith them, even the big one in my line of vision. It's the flashes when I'm in dim lighting or dark, that drives me the craziest!
You mentioned in the old video that they did not induce a PVD. I had a retina specialist inform me I would get floaters again if I had the Vitrectomy and you mentioned in your first video that you are aware you will get more as yours continue to detach. Are you concerned about this reality?
My surgeon tugged on the Posterior Vitreous but it wouldn't budget, due to my young age. Forcing a PVD would likely cause Retinal Detachment. It's possible I develop floaters down the road, but they won't be as bad as what I had.
Great summary. Did you have any lingering pain after the surgery and how long did it last? You mention no cataract development yet, but if possible please update this feed if it does happen. All indications are this will happen within 1-2 years although you are so young that may be a longer horizon. Thanks.
Hi Joseph! Thank you so much for this video. May I ask about the flashes? Do you notice them when you move your eye/ head quickly, like if you turn around fast? Or does it happen randomly? Thank you
Thank you for sharing your experience in detail. It helps others, like me, who are considering the procedure. I would like to ask one question. Does your eye feel the same as before surgery? Apart from leftover red blood/floater that you have. I read from someone that his/her eye felt weaker after the surgery.
Thanks vm Joseph. Very helpful. I just had a cataract surgery with iol implant and 1.5 month later my left eye developed large floater near retina central vision and small one further with possibly vitreous membrane which I gather is PVD, and 1 month after the right eye followed. So I am contemplating a FOV and your info and vdo helps a lot in aiding my decision. Thank you again and I hope you continue to enjoy your successful operation.
I just want to report to you that I had my floater only vitrectomy in both eyes with a very experienced doctor in Bangkok who did my cararact surgery and IOL implant. The floaters appeared in both eyes within 1 month post iol implant and 1 month apart from the other eye . The operation was very successful and the healing was even better than cataract surgery. Thanks for your vdo that gave me encouragement to do it. 🙏🙏
Hi Joseph. I will need a vitrectomy due to a retinal thrombosis. I saw your 3-month and 1 year video, but didn’t catch where you said when you started to drive again. And how long before it was comfortable to look at computer screens etc. Thanks for answering if you don’t mind. Cheers from Brussels Belgium 🇧🇪
Hello! I honestly don't recall exactly when I started driving again, but it was definitely not more than a week after. Computer screens probably a couple days. Good luck!
Hey, first of all, congrats man. You’re living my dream currently. Second of all, I know you’re young so, I wanna know how hesitant your doctor was to do this on you? Did it take a lot of convincing or did he understand your plight immediately and do it? I’m 18, obviously a little younger, and have been trying to get the vitrectomy done from 3 different surgeons who all basically told me they don’t feel comfortable operating on me because of how young I am. Just curious to see how that process was for you, cheers
It took a fair amount of convincing. At no point, did he want to do the surgery. Even flat out saying so. But I explained to him in excruciating detail my plight and he agreed to do it. I also agreed to give it months of time to think it over. When I came back after 6 months even more desperate, he agreed.
Just had a fov on my left eye after a pvd. I’m only ten days in but I’m still seeing a fairly dark and long chain floater. Any ideas if this is likely to shift or is this one the surgeon didn’t manage to get. Eyesight definitely improved though but hope something can be done about this straggler.
I recall one big dark floater I had initially that went away after a couple weeks. My doctor told me it was likely blood. I also had the horseshoe. All went away in time. Best wishes for you.
@@josephlandingjr.4927 thank you for taking the time to reply Joseph. It is early days. So glad I had the procedure done, I actually thought I was going mad post PVD. In the UK the NHS don’t to my knowledge offer vitrectomy so I had to go private. It’s such a debilitating condition that without the vitrectomy I thought I’d have to give up working. Thanks for all your information and helpful content.
Yes in the one eye which had the vitrectomy (left eye). My right eye vision is poor (I’m practically monocular) and that has a number of floaters however, I’m conscious of these but they don’t impact my overall vision, this mainly due to the dominance of my left eye. I think at some point I may need a cataract op in my right eye but for now all is well overall.
Surgeon tried to induce but it was stuck fast so he opted not to. We discussed this before the surgery and he was like "I'm not going to tear your retina open trying to get it off. If it's stubborn, I'll leave it."
Hello there! I am male, 31 from Germany, suffering by the floater. I had mononucleosis in 2017 and since than i am getting weird symptoms. I would like to ask you some questions. Maybe you already did a vid for that. Is there something Special about you? Do you have problems with your blood vessels or symptoms by it eg numbness in hands, feet? Cold feet or hands? Did you have an infect (maybe even with hospitalisation?)? Are you snoring at night? Do you have Stress, hurting neck and shoulders? Do you have fat stool (swimming in Water)? I did my own research, developed mecfs After that infection 2017 and think I got problems with microclots in my blood vessels. There is therapy called help apheresis. Ever heard of that before? Thank you so much for your open handling with These floater!
Hey there hope you are doing well. As I had stated before I also had a core vitrectomy since my surgeon attempted a PVD but was unable to do so due to the tight attachment to retina and did not want to risk a tear. Did your doctor advise you if a PVD would occur quicker than normal in the future due to the surgery? Mine said could be 6 months or 20 years. Also did you get a potential timeline for cataracts formation? Mine again have a very wide timeline on that as well. Just wanted to compare. Hope to hear what you were told.
Nice to meet you. I am 25 years old and Japanese. I am not good at English, but let me ask you a question. I also had a vitrectomy to remove my flying mosquito. By the way, it is lens preservation. My vision became beautiful right after the surgery. However, after a few months, I started to see black vertical lines at the edge of my vision. It does not jump around in my vision like flying mosquitoes. It is fixed at the edge of my vision and moving in that spot. Does joseph have any such symptoms?
Hi. I was wondering if you’ve since developed a cataract and/or what your surgeon has said about that possibility? The retinal surgeon I’ve seen has said I’d be “almost guaranteed” to get a cataract from a vitrectomy 🤷🏻♂️
Hi there, I am planning to have fov operation and my operation date is in 3 days. I would be grateful if you read this message and answer it. My question is related to scleral depression and shaving of the peripheral areas. Does your surgeon shave these areas and does you see frill after the operation?
@@josephlandingjr.4927 Thank you very much for your kind answer my dear friend, another question I had, was your operation with pvd induced or not and what percentage of the vitreous was removed? and how is youre cataract development after the operation?
Really sucks that this surgery is not worth it at all if you just have a few small floaters considering your side effects. What supplements did you try before you got the surgery? I assume nothing helped
@@josephlandingjr.4927 Did you try water fasting for 72+ hours once every 2 weeks combined with OMAD? Eating only 1 hour a day, as well as going completely sugar free?
@@josephlandingjr.4927 You would also need to be doing this for at least 3 months to say it didn't make a difference for you. It's easy to do it for only 2 or 3 weeks, see little to no results and stop because you're miserable from not eating and giving up sugar
Hi Joseph. I was wondering where you went to get the vitrectomy??? And how to stress to the surgeon that you need it. Ive had a mess of floaters in my left eye over 20 years now. Ive gone to 3 different doctors to have the yag laser procedure done with no success. They've all told me that the vitrectomy is my next option. I just need to find a surgeon that will do it. Thanks for your time.
@lenmancan I had cataract surgery done at the same time, ended up having high pressure for a couple month's and inflation off and on right up till a month ago. As for my vision, I had a new lense put in and now only need readers and there's no floaters I see at all,. After going over 20yrs hardly using my eye, I still catch myself closing it when reading or using phone. Really glad I had it done!
Hope all is well. I am now 2 days post op from my floater only vitrectomy. If you can recall about how long was the vision blurry in that eye until it cleared up?
Hey there! I hit 20/20 on the eye chart one week exactly from the surgery. However, my vision was still full of all kinds of mess. It was weeks after until it really cleaned up. And honestly a few months until all the blood was mostly gone. This is all detailed in the various videos I've put out. Best of luck with your recovery!
@@Cranzxfactfactsvsjust short of 2 weeks post op and I am able to read 20/20 on the eye chart. I am still seeing a few things in my vision but they do not move or look like floaters so I’m assuming it’s still inflammation. Vision is already 95% better than it was with all my floaters.
@@EdrelinlaI was wondering if I could reach out to you to talk about your experience. I’m 27 and I have suicidal thoughts, I really need to talk to someone who’s been through this and had a positive experience 🙏
hello joseph i had fov too 6 months ago but it has 10 days that appear one target cell that is in the center of my vision like new floater its so annoying.besides all this time i had debris that comes and appears again but the worst is this new target cell , did u see improvement after 6 months or appeared to u new target cell?
Hi Elena, I'm very sorry that your result wasn't as good as you would have hoped. Have you spoken to your surgeon about this? Whatever their advice is is the best I can think to do.
@@josephlandingjr.4927 My doctor told me it will get absorbed but i dont know .. thats why i wanted to ask you too.if u had some new target cell that came and dissapear after some time ... because its very weird
@@elenadolcezzamusic2337 Hello, I had a "horseshoe" of blood at the beginning that was absorbed over several weeks. For your situation, I don't know. I'd go off what your doctor said. My best wishes for you.
Hey Friend, I am 30 year old male and i suffer from very bad floaters in both eyes. I see them always 24/7 I just want to ask you did you surgeon induced pvd when he did vitrectomy? I have appointment to see retinal specialist who did offer me vitrectomy in the past but that time i thought i give it more time.... but now i just cant live like that anymore its pure hell.... also did you go with local anaesthetic? if yes was it scary did you feel anything? I really appreciate if you will reply in regards to my questions.
Hey, I’m just curious, how old are you? I’m just asking because I read in some article that younger people have a higher risk of severe side effects. Don’t know if that’s true? I’m 27 years old and my left eye has been bothering me so much with these damn floaters. Did you a retinal detachment?
@@josephlandingjr.4927 great to know that you haven't developed cataract yet. But what about any residual or recurrent floater? is your eye 100 percent clear from any kind of opacity due to floater or blood?
@@soumyadipghosh5781 there's been almost no change from my previous update video a year ago. So almost totally clear asides from one spot in the far peripheral. I'll probably do another update video but it'll be very short
@@josephlandingjr.4927 Thanks for your quick reply and I would highly appreciate an update video, just one question, does that spot move or drift in the field of vision or is it a stationary spot?
HI! Why there was blood in your eye after undergoing the surgery??? it has been a mistake of the doctor who operated you? perhaps, was it eye hemorrhage?
@@josephlandingjr.4927 how many surgeries like the one you did, has this doctor done in its career? You told he tried to detach the vitreous membrane, but eventually he didn't do it, because it was impossibile to remove it without damaging the retina. I think it's been a mistake trying to detach something that can't be detached . prior the surgery, did he do an OCT exam in order to find out posterior vitreous detachment?
@@giovanbattistaboccardo3335 Thousands of surgeries. He's considered a pioneer in the medical world when it comes to this stuff. I did not have PVD before the surgery, that was determined at my very first exam.
Im 25 and I got floaters for 1 months, been having a tough time dealing with it. Ill hold out for a few years before i consider Vitrectomy. Your videos proved to be of great assurance!
Best of luck!
So happy you have had a positive result. Thanks for your honest and informative videos. Take care!
Thanks for your honest comments. My right eye had a torn retina in August 2024. Went to a Retina specialist and he repaired my torn Retina using laser. He said the blood would dissipate in a few months. He was right. I was almost clear in December. I had another blood vessel bleed on December 15th. I am considering a Vitrectomy surgery in January 2025. The second bleed is worse than the first. My vision is very poor. At this point I am willing to risk the surgery. The doctor performing the surgery has performed many surgeries with positive outcomes. Wish me luck.
Hi Joseph, as a fellow young floater sufferer I just wanted to say huge thanks for sharing these videos they are extremely informative! I really look forward to future updates. Keep well! Mark
Sure thing!
I’m 22 years old suffering with floaters in both eyes for almost two years now. Really considering a Vitrectomy. So strange how they have just come along. I’ve had tests, MRI on brain etc and all are clear. Seems Vitrectomy the only option.
@@shanemccarthy212 what cause of your floater eye.? developed
Oh my god! Did you just help me you have no idea! With the thing you said about flashes!!!! I have them as well and i went to a lot of doctors and had retina tests done and all is fine (only floaters) but i was SO scared about the flashes and taught something HAD to be seriously wrong. I just did not beleive the doctors... Now that you said it, i probobly had that my whole life as well just that now with floaters i notice everything more. Man... You just made a grown man cry. What a big weight off my shoulders.... You made me so happy thank you! Wish you all the best!
Thanks for your initial assessmsnt and this follow-up. I developed floaters post cataract/IOL surgery. I have located a surgeon who specializes in vitrectomy and performs over 400 procedures @year. Your feedback has helped considerably in my decision process. Good Luck!
Can you share the surgeons name?
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@@pjlipi decided to hold off on vitrectomy for now and live with it.
Congrats that your surgery was successful. For such a young man, you are very wise and provide great advice based on your experience. Thank you….
I actually cried watched this
These floaters have ruined my life to the extent am always indoors . People think im antisocial. It has affected my studies. I cant even take pictures anymore. I literally look down wen walking on the street i can't look at walls or the sky.The kind of floaters i have are many tiny dots which seems to dart around with big dark ones in my right eye. I am heavily depressed and tired of living with them
Sunglasses for exterior
Hows your eyes now?
Same with me except it's my left eye. I've got to 2 yag laser eye doctors with no success..
How old are you
What is your condition right now
I'm so happy for your success man!
Thank you for sharing. I had no idea about floaters until I got one. They can eat up your life because they are always there.
Thank you a lot for this video.
I actually have a lot of floaters in my both eyes, some are black, some are transparents and was wondering for this surgery.
And maybe considering it as it has an impact on my daily life mood especially during anxious time (work stress, etc).
I don’t known they did suddenly appearing on my eyes one day. But all the eye Dr. said that my eyes was in good condition (retina etc) and could not find something.
I’m 32 now. Still young. But it feels like my eye are way older than me.
I'm 32, im old and I own it lol. I can't wait to get these guys sucked out though.
Thank you. Glad to hear your vision is so much better!
Thank you!
Videos like these are a God send. Thank you for this testimony and I pray for you and anyone's eyes to heal and get better in the name of Jesus.
Thank you.
Thanks for this. I watched your 3mo and this one, and like you I've had floaters since I was 25 but nothing near what you had. They didn't bother me too much and I lived with them for 35 years. A few years ago, I had a PVD in both eyes and my floaters got much worse and are now hard to ignore. I've been dealing with them for about 3 years now. I think I'm going to continue to do research and try and hold out for better technology, but I really want to get the surgery. Thanks for the updates.
Best of luck to you! Waiting for better tech is a great idea if you can do it!
I’m hoping to hold out as long as I can for medical advancements, like non invasive lasers that blast them away, or some sort of medication that dissolves them. My anxiety goes through the roof sometimes and I notice them more, which causes more anxiety, etc…. Thanks for going through this and sharing!
I had laser floater treatment - its 50/50. Afterwards some were gone but more came back. Im doing the surgery in Feb 2023. Its really the only way to get rid of them.
@@sjorlando7282 good luck! I hope it goes well and you heal quickly. Please let me know how it goes if you remember
I'm with you... imagine eye drops you take that dissolve just the floaters.. or a pill..
You and me both!!!
Vitrectomy for both eyes was life changing. Glad it worked out for this man as it did for me.
Go to a retina specialist who will screen out unrealistic patients and one who does a LOT of retina surgeries.
Mine was done at Wills Eye and I can't say enough about how outstanding they were in every way.
Congrats! Where's Wills Eye?
@@josephlandingjr.4927 since your asking where this place is located im assuming you’re having issues with your eye again? I just want you to keep it honest like you have been… thank you
@@rudexboyks7272 I've just never heard of Will's Eye and was curious.
@@josephlandingjr.4927 Wills Eye is in Philadelphia PA
I am 35, and with eye floaters, thanks for this video
Glad to hear everything is ok I am 17 and I had pvd in both eyes it affected my night vision and contrast sensitivity I see glare everywhere the floaters are really big it also distorted my vision I went from 20/15 to 20/25 and all doctors just seem to not care it kind of ruined my life
I'm very sorry for you. I wish you all the best and hope you can find a doctor who can provide relief.
Joseph Landing Jr. thank you
Me: Describes those symptoms
Cataract docs: Its a cataract problem
Retina docs: Its a retina problem
Cornea docs: Its a cornea problem
Me: Stop it already
there are doctors who will operate you but you are young so there is 1 % chance u will go blind after the surgery. if you take the risk then go ahead.
@@omarawad1998 Hi ap Pakistan se ho?
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience and covering all the points... I am soo happy for you.... Keep us updated even in the future...
Thank you for the update. Very happy for you 🙂
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Sure thing!
@@josephlandingjr.4927 Man I've been living with this for 16 years now. And floaters can get worse and be as big as a truck, with no doubt.
Great, worthwhile video. How is your vision now? Have you gotten cataracts yet? Thx.
you give me hope
Thank you for sharing your story. So encouraging! I have awful floaters & considering vitrectomy. Would you mind giving an update of how you’re doing now? 2024
Hey there, I'm so sorry you're going through this. I have no update to give from my last video! My best wishes to you.
Thank you for the video. This information was very helpful.
Thank you for the update. I've been kicking around the idea of a vitrectomy for years. I'm afraid the doctor I have picked out will retire and I'll be back to square one.
Best of luck! The good news is that the surgery is slowing being more accepted amongst surgeons.
Cataract is beneficial to those who is highly myopic. Along with cataract there no. Is also corrected. However new hydrogel with encoated antioxidant is anwser to all problem.
been reading about this since your comment, and from what I gather, it absolutely is the future of vitrectomies.
@@spextrekid9410 please do tag your goverment and top scientific institute to take this into there account. i m from india and various scientist already developed this hydrogel but various companies has no idea about there invention.
Glad to hear everything has gone well over this past year. I'm hoping to maybe get a vitrectomy in the next couple years in my right eye as well
Best of luck! Please do your research and be seen by a retinal specialist if you haven't already.
Did you do vitrectomy?
I got a detached Retina. 03/23/23 is when i went in for Surgery, two days after I was diagnosed. I have the gas bubble in my eye. We'll see how I am 2 months from post surgery.
Important; soon as I noticed something was wrong, i went in to see a Retina specialist.
Como está hoje?
Hello.
I am a 72 year old healthy guy who had cataract surgery performed on my right eye 2 years ago.
Since then, I have developed spider web like floaters in that eye and it can be distracting, especially when driving.
They can appear in the extreme right of my peripheral vision, causing me to think someone (or something) may be approaching me from
the right. It can be more than distracting as you might imagine while behind the wheel of a car.
My eye doctor and I discussed the situation a year ago and he advised waiting a while to see if they lessened or were absorbed.
They haven't, and I see my eye doctor again next month.
I am leaning towards have the floater only vitrectomy performed but naturally have to consider potential risks.
My eye doctor was trained at Johns Hopkins Hospital and knows his craft well. Still, there is always that risk, no matter how small.
Watching videos such as yours does aid me in my final decision. Thanks!
Best of luck!
It's ok not to drive at 72
Hello josh. Thanks for your comments 1 year after surgery. I have been living with the floaters since i was 15 years old. They have changed my life. (Need to wear sunglasses all the time, cannot work in an office because i cannot control the lighting, so i work from my basement at home, stopped playing sports and many more things i could mention). I have made intense research and seen alot of retina specialist over the years..including flying over the country to see another specialist. I have decided finally to have vitrectomy this year and my appointment is in 7 days. My question is this one: it is affecting me alot, but i dont know how bad compared to others living with it..i am complaining for nothing? when do you think it is bothersom enough to go for surgery? If you could help me in my thinking..Thanks in advance !
Hello, I waited until I could barely drive. Best of luck and please listen to your doctors.
@@josephlandingjr.4927 thanks alot for your response. Is it because you couldn't see clearly the road/ blocking your view or because they were too much of a distraction that they became dangerous while driving? Thanks again for taking the time
@@josephlandingjr.4927 I would like to know as well - your left eye could always compensate for what you're right eye was blocking. Didn't you see the cars or was the floater heavily distracting?
@@huguesracine8812 A bit of both!
@@josephlandingjr.4927 thanks alot joseph!
hi joe. appreciate you sharing your experience. what has been your longer term experience with the vitrectomy a couple years in? really appreciate it.thank you
Hey Joseph, you mentioned that due to your young age the surgeon was not able to induce a PVD and therefore left the vitreous/hyaloid membrane on the surface of your retina. I am 23 years old and I had a vitrectomy for floaters about 2 years ago at this point. My surgeon also left the membrane on my retina due to my age. So, I mention this because I have noticed ever since my procedure, when I drink alcohol (which is a diuretic which can cause dehydration) , or when I get dehydrated from not drinking enough water, I notice that I get flashes of light in the eye I had a vitrectomy. I talked to my surgeon about this and he said that because the vitreous has mostly been removed, my eye is now filled with water and when I get dehydrated the water levels in my eye get lower which causes less pressure to be in my eye. The low pressure in the eye apparently allows the vitreous membrane to tug and pull on my retina, thus, causing the light flashing phenomenon that I have noticed. I have also noticed that high impact activity like running 1 or 2 miles causes the flashes of light to occur in the vitrectomized eye as well. I guess the high impact of running causes vibrations to travel through the body and when it reaches the eye I had surgery on, the vibrations cause the membrane to wiggle around and pull and tug on my retina. Anyways, I was wondering if you had also experienced anything like this and if there are any activities or things that you do that seem to linked to causing flashes in your operated eye. Please let me know whenever you have the time as I would greatly appreciate it, thanks.
Hey there,
That's interesting. I haven't experienced anything like that, or perhaps I haven't noticed. I've had flashes in both of my eyes for years long before the surgery.
@@josephlandingjr.4927thanks for the quick reply; may I ask how regularly you experience the flashes?
THANK YOU for this testimony. Do you really feel that technology will continue to advance towards better and less risky treatments? I hope it does.
Medicine is always improving!
I am approved for it and looking forward to it over the next two or three months. and they say, once its replaced with saline solution, you never will have new floaters again. now, i did have cat surgery in the effected eye which i think caused it, but again, once the fluid is replaced, no more floaters.
Hello how old are you if you don’t mind me asking?
Thank you for doing these videos. Quick Question: From the dates on the videos it looks like it's been a few years since your vitrectomy, any signs or development of cataracts? That is my biggest hesitation with a vitrectomy. Thanks.
Hey there, nothing yet!
I am really pleased for you as I’m awaiting for a Vitrectomy soon for dense Asteroid Hyalosis and my vision is bad due to all the large floaters I have which blur what I see. You give me hope. Thanks.
Did you do vitrectomy?
I have swelling in my jaws due to infected wisdom teeth, the swelling was pressing on arteries going towards my eyes. The pressure on those arteries were higher whenever I slept and would wake up with more floaters each day and flashes. Another symptom when the blood supply was low that my eyes got droopy. Now that the infection in my jaw is cured, the flashes have gone away and I will have to live with the floaters. I wish I had found that issue sooner then later, nonetheless, I don't wake up with new floaters anymore. The pattern of floaters were also more to the left of each eye and more prominent in the left eye, and that's how I was able to find out the vascular occlusion.
Very very congratulations ❤
thanks for your story
How old are you?
25
Hi Joseph thanks a ton for the helpful videos - I just had my FOV a week ago. Few quick questions 1) How long did it take for your visual acuity / focusing ability to come back fully? 2) How long did the nighttime glare that you mentioned in an earlier video to clear up?
Did your floaters go and how old are you
Where did you get your surgery done?
Happy your eye surgery went well. What are the chances for cataracts? i consulted once with a retinal specialist and he said 50-50 chance of developing cataracts in the future. Is that what your doctor told you?
congrats, first off! as for the flashes... anything visual snow-related? I've had floaters get worse over the last 3 years but then noticed the snow more and more, and the flashes in folks go together with that sometimes, so was just wondering :)
I dont know much about visual snow besides it being a neurological condition. I'm not even sure if the eye has any impact on it.
My floaters, many day's I can livewith them, even the big one in my line of vision. It's the flashes when I'm in dim lighting or dark, that drives me the craziest!
@@josephlandingjr.4927 HELLO . DID YOU HAVE MUCH FLOATERS ?
How have you been ? Any problem since surgery? Cheers from Southamerica
You mentioned in the old video that they did not induce a PVD. I had a retina specialist inform me I would get floaters again if I had the Vitrectomy and you mentioned in your first video that you are aware you will get more as yours continue to detach.
Are you concerned about this reality?
My surgeon tugged on the Posterior Vitreous but it wouldn't budget, due to my young age. Forcing a PVD would likely cause Retinal Detachment. It's possible I develop floaters down the road, but they won't be as bad as what I had.
@@josephlandingjr.4927 cool to know, and that's good you had a surgeon who didn't press his luck. Do a two year update!
Great summary. Did you have any lingering pain after the surgery and how long did it last? You mention no cataract development yet, but if possible please update this feed if it does happen. All indications are this will happen within 1-2 years although you are so young that may be a longer horizon. Thanks.
Hi Joseph! Thank you so much for this video. May I ask about the flashes? Do you notice them when you move your eye/ head quickly, like if you turn around fast? Or does it happen randomly? Thank you
More random, both eyes. Had em since forever
Hows your eyes now
Have you experienced any type of “frill” in the periphery of your vision with the limited vitrectomy?
No Frill
Thank you for sharing your experience in detail. It helps others, like me, who are considering the procedure. I would like to ask one question. Does your eye feel the same as before surgery? Apart from leftover red blood/floater that you have. I read from someone that his/her eye felt weaker after the surgery.
Eye doesnt feel any different. Though I am more careful with it, like when rubbing an itch.
Thanks vm Joseph. Very helpful. I just had a cataract surgery with iol implant and 1.5 month later my left eye developed large floater near retina central vision and small one further with possibly vitreous membrane which I gather is PVD, and 1 month after the right eye followed. So I am contemplating a FOV and your info and vdo helps a lot in aiding my decision. Thank you again and I hope you continue to enjoy your successful operation.
I just want to report to you that I had my floater only vitrectomy in both eyes with a very experienced doctor in Bangkok who did my cararact surgery and IOL implant. The floaters appeared in both eyes within 1 month post iol implant and 1 month apart from the other eye . The operation was very successful and the healing was even better than cataract surgery. Thanks for your vdo that gave me encouragement to do it. 🙏🙏
@@mystyle666 Good luck and thanks for letting me know!
@@mystyle666 how much did it cost you to get FOV in thailand?
You can try low does atropine to fade out the little spots in your vision!
Thanks for the advice. But it's not something I need to do. As I said in the video, very much nitpicking
What was the cost of surgery
Am not even an American citizen and am just 19
With insurance, less than $2,000 USD
Good for stepping forward and getting it done. Brave decission
Hi Joseph. I will need a vitrectomy due to a retinal thrombosis. I saw your 3-month and 1 year video, but didn’t catch where you said when you started to drive again. And how long before it was comfortable to look at computer screens etc. Thanks for answering if you don’t mind. Cheers from Brussels Belgium 🇧🇪
Hello! I honestly don't recall exactly when I started driving again, but it was definitely not more than a week after. Computer screens probably a couple days. Good luck!
@@josephlandingjr.4927 thank you so much for your reply. Timings seem reasonable. Phew! 😎
Incluso despues de la vitrectomia tienes alguna moscas? No te dejo ninguna secuela?
Hey, first of all, congrats man. You’re living my dream currently. Second of all, I know you’re young so, I wanna know how hesitant your doctor was to do this on you? Did it take a lot of convincing or did he understand your plight immediately and do it? I’m 18, obviously a little younger, and have been trying to get the vitrectomy done from 3 different surgeons who all basically told me they don’t feel comfortable operating on me because of how young I am. Just curious to see how that process was for you, cheers
It took a fair amount of convincing. At no point, did he want to do the surgery. Even flat out saying so. But I explained to him in excruciating detail my plight and he agreed to do it. I also agreed to give it months of time to think it over. When I came back after 6 months even more desperate, he agreed.
Hi Joseph.. how was your surgery? do you have any videos detailing the surgery, the healing time and process?
Please answer this
U got a saline solution in ur eye
Did it get removed or do you live with this solution tgat replaces the vitreous
The saline has long since been replaced Naturally by aqueous humor in the eye
@@josephlandingjr.4927 Are u sure on this buddy?
Where did you get it done?
can you make a update video? :) It has been two years now?
Really dont have an update to give
Just had a fov on my left eye after a pvd. I’m only ten days in but I’m still seeing a fairly dark and long chain floater. Any ideas if this is likely to shift or is this one the surgeon didn’t manage to get. Eyesight definitely improved though but hope something can be done about this straggler.
I recall one big dark floater I had initially that went away after a couple weeks. My doctor told me it was likely blood. I also had the horseshoe. All went away in time. Best wishes for you.
@@josephlandingjr.4927 thank you for taking the time to reply Joseph. It is early days. So glad I had the procedure done, I actually thought I was going mad post PVD. In the UK the NHS don’t to my knowledge offer vitrectomy so I had to go private. It’s such a debilitating condition that without the vitrectomy I thought I’d have to give up working. Thanks for all your information and helpful content.
Hi, did your floaters go in time?
Yes in the one eye which had the vitrectomy (left eye). My right eye vision is poor (I’m practically monocular) and that has a number of floaters however, I’m conscious of these but they don’t impact my overall vision, this mainly due to the dominance of my left eye.
I think at some point I may need a cataract op in my right eye but for now all is well overall.
Hello Joseph, did you get a Induced PVD vitrectomy
Surgeon tried to induce but it was stuck fast so he opted not to. We discussed this before the surgery and he was like "I'm not going to tear your retina open trying to get it off. If it's stubborn, I'll leave it."
Hello there!
I am male, 31 from Germany, suffering by the floater. I had mononucleosis in 2017 and since than i am getting weird symptoms.
I would like to ask you some questions. Maybe you already did a vid for that.
Is there something Special about you? Do you have problems with your blood vessels or symptoms by it eg numbness in hands, feet? Cold feet or hands?
Did you have an infect (maybe even with hospitalisation?)?
Are you snoring at night? Do you have Stress, hurting neck and shoulders? Do you have fat stool (swimming in Water)?
I did my own research, developed mecfs After that infection 2017 and think I got problems with microclots in my blood vessels. There is therapy called help apheresis. Ever heard of that before?
Thank you so much for your open handling with These floater!
I forgot: Do you have tinnitus?
@@rsalbatros bro what is relationship with tinnitus and floater because I have both
Hey there hope you are doing well. As I had stated before I also had a core vitrectomy since my surgeon attempted a PVD but was unable to do so due to the tight attachment to retina and did not want to risk a tear. Did your doctor advise you if a PVD would occur quicker than normal in the future due to the surgery? Mine said could be 6 months or 20 years. Also did you get a potential timeline for cataracts formation? Mine again have a very wide timeline on that as well. Just wanted to compare. Hope to hear what you were told.
Joseph could you provide a vivid detail your doctor?
I love you
Nice to meet you. I am 25 years old and Japanese. I am not good at English, but let me ask you a question. I also had a vitrectomy to remove my flying mosquito. By the way, it is lens preservation. My vision became beautiful right after the surgery. However, after a few months, I started to see black vertical lines at the edge of my vision. It does not jump around in my vision like flying mosquitoes. It is fixed at the edge of my vision and moving in that spot. Does joseph have any such symptoms?
Seems very similar to the residual blood from the surgery I had
Seems like the “frill” people talk about. That’s the edge of your vitreous where the surgeon stopped cutting
Hey friend, how are you feeling of your eyes ?
Hi, how are your eyes?
What physical limitations did you have and for how long after your surgery? When were you able to get back to normal activities.
Hi. I was wondering if you’ve since developed a cataract and/or what your surgeon has said about that possibility? The retinal surgeon I’ve seen has said I’d be “almost guaranteed” to get a cataract from a vitrectomy 🤷🏻♂️
Not yet!
did you have a pvd ?
Quick question - what was the vitreous humor replaced with ? Was it refilled with bubble and then your aqueous humor?
Did he get both eyes done? interesting about the flashes. I get the same it's just the vitreous tugging on either the retina or behind the pupil.
Just 1
@@josephlandingjr.4927 Are you considering getting the other done eventually?
@@Wesker-bg1rn probably
Hi there, I am planning to have fov operation and my operation date is in 3 days. I would be grateful if you read this message and answer it. My question is related to scleral depression and shaving of the peripheral areas. Does your surgeon shave these areas and does you see frill after the operation?
Best of luck to you! I have no idea what scleral depression is or shaving of the peripheral. I did not see any frill. Thanks and best wishes!
@@josephlandingjr.4927 Thank you very much for your kind answer my dear friend, another question I had, was your operation with pvd induced or not and what percentage of the vitreous was removed?
and how is youre cataract development after the operation?
Any cataract?
Not yet!
@@josephlandingjr.4927 any vision loss?
have about the eye ,Is the operate one have new floater？
How much time does it take to your vision clear surgery???
Please let me know doctor please!
I went through Carolina Eyecare Physicians.
@@josephlandingjr.4927 thank you
Really sucks that this surgery is not worth it at all if you just have a few small floaters considering your side effects. What supplements did you try before you got the surgery? I assume nothing helped
@@michaelangst6078 I ran the gamut of what's recommended on reddit and the general internet. Nothing worked.
@@josephlandingjr.4927 Did you try water fasting for 72+ hours once every 2 weeks combined with OMAD? Eating only 1 hour a day, as well as going completely sugar free?
@@josephlandingjr.4927 You would also need to be doing this for at least 3 months to say it didn't make a difference for you. It's easy to do it for only 2 or 3 weeks, see little to no results and stop because you're miserable from not eating and giving up sugar
@@josephlandingjr.4927 so your black dot never went away?
Hi Joseph. I was wondering where you went to get the vitrectomy??? And how to stress to the surgeon that you need it. Ive had a mess of floaters in my left eye over 20 years now. Ive gone to 3 different doctors to have the yag laser procedure done with no success. They've all told me that the vitrectomy is my next option. I just need to find a surgeon that will do it. Thanks for your time.
Hi there. So sorry for you. You need to find a Retinal Specialist.
Joseph how come you didn’t answer my questions
Just had this done a week ago, time will tell
@lenmancan I had cataract surgery done at the same time, ended up having high pressure for a couple month's and inflation off and on right up till a month ago. As for my vision, I had a new lense put in and now only need readers and there's no floaters I see at all,. After going over 20yrs hardly using my eye, I still catch myself closing it when reading or using phone. Really glad I had it done!
How old are you if you don’t mind me asking?
Which doctor did your surgery and where the eye center name and place
I had it done at The Retina Center of Charleston
Hope all is well. I am now 2 days post op from my floater only vitrectomy. If you can recall about how long was the vision blurry in that eye until it cleared up?
Hey there! I hit 20/20 on the eye chart one week exactly from the surgery. However, my vision was still full of all kinds of mess. It was weeks after until it really cleaned up. And honestly a few months until all the blood was mostly gone. This is all detailed in the various videos I've put out. Best of luck with your recovery!
How is your vision now??
@@Cranzxfactfactsvsjust short of 2 weeks post op and I am able to read 20/20 on the eye chart. I am still seeing a few things in my vision but they do not move or look like floaters so I’m assuming it’s still inflammation. Vision is already 95% better than it was with all my floaters.
@@Edrelinlathank you! Please do share your experience and improvement! It gives us hope ❤
@@EdrelinlaI was wondering if I could reach out to you to talk about your experience. I’m 27 and I have suicidal thoughts, I really need to talk to someone who’s been through this and had a positive experience 🙏
Do you have visual snow? Please reply..
Hey pls reply what causes your floaters are you myopic and how you got floater without pvd .
No idea what caused them.
hello joseph i had fov too 6 months ago but it has 10 days that appear one target cell that is in the center of my vision like new floater its so annoying.besides all this time i had debris that comes and appears again but the worst is this new target cell , did u see improvement after 6 months or appeared to u new target cell?
Hi Elena, I'm very sorry that your result wasn't as good as you would have hoped. Have you spoken to your surgeon about this? Whatever their advice is is the best I can think to do.
@@josephlandingjr.4927 My doctor told me it will get absorbed but i dont know .. thats why i wanted to ask you too.if u had some new target cell that came and dissapear after some time ... because its very weird
@@elenadolcezzamusic2337 Hello, I had a "horseshoe" of blood at the beginning that was absorbed over several weeks. For your situation, I don't know. I'd go off what your doctor said. My best wishes for you.
Hi, can u give me an update
How is your vision now?
Hey! Nothing relevant to report. Thanks!
Hey buddy,
For cataract surgery which lens u will b choosing
How old are you? you look very young?
how are you today?
Can You tell us what is your job? Work with computers?
Hey Friend,
I am 30 year old male and i suffer from very bad floaters in both eyes.
I see them always 24/7
I just want to ask you did you surgeon induced pvd when he did vitrectomy?
I have appointment to see retinal specialist who did offer me vitrectomy in the past but that time i thought i give it more time.... but now i just cant live like that anymore its pure hell....
also did you go with local anaesthetic? if yes was it scary did you feel anything?
I really appreciate if you will reply in regards to my questions.
is that spot gone now? this is a year after you posted. im wanting to get my surgery, im approved but still trying to decide.
Nope! But I rarely see it now. It's faded a lot. It's way out in the peripheral
Could you tell us how much you spent for the surgery overall? and the currency is in USD?
Depends on insurance. Mine was a couple thousand for one eye.
Hey, I’m just curious, how old are you? I’m just asking because I read in some article that younger people have a higher risk of severe side effects. Don’t know if that’s true? I’m 27 years old and my left eye has been bothering me so much with these damn floaters. Did you a retinal detachment?
25!
New hydrogel has invented. That mimic natural vitreous. No need of toxic tamponede now. Indian scientist kudos
Really?? What is the name of that hydrogel?
Is it available or is it still in clinical trails?
What doctor filled after vitrectomy???
how many residual floaters do you have? any black spot in the peripheral vision due to blood or frills?
Thank you honey
have you developed a cataract after the vitrectomy?
Not yet.
@@josephlandingjr.4927 great to know that you haven't developed cataract yet. But what about any residual or recurrent floater? is your eye 100 percent clear from any kind of opacity due to floater or blood?
@@soumyadipghosh5781 there's been almost no change from my previous update video a year ago. So almost totally clear asides from one spot in the far peripheral. I'll probably do another update video but it'll be very short
@@josephlandingjr.4927 Thanks for your quick reply and I would highly appreciate an update video, just one question, does that spot move or drift in the field of vision or is it a stationary spot?
@@soumyadipghosh5781 Doesn't move into central vision. I've mentioned it in previous videos.
What do u do and do u have family
HI! Why there was blood in your eye after undergoing the surgery??? it has been a mistake of the doctor who operated you? perhaps, was it eye hemorrhage?
It's not an uncommon side effect from surgery, according to my doctor it's sticks around more in young people.
@@josephlandingjr.4927 how many surgeries like the one you did, has this doctor done in its career?
You told he tried to detach the vitreous membrane, but eventually he didn't do it, because it was impossibile to remove it without damaging the retina. I think it's been a mistake trying to detach something that can't be detached .
prior the surgery, did he do an OCT exam in order to find out posterior vitreous detachment?
@@giovanbattistaboccardo3335 Thousands of surgeries. He's considered a pioneer in the medical world when it comes to this stuff. I did not have PVD before the surgery, that was determined at my very first exam.
@@josephlandingjr.4927 How much did you see on snellen chart before the surgery, and how do you see now?
@@giovanbattistaboccardo3335 I dont know what that is