Good video explaining the floaters and retina detachment process. Just last week I had the surgery for a retina detachment. All went well and now recovering. They had to put a silicone oil in the eye vice a gas bubble due to the elevation change between the outpatient location and my home of residence.
Awesome video. Very easy to follow and very well explained. Thank you. Unfortunately, people's perception of floaters can be heightened drastically if they are so close to the retina, particularly in the liquefied pocket between the vitreous and retina known as the premacular bursa. I'm 18 and have this myself, and consequently see a massive, defined cobweb floater that compared to floaters suspended in the vitreous, is far more disturbing to see.
Thank you. You just explained the side effects after my vitrectomy. I'm basically seeing a bunch of little pockets like that, all around my periphery when I close my eyes. It's causing the entire retina to shake as this partly attached, leftover vitreous is jiggling with every eye movement. Now I know what it is I'm looking at. You just saved my sanity.
@spextrekid9410 hey, are you spectrumkid from the eye floater sub-editor? Your name rings a bell, how have you been getting on? Just give it time, yes it sucks but we still have our lives to live and there are many ways to adapt. Mines gotten much less visible thankfully.
Were yours super dark at first? I'm going through the same, 26M got these 1 year ago, around 20-30 black dots, faint lines etc, havnt seem to fade yet tho :/ @@alchemyst6893
I am 47 and have suffered for 4 years now after an inflammation episode in 2019. My left eye has black floaters everywhere and right eye has a few also. Every second of the day when the eyes are open I am suffering. Non-stop anxiety. Life is not normal anymore. Please help.
I'm going through the same situation. After being infected by covid-19 in 2022, I had an inflammation and started seeing these large floaters, especially in my left eye. My life changed drastically, and there is no such a day that I don't notice them. And they are getting worse and worse. So, I know what you are suffering, man. Hope we have a solution for this in the future.
I had the fly thing for 5 days in right eye, went away but now i have a white ring that flashes sometimes, needless to say I'm seeing the eye doctor tomorrow, have no idea what it is. Love your videos, very informing By the way I also have scintillating scotomas for the past 25 years, fun stuff!
Thank you for sharing this Doctor. I am recent vitrectomy patient of 3 weeks or so because of retinal detachment. My surgeon is 2 hours away but i feel i must tough out the 1 more week to see them, however instead of just a bubble i think i am having an issue with pvd. I see these huge black clumps at the side of my vision spinning if i dont stretch my eye. That and the bubble drive me crazy sometimes. Cant believe i am saying this but im glad to have amblyiopia in that eye because sometimes its ignored. I almost just want the eye gone. It feels like a problem. I could barely see the big E before the surgery.
recently just have this darn floaters and i hated it so much... i thought it would just go away . hav to wait for my doc cause he's out of the country for 2 week so i had to wait. these darn floaters has affectd my work as an artist drawing on computer. its really demoralized me now and all i could do was hope that it slow down or float down ward.
@@bostoneyeblink2205 I watch a lot of videos and I think this is one of the best presentations I have seen. I suppose it is because it is personal and you can easily present your thoughts as others would also have when something happens to them.
They almost trail behind the movement of the outer eye, they move with the eye but there is a delay so if you move your eye just right you can put the b@stard right in the center of your vision if not for a second, I got one and i call him the double f-ker because it got these 2 circles then squiggly line. I hate him and he bugs me and I only had these floaters for 2 or 3 months now
I very occasionally have very slight wavey slightly strobing affect in eyesight in one eye...is that what you mean by flashes? When you say "flashes" i assume something more dramatic.
Hello Doctor, I have a question regarding the position of floater in the eye, I start to develop them 2 months ago, the first time, it was a small sharp one, but now, it become more big and blurry, with hairy string. is it changing its place? if yes, it is moving to the center of eye or to be close to the retina
not typically with floaters. the most common cause of glare or halos is cataract, among others. if you experience new glare and halos, you should have your eyes checked by an eye doctor
I have surgery scheduled for severe floaters but I’m fortunate to live in a major city with the best retina surgeons in the world. Until recently I was living in another world class developed city where NO doctors know how to do small-gauge vitrectomies. It’s very new techniques. So those of us with the opportunity for surgery are very lucky. It’s a major surgery with definite risks too, make sure you’re fully informed.
I had a a laser for floaters, unfortunately it didn’t work with me. I saw 2 specialist after they said it wasn’t a good idea. It’s an old fashioned method which it doesn’t work .
@@nadasaad71 there’s a doctor in Texas called Dr. Johnson that offers atropine eye drops to dilate the pupils so you won’t see floaters so much. However he can only mail them in the U.S.
@@waynepayne9875 l don't know why so many optometrists and ophthalmologists state confidently that the brain will get used to them, or that they will fade and even go away. When something keeps moving, the brain - certainly my brain - keeps noticing them, and where are they supposed to go? Isn't the eye a closed system? I could see every floater l developed since l was ten. When both eyes developed the worst floater of all, i.e. Weiss ring, l got vitrectomies, and now rest in peace.
thank you some of my floaters are less bothersome but i have few that are only becoming darker i don't understand but again i believe that it happened because of PRK surgery @@bostoneyeblink2205
The new small-gauge vitrectomies are a new surgery and most doctors don’t know about them yet unless they subscribe to specialized journals about retinal medicine. Hopefully the word will get out.
@@jessamineprice5803I just had a vitrectomy 5 weeks ago. I had tons of floaters now I only have one tiny floater the size of a pinhead. I hardly notice it. The procedure was less than 1/2 hour. No pain at all. I didn't take an pain medication afterward. Things are healing nicely. Thank God.
I never had floaters. I had to do a dilated eye exam because of work. I also had to look into machines with bright flashing light effects. One day after this procedure I had tons of floaters! After I went back to the doctor complaining he became angry threw me out the office and said it was normal, I have to live with it! It’s just karma that you have Floaters too! You doctors are lying too much, and not doing anything to find solutions!
diseases happen to everyone, regardless profession. I am sorry you were treated that way but everyone with this condition deserves to be listened to sympathized for
@@bostoneyeblink2205 for me it was not a disease. It was the dilation drops in combination with the split lamp and another machine with bright colored flashing lights. It’s your instruments that produce floaters as well
Good video explaining the floaters and retina detachment process. Just last week I had the surgery for a retina detachment. All went well and now recovering. They had to put a silicone oil in the eye vice a gas bubble due to the elevation change between the outpatient location and my home of residence.
Do you have floaters?
Doctor, please help us find a cure. It's so annoying to deal with floaters. I'm so sick of it
Do u get anything ? Medicine ??
Get a vitrectomy. Look it up on RUclips. I just had one. No more floaters. 99% gone.
Have you checked out the floater doctor here on RUclips?
@@lillianjaimez7294 where did you get the vitrectomy done ?
@@AnimeshSinha-vj6xn I have Kaiser health insurance.
Doctor, please upload more videos regarding eye floaters and its connection with visual snow..
thank you- will keep this in mind
Awesome video. Very easy to follow and very well explained. Thank you.
Unfortunately, people's perception of floaters can be heightened drastically if they are so close to the retina, particularly in the liquefied pocket between the vitreous and retina known as the premacular bursa. I'm 18 and have this myself, and consequently see a massive, defined cobweb floater that compared to floaters suspended in the vitreous, is far more disturbing to see.
Thank you. You just explained the side effects after my vitrectomy. I'm basically seeing a bunch of little pockets like that, all around my periphery when I close my eyes. It's causing the entire retina to shake as this partly attached, leftover vitreous is jiggling with every eye movement. Now I know what it is I'm looking at. You just saved my sanity.
@spextrekid9410 hey, are you spectrumkid from the eye floater sub-editor? Your name rings a bell, how have you been getting on? Just give it time, yes it sucks but we still have our lives to live and there are many ways to adapt. Mines gotten much less visible thankfully.
Were yours super dark at first? I'm going through the same, 26M got these 1 year ago, around 20-30 black dots, faint lines etc, havnt seem to fade yet tho :/ @@alchemyst6893
I am 47 and have suffered for 4 years now after an inflammation episode in 2019. My left eye has black floaters everywhere and right eye has a few also. Every second of the day when the eyes are open I am suffering. Non-stop anxiety. Life is not normal anymore.
Please help.
I'm going through the same situation. After being infected by covid-19 in 2022, I had an inflammation and started seeing these large floaters, especially in my left eye. My life changed drastically, and there is no such a day that I don't notice them. And they are getting worse and worse. So, I know what you are suffering, man. Hope we have a solution for this in the future.
@@ricardogiovani5511try pineapple
I too now experience anxiety every time I see him
I had the fly thing for 5 days in right eye, went away but now i have a white ring that flashes sometimes, needless to say I'm seeing the eye doctor tomorrow, have no idea what it is. Love your videos, very informing By the way I also have scintillating scotomas for the past 25 years, fun stuff!
It's so difficult to deal with them😔
Thank you for sharing this Doctor. I am recent vitrectomy patient of 3 weeks or so because of retinal detachment. My surgeon is 2 hours away but i feel i must tough out the 1 more week to see them, however instead of just a bubble i think i am having an issue with pvd. I see these huge black clumps at the side of my vision spinning if i dont stretch my eye. That and the bubble drive me crazy sometimes. Cant believe i am saying this but im glad to have amblyiopia in that eye because sometimes its ignored. I almost just want the eye gone. It feels like a problem. I could barely see the big E before the surgery.
recently just have this darn floaters and i hated it so much... i thought it would just go away . hav to wait for my doc cause he's out of the country for 2 week so i had to wait. these darn floaters has affectd my work as an artist drawing on computer. its really demoralized me now and all i could do was hope that it slow down or float down ward.
I think it’s after looking at the solar eclipse. These solar eclipse glasses don’t work at all to protect ppl’s eyes. God bless you ♥️
Thank you doctor, this is the best explanation on the internet ! If you are in your 50's what is the risk of having a PVD later in the other eye ?
My eye Dr. said 80% chance.
@@wendya1250 oh no.. thanks
It can be variable, but the risk goes up with age, about 60% in 60s and 80% in 80s
I later found out I had a pvd in both eyes, its just that only one has the bad floaters so that's good news. @@bostoneyeblink2205
I have floaters and saw my retina specialist. I'm 36 and didn't have a PVD yet. I was told PVD is extremely rare for people under the age of 50.
true. you will be surprised though, as I actually just saw another 34 year old man yesterday with a long-standing PVD
@@bostoneyeblink2205 I watch a lot of videos and I think this is one of the best presentations I have seen.
I suppose it is because it is personal and you can easily present your thoughts as others would also have when something happens to them.
They almost trail behind the movement of the outer eye, they move with the eye but there is a delay so if you move your eye just right you can put the b@stard right in the center of your vision if not for a second, I got one and i call him the double f-ker because it got these 2 circles then squiggly line. I hate him and he bugs me and I only had these floaters for 2 or 3 months now
Well I got a lot but double fkr is the most identifiable
I very occasionally have very slight wavey slightly strobing affect in eyesight in one eye...is that what you mean by flashes? When you say "flashes" i assume something more dramatic.
Thanks Doc for detail information
I‘m 24 and i have this, it’s not that bad but i‘m sick of it. I just want to have perfect vision. Why is there no safe cure yet?
Hello Doctor, I have a question regarding the position of floater in the eye, I start to develop them 2 months ago, the first time, it was a small sharp one, but now, it become more big and blurry, with hairy string.
is it changing its place? if yes, it is moving to the center of eye or to be close to the retina
Do you experience glare or halos???? With floaters
not typically with floaters. the most common cause of glare or halos is cataract, among others. if you experience new glare and halos, you should have your eyes checked by an eye doctor
Thanks for the info …..
Thank you doctor
Did anyone try eating pineapple and get good results in terms of floaters seeming lighter?
That's not working
I've been referred to hospital for surgery. Have you thought of this?
I have surgery scheduled for severe floaters but I’m fortunate to live in a major city with the best retina surgeons in the world. Until recently I was living in another world class developed city where NO doctors know how to do small-gauge vitrectomies. It’s very new techniques. So those of us with the opportunity for surgery are very lucky. It’s a major surgery with definite risks too, make sure you’re fully informed.
How do you cope ? You are not planning to do anything about them ? How about the Yag Laser as an option.
Good question! I still see the floaters all the time. However, being a conservative person, I am still trying to live with them
I had a a laser for floaters, unfortunately it didn’t work with me. I saw 2 specialist after they said it wasn’t a good idea. It’s an old fashioned method which it doesn’t work .
@@nadasaad71 there’s a doctor in Texas called Dr. Johnson that offers atropine eye drops to dilate the pupils so you won’t see floaters so much. However he can only mail them in the U.S.
@@nadasaad71Look into Dr. James Johnson
i have no PVD present but got floaters after two years after PRK will this type of floaters settle or fade?
even without PVD, many people experience floaters. they most often fade or become less noticeable, unless new floaters form
@@bostoneyeblink2205Why do you lie? They don't fade.
@@waynepayne9875 @bostoneyeblink2205 deniying reality.
@@waynepayne9875 l don't know why so many optometrists and ophthalmologists state confidently that the brain will get used to them, or that they will fade and even go away. When something keeps moving, the brain - certainly my brain - keeps noticing them, and where are they supposed to go? Isn't the eye a closed system? I could see every floater l developed since l was ten. When both eyes developed the worst floater of all, i.e. Weiss ring, l got vitrectomies, and now rest in peace.
thank you some of my floaters are less bothersome but i have few that are only becoming darker i don't understand but again i believe that it happened because of PRK surgery @@bostoneyeblink2205
What does it mean when I see fluid movement switching from up to down or left to right with 😢floaters as well ? I’m 31 years old
It could be floaters, yes. You should have a dilated exam to make sure your retina is normal
@@bostoneyeblink2205 I have an appointment with a retina specialist today actually, I see floaters and fluid movements
I also have halos and starburst
Same sir
@@iamgoldsales4948how are you now sir
Its so common and people dismiss it butbits also a sign of occular melanoma and yes sorry u will loosebur vision
Doctor - you need surgery ie
Remove the gel and replace it with
a water solution.
I searched everything and same result . I am so frustrating
The new small-gauge vitrectomies are a new surgery and most doctors don’t know about them yet unless they subscribe to specialized journals about retinal medicine. Hopefully the word will get out.
@@jessamineprice5803I just had a vitrectomy 5 weeks ago. I had tons of floaters now I only have one tiny floater the size of a pinhead. I hardly notice it. The procedure was less than 1/2 hour. No pain at all. I didn't take an pain medication afterward. Things are healing nicely. Thank God.
@@jessamineprice5803 I just had this procedure done. It went great. 99% of floaters gone. No pain. It only took less than 1/2 hour.
@@lillianjaimez7294 nice I know you being blocked by the owner of this channel. Anyway I can contact you ? How old are you please ?
I never had floaters. I had to do a dilated eye exam because of work. I also had to look into machines with bright flashing light effects. One day after this procedure I had tons of floaters! After I went back to the doctor complaining he became angry threw me out the office and said it was normal, I have to live with it! It’s just karma that you have Floaters too! You doctors are lying too much, and not doing anything to find solutions!
diseases happen to everyone, regardless profession. I am sorry you were treated that way but everyone with this condition deserves to be listened to sympathized for
@@bostoneyeblink2205 for me it was not a disease. It was the dilation drops in combination with the split lamp and another machine with bright colored flashing lights. It’s your instruments that produce floaters as well
I also had floaters after eye dilating exam
We gotta make nanobots
Only option
Fasting does the job!!!
Autophagie
how long die you fast? i did about 40 hours, they haven’t changed yet.
Lame