I've had the "typical" floaters since I was a kid! In recent years, more have appeared, and I also have large, opaque "blotches" which blur my central vision. If I quickly move my eyes in circular motions, they will often float on by. I'm sure that at some point in the future, a laser treatment will be safe and cost-effective! Thanks!
Thank you for another great video! I actually love going to the eye doctor because I know I'll have a few hours of relief from the floaters while my eyes are dilated
In a sense, I'm glad I'm not alone with these floaters. I suffer them since my twenties. I'm almost 65. Some new ones appeared this year. This doctor is so right. All those years I have learned these tricks on my own, except the drops.
Your example makes me feel better. I’m only 20, and sometimes it feels catastrophic to have at this age, as none of my peers have it. But I will have to live with that
Im 21 and just got them around 3 weeks ago after a severe headache caused by a TMJ dysfunction. I’m seeing another eye doctor tomorrow for them but I heard pineapple can help so I am going to try eating that daily. I totally get you though. None of my friends have them and it’s painful to not see like everyone else
I think eye doctors should stop telling patients that their floaters will go away or become not noticeable over time because thats not true for most floaters sufferer. I believe there must be a commercial reason for pharmaceutical companies not interested in developing a drug or technology to treat floater effectively and safely.
Also just remembered: fish oil supplements and warm compresses (I use dryeyemask) really helped a lot w/ dry eyes. My eye pressures also dropped enough that I no longer need glaucoma medication. That might be half of why the floaters are better, as my lens is 5x clearer. Good luck!
@@krrishkurani1967 hasn't caused me any troubles yet with anything. It's annoying at times, but never slowed me down playing ice hockey or any other sport. We'll never be Olympic level athletes, but who cares?
Hey if you guys struggle with them I suggest doing gentle eye massaging In outward motion and blinking afterwards 10-20 times. I’ve seen most of them breakdown and disappear just after a few times of doing it
Best floater advice technique I was told was to tilt head back towards ceiling and look down with eyes only towards the floor for a few seconds and repeat. it at least moves floaters for me and others who've tried it and they go somewhere else I. The visual spectrum give it a try.
Oh my gosh, I cant wait to try this! I sew for my job, on a bright white sewing machine, and need lots of light to work. Sometimes a floater will hang out right in the area where I'm trying to see the needle and make that spot blurry. Its really frustrating to work this way, and I'm so excited to have a method to move them, I had no idea that was possible! Thanks so much for sharing this tip! 😊🙏🌺
Dark mode on the computer helps. Sleeping all day and staying up all night is good too (but probably impossible for most people). I never thought to pain my walls black but that sounds like a good idea except I rent and I can't do that. Dark mode on the the computer while helpful isn't supported by all apps and PDF files in particular are kind of stuck in whatever color the original document was (probably white background). I'm trying eye patching this weekend. I tried it in the past and decided it wasn't a solution but I was only patching the "bad" eye and ironically I am getting more relief patching the "good" eye. But I don't know how practical it is to wear an eye patch all day.
Thank you so much for this video! I have been suffering eye floater problem from 6-7 years. And now I know about the problem. I went to eyes doctors for this problem. But they said that my eyes are fine. Maybe I couldn't explain my problem to them. And from 2-3 weeks I am ignoring this black shadows. And now I understand that I have eye floaters. Now I'll try to more ignore them. Thanks again Sir for your video! I have a question Sir Should I go to eye doctor again?
If you have new black shadows, floaters or symptoms, then yes, absolutely go back to get it checked. If it's been longer than a year since you have had your eyes checked. Then I would go in and get them checked as well. Thanks for the comment.
So quitting coffee has made a huge improvement for me. A morning cup of coffee makes my floaters 10 times worse. Without coffee my floaters disappear for the most part.
At 0:12 in... I've discovered something that seems to work, (at least, up to now). My eye Doc "gave" me a 'script called Puramint eyedrops and charged me $50.00 for an 8 ml bottle of this stuff which is taken as prescribed. I take it 4x a day until empty. And then, there are two 2 other eyedrops AFTER this one runs out, (which I haven't picked-up yet) which should clear this up. You're probably wondering what my condition is / was. I had Cataract surgery about 2-3 years ago and the "left" came out fine...The right, not so much and my condition is labeled as an "enlarged Eyeball". All things being said, my right eye had "tons" of floaters and the blurriness and color was WAY off. So far as I can tell, it's getting MUCH better, (but marginally). I think it's something that each individual has to experience for a correct diagnosis. Let me just say that it beats the "end-all" of having your optometrist recommending that you go in for, (again, marginally), eye surgery whereas they stick a syringe into your eyeball and suck out the stuff in your eyeball due to TOO much pressure. YIKES right? 'Hope this stuff works !!
I have been eating fresh pineapple and that has actually reduced my floaters to the point I might see one once a day. Yes not focusing on them helps but the pineapple has been the go for me as I used to see plenty and now next to nothing.
@@EulaSurtrthere are a few videos out there and study done on pineapple. Some ate two fresh ring for two weeks and some for 3 months. I bought frozen a week ago and eat about 3/4 cup a day. Usually I throw it in my ninja with water to have a pineapple slushy. Just need to make sure you are not taking any medicine that pineapple will interfere with like blood thinners.
Great video. I'm a 20 y/o with anxiety and the floaters that appeared in my vision earlier this year have caused me lots of distress. Like you mentioned, the tpyical advice is 0 to 100, where first its ignore it and then if not that then a dangerous surgery, so I really appreciate the realistic advice provided here. My floaters aren't too awful, my optometrist says they likely will only slowly get worse over the course of decades, but it's still something I worry about frequently. Do you anticipate that medical developments will be made in our lifetime to safely eliminate floaters? Thanks again!
I saw floaters on nov. 28 2023 for the 1st time I'm currently 27 y.o I did a lot of research on eye floaters So I'm currently eating one half boiled egg, boiled carrot and beans vitamins I got form the doc I also put castor oil on my eye lids and my floaters are becoming lighter I feel happy that I can go out ,it was so bad last month my head hurt everytime I went out
@@DrEyeGuy @@DrEyeGuy I found it in the health food store. That's the name. You could Google it. Apparently it's just eye vites that are good to have. If you focus on blue light from a device screen. Anyway, I'm hoping it helps me. Time will tell.
@@oceanbreeze6589 went to see my optometrist and eye specialist. Its gotten worse since I went no detached retina or any retina tear. They are so bad now my left eye is totally blurry. Absolutely driving me crazy
I put castor oil on my eyelids I eat 1 half boiled egg boiled carrot and beans vitamins given by doc ,my eye floaters is becoming lighter I'm 27 y.o and saw floater for the 1st time on 28 nov 2023
I believe applying these hacks will only cause you to not notice if more floaters appeared. Itnis important to notice when there are few or when there are more, so we can draw conclusions of what causes them (fatigue, some types of foods, etc.).
Im 52 and have had some daily headaches and dental issues the past months. Now I have black dot floaters in both eyes and sometimes strand like circles. Any natural remedy? Ive been taking Luetein again. I dont wear glassed and have had great eyesight my whole life..this is scaring me. I recently got the dental taken care of.
Dr, u r doing a good job by providing us with such videos. I was crying very badly when this video popped up. Actually I was working on my laptop & if I remove my glasses, all I can see is floaters & (galaxy vision) (I don't know how else to describe it bcz when I go to doctors they act like it's a made up thing, I'll try to explain it's like moving small little shiny wavy objects & when I focus for a moment they increase tremendously & my vision gets blocked. I try my best to not focus on them) My floaters increased tremendously in past 1 year. Actually I had a small micro wound bcz my of my friends makeup brush, it happened in Feb 2020 & it's going to b almost 2 years & I ve been to many doctors. Next one is going to be my 20th appointment in 1 & a half yrs. For the 1st 6 to 7 months, doctors couldn't diagnose the problem & they kept on giving me antiviral medicine but then I had a tear test & I was diagnosed with dry eye disease along with blepharitis. The doctor said that I have to b consistent Right now I'm using cyclosporine +systane for dry eye And (blephamide) (eye ointment) for blepharitis I saw ur video & ordered an electric eye mask bcz I checked my meibomian glands & there was a little swollen up thing, they didn't look healthy but not much progress yet. Dr told me to b consistent & that blepharitis will be treated completely after 3 months. I'm almost at the end of 3rd month & my eye was doing good but suddenly today I woke up & my eye was again swollen, inflamed & as red as u can imagine. Can u tell me what is this galaxy vision bcz I told my doctor & he said that ur retina is healthy without having a fundoscopy (just on the base of his experience) & what else can I do to help with my eye health. I've been crying the whole day. Plz help.
Wow, sorry to hear this. This is one of the big reason why I do these videos, because I know there are a lot of people out there like you that have a constant battle with their eyes. The galaxy vision is super interesting to me. Did you say you that your retina was ok? Did you have floaters? Have you looked into "visual snow" symptoms? I'm wondering if you have something like that?
A galaxy is exactly how I’ve been explaining how it first felt. How are you doing now? I’m three weeks in and while mine are less I still notice them daily. My optometrist said I’ll get used to them.
I remember the first time that I had these floaters. I thought I had something in my eye. Kept trying to dig them out. My eye got so red.lived with them for 20 years. Still bothers me. Dr said nothing can be done.
Can you help me, please? I have been waking up every day with trembling vision, and it is notorious when I look at white surfaces. After a few minutes the vision is better and it's not shaking. I went to the ophthalmologist and he prescribed me a magnesium food supplement to take for 1 month, however, I did not notice any differences. Can I have a serious illness? Could it be cancer?
Am 31 and suffering from floaters as a symptom of retina degeneration..During my teenage time i was slapped by my parent several times on my face including the eyes..idk if thats the reason y i developed floaters at this age..Now Floaters are really irritating..Am taking 100grms of pineapple everyday now ..hoping i will get rid of floaters one day
Splash water on your eye(s) 3-4 times at one go and tilt your head back after each splash. Do this everyday and your eye floaters will minimize. Just try it!
My floaters are annoying... They are horrible on a cloudy day.... They are light in color. I've got more now that I'm approaching 40... I'm also nearsighted... When I look down and up they tend to increase.
I've been reading up on the Floaters Intervention Study (FlIES).... it looks pretty promising and reducing floaters. I'll make a video about it soon if it looks that good.
Hi, it is possible to get atropine eye drops and there are some studies supporting it’s effectiveness. The eye doctor in the US has zoom consultations and will ship it out. In the U.K. it’s trickier but some ophthalmologists will prescribe it.
Thank you so much for this video! I have floaters due to retinal tears in my eye. They bother me the most working on the computer. I had laser surgery done so praying my retina doesn't detach because I had two detachments in my other eye causing me poor vision
@@DrEyeGuy thank you so much for replying back. Is there anything that I can do to help the floaters go away? My laser surgery was 2/15/22. Do you think they will go away or move out of my vision in time? It's so depressing. My other eye had two retina detachments so my vision is poor and distorted in that eye. I had oil placed in it to keep the retina stable and now there is residual oil in that eye. I see oil droplets
I had high myopia in both the eyes left eye -9.5 & right -10.5 since when I was 7 years old somehow I wanted to get rid of huge number, then I went for intracular lense exchange in 2010 but doctor suggested me so many times regarding retinal detachment still I went for surgery after using continuous eye drops the floaters arrived it's mild objects moving around not so disturbing till date 2022, I am 38 years old, my biggest mistake/ regret was I could have managed with glasses or outer contact lense, hope Dr you bring some resolution in the coming days,I just saw your video, wish you all the best !!!
I just discovered I have this. I’m so depressed from this discovery my dr said there’s no cure I’m in my 30’s and get this condition at this young stage of my life really really depressed me
I would prefer to know how to prevent them from getting worse or something to decrease them.Mine just appeared few days ago, it is like a moving transparent ball of jelly stuff dusted with some black power (like few thin coffee grounds) collecting on the lower edge and spot inside, Can sun exposure, too much pc (not moving the eyes balls and been bombarded by those rays for too long, not drinking enough water, poor circulation or poor diet increase the chances of developing them? Can eye exercise and massage, help inner circulation of the eye? I hope you can suggest more efficient methods to deal with them while curing them with appropriate approaches.
Hi, doctor, I'm from Indonesia.I have eye floaters since long time ago. I forget when I first saw that. Since I remember at the beginning it only 1 small black dot. I also didn't know since when my eye floaters increase. But the amount didn't increase suddenly. It's stable for years. Sometimes I can forget about my eye floaters. But when I remember, it make me uncomfortable and worry about my eyes. I just wondering if the amount of my floaters increase or not, sometimes I focussed to see them. But it makes me got headache.My question is, is eye floaters will increase more or just stable? I'm 47 years old now. Hoping so much you reply my question. Thanks!
great, thanks!! a year ago I changed to dark mode all my screens and cell phone. I have floaters on both eyes and use dark green prescription lenses, I love outdoors on sunny days. I wanted to add a light tint to my next pair of prescription lense, what color or colors would be best?
Sir I have one doubt last one month I face eye floaters,,,,,When I close my eyes 1minute more,then open I have some blinkers,,any problem?please reply Me...sir please 🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰
I'm so tired of videos telling what CAUSES floaters...wh care?!?!?! I have them. I need solutions. There are ok but I also want to live my normal life, not paint all my walls black....trust me, my thoughts are dark enough recently. This is life changing.
I know these floaters, but what I have today is like a point in the middle of my vision on my right eye that looks like those when you see light for a long time but i wasn’t looking at any point of light . And when i focus on something to see it distorts a little bit what im seeing compared to my left eye… can someone help me know what this is? I t could be giant cell arteritis because yesterday i felt like a burning sensation on my right temple veins when touching it with my fingers but it went away after a few minutes… HELP!
What is the side effects of atropine? More common Bigger, dilated, or enlarged pupils. blindness. blurred vision. chest pain, discomfort, or tightness. cough. decreased vision. decrease in urine volume. decrease in frequency of urination.
I got some floaters for the first time (I'm 62) a few days ago. It started as a if black ink was dissipating over oil. It started to reduce within about 30 seconds leaving just a few floaters. Happend after a yoga lesson so I wonder if there is a connection there.
I woke up with a blue tint in one eye and thought it might be a floater, Im headed to eye doc this week but im traveling and wont be back for a couple weeks. Its looks like a round tint with a some blurry to it, anyfeed back would be well appreciated . It fades out but its always there, woke up like this. pretty annoying tho
I have floaters on my left eye, since 3 days. Yesterday at the emergency l was told that there's not detachment from the retina. I was told also, if l'm worried , to go to an eye hospital to have a check by an eye doctor,; which l will do tomorrow. I'm in London. My question is , l don't have any flash light, but if l move very quickly my head from right to left and form left to right, especially with closed eyes, l notice like curve at the side of almost light, but l don't see that if l don't move it quickly. Is that bad?
Seeing lights or phosphenes are common with new floaters or a shift in the vitreous gel in the eye. That gel can tug or push on the eye, especially when moving quickly that can cause these lights or half lights. It's good that you are getting it checked, any new floaters and lights, even lights with quick movements, I would get them checked by the eye doc for sure.
@@DrEyeGuy thank you for replying. tomorrow l will go to the emergency of an eye hospital. But at the first hospital yesterday l was told that there's not any detachment of the retina. I don't have flashlight. Are you suggesting hat what l described might be flashlight and l might have detachment from the retina even if at the emergency yesterday l was checked and l was told there is not detachment? I'm so worried now. Thanks.
@@verymozart Did you go to the eye hospital? I didn't mean to worry you. I was just trying to think of different causes for you the half circle you are seeing. What did the hospital say?
@@DrEyeGuy Hi again. Just to let you know. I attended my eye hospital appointment. I was told it's all right. The retina is totally fine. It was a very accurate examination. More than one hour. First with the nurse, l was examined the eyes, the sight. Then after putting two types of eye drops l was fully examined by the eye doctor. It was very uncomfortable with the drops while l was travelling back home. What l don't fully understand is: why, in case the floaters are adjusted by the brain and it takes time, l already see them much less? Anyway thank you very much for your attention, l really appreciated it. 👍 I subscribed to you yr channel as it's interesting, and l like the way you explain things. Have a nice evening. 👍
Hlo doctor I loved the way you explained the remedies But I want to tell you my problem that I have my floater from December after Christmas when I have change my prescribed eye glass number I have started to see them and cannot ignore them and now they are just increased by 2 or 3 Also I have started to see in my other eye this this problem serious or just it is common Byw I am going to opthalmologist for checkup today My age is 17 Do I need to worry????? But I would be glad if you reply Thanks doctor 🙂🙂🙂
@@DrEyeGuy no problem sir opthalmologist checked my eye pressure eye spectacles number and then dilated my eye after some time hey check inside my eye with magnifying glass She said everything is normal and advice me to take vitreouve sachet for ten days and a nepafenac eye drops for 1 month If everything is normal then doctor how to forget or ignore these floaters plz reply!!
Hi Dr EyeGuy, I have an unusual issue with my vision in one eye and hope you can share your expert opinion. I thought I was seeing a giant floater at first but then realised it's more like a liquid cloud covering the lower half of my vision. Literally looks like a glass half full of water with a straight line between normal and obstructed vision. Really is as if I'm seeing the gel in my eye as I can see it swirling and moving etc. Heard about something called a 'vitreous hemorrhage' recently and that seems the closest to what I'm experiencing but I can only guess. Any idea what I'm dealing with? Appreciate your opinion or any recommendation you have that can help. Thanks
It could be a vitreous hemorrhage, but are seeing any slight color with it...brown or red? I would for sure get it checked out by your eye doc. I do wonder if there is something going on with your vitreous, maybe some traction/pulling on the retina.
Against a white background it does have a slight cream color if I focus on it, but any other time it's just grey with lines through it as if I'm looking through stained glass. Liquid stained glass even since the lines move around. It's been a couple of months now so yea I need to get it checked. I have an autoimmune disease called sarcoidosis that causes sever dry eyes and uveitis so I'm guessing that's the root cause.
Hi doctor Actually I am experiencing eye floater’s since last one year more ever i have eye flashes at my left eye it’s like fast moving bright light making circles around my left eye when ever I move my eyes and just to keep you posted I have see mb many doctors they checked my eye multiple time and they said luckily My retina is ok and it don’t have any tear but my eye flashes are still there and it’s even getting worse and when ever I tack a bath or do training I am experiencing more flashes so that’s why I am so worried and confused about it I would like to know you’re opinion about it .
It's good to hear you keep getting it checked. When ever they get worse, make sure you get it checked. It could be your vitreous has a tight traction or connection to your retina, which causes an excitement of those cells around it, causing the light.
@@Itsme-ni9jk yes I have the transparent blob also , but having eye floaters is normal everybody has them but some people just don’t notice them I noticed mines since I was a teenager so it’s been there for many years now. I’ll recommend you to see your eye doctor to get checked to be on the safe side since it could be dangerous sometimes like a vitreous detachment. I hope all turns out well for you God bless
Heyy! I need an urgent professional advice of yours. I have been seeing eye flowers more these last few days and also more yellow and blue lines in the dark. Something called phosphenes ig. What is your advice? I am 20 years old male.
My right eye is good but the left eye in which there was a micro issue, this problem keeps on returning again & again. I have myopia & astigmatism & my vision is - 7
Here is how I have eliminated almost all my eye floaters. Eye floaters have been a problem for me since I was 12 years old. Five months ago, I went on a low-gluten diet to deal with inflammation issues and discovered to my surprise that it had a dramatic effect on my eye floaters. (Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. It's in many foods.) Five weeks after changing my diet, I was laying on my bed looking up at the ceiling when one of my eye floaters uncoiled itself and fell apart as I watched. A few weeks later, the same thing happened to a second one as I was cleaning my deep freezer. It's been five months since I went low-gluten and most of my eye floaters have disappeared. I now have only two left and they have shrunk to a fraction of what they once were. And just in case you're wondering, I changed nothing else in my diet other than going low-gluten. I know some will say that my eye floaters just moved outside my field of vision, but that has not been the case. As I said, two of the more prominent ones fell apart right before my eyes. And I have to say, it was damn weird. They uncoiled themselves like a snake before breaking up into very small pieces. It took two to three minutes for that to happen. The other two big ones, one in each eye, started out as oval shaped blobs, that eventually thinned themselves out to look like the letter "C". Today, as I write this post, the two remaining ones are but 10% of their original thickness and size. I believe that they will be gone by the end of August. Give it a try, it might just work for you too. Plus, it's cheap because there is nothing to buy. An Interesting Side Effect of Having Gone Low Gluten. Though I have no allergies, for years I would keep a bottle of nasal spray near my bed to deal with chronic nighttime stuffiness. I was fine during the day, but as soon as I would lay down to sleep, I would get a stuffy nose. However, since I went low-gluten, my nighttime stuff nose has disappeared. I haven't used my nasal spray in months. I have heard that eliminating gluten also often helps those with chronic headaches and migraines. I hope the above information helps someone else. I can't guarantee it will work for everyone, but it has for me. Take care, - Richie P.S. - What gluten do I eat? Sorry, but I just have to have buns on my hamburgers. 🍔🤠
I find it strange that we can transplant something as complex as a heart but we can't transplant jelly from one person to another from a superficial organ...
They can replace the vitreous (jelly), but it runs the risk of retina detachment which can cause blindness. Basically it's the fragile sensitive nature of the retina at the back of the eye that can be damaged by doing this.
You mentioned Vitrectomy surgery for floaters. I had Vitrectomy surgery to correct a hole in the macula of my right eye, *causing* me to have floaters.
I have a “curtain” since my cataract surgery and then the laser thing after. When I look down then back up and then back down (like reading something I need to type) I have this curtain that comes down over my eyes that look like a cataract and slowly goes back up. Very annoying when doing a lot of work. Would this be considered a floater?
@@DrEyeGuy I have. I was not told what it was but was told it didn’t really matter because I’m blind in the other eye so the risk of treating it was not worth it.
Blind in one eye here too (retina detachment). I now have a floater in the other eye somewhat similar to you. It's likely a floater / breakdown of the vitreous and doctors state it's too risky to treat via vitreous replacement or laser. It's annoying as heck but the risks of full blindness are in no way worth it.
My optometrist did a full eye exam and asked about my blood pressure? It has been raised due to stress. He has sent me for eye dilation to see the blood vessels. I'm so scared that it will damage my vision. That I will lose my sight and be traumatized and get floater's?? Anyone advise?
I have compound myopic astigmatism on my left eye recently developed many floaters in left eye and my right eye there is a tiny dot no issue with that.But whenever i wake up and go out for brushing my teeth i see a lot of floaters they are so irritating. I will try sunglasses for sure.
@@DrEyeGuy hahaah 😅 actually yes i brush outside in the balcony soo due to sunlight and white walls i see them... anyway whenever i go outdoors i see them and at night i dont even notice the floaters it feels so good .
Hey doctor, i am having eye floaters for more than 6 months now i have got them checked 3 times my eyesight is clear and everything in my eyes is fine i am currently 22 i see one big floater in both my eyes but it is a bit on the right of my vision and i have alot of small separated kinda floaters in front of my vision which disturbs me alot . when i look at light i see differently then i used to see before floaters and in light i also see kinda flashes not continuously but i see them in both eyes idk what that is. And i sometimes (usually at night) i see double vision "kinda blurry but i see everything fine except double vision " when i see at laptop or mobile and in light aswell mostly from my right eye but sometimes left also and that is really annoying i hope i dont have any serious issue please lemme know
Oh no!!! Maybe my 6th tip would be to not talk about eye floaters, so you don't think about eye floaters. I guess that defeated the whole purpose of the video. 😄
Hello! Im a a 15 yr old and ive always had eye floaters (but rarely occurs during my day) i think but this week it’s been appearing a lot but its not distracting me its pretty “thin” im not sure if its because of my unhealthy diet or bad usage of devices pretty long, can u please help because im a very anxious teen
I have an increase number of eye floaters and its starting to really scare me ,they are not all tiny ,there are some that are bigger and really stand in the way of my vision sometimes...I dont see them at night but at day light if I think about them I see them a lot ...if I focus my eye in one direction and keep looking at that same spot they disapear...I checked my eyes and my vision is perfect, my eyes are clear and retina is stable, bur still I have this floaters at large number.... Sometimes I just start panic when I keept seeing them moving with my eyes non stop..
Nice video!!! I am using atropine 0,007% works excelent for me i wear sunglasses when i am outside..but it is safe for your eyes using atropine for many years ?Can damage your retinas or the cornea?
Thanks and great question! I haven't heard of any long term problems with very low dose atropine. I wouldn't expect any problems with the retina or cornea. Glad to hear it's working for you.
This is nonsense. Ive had floaters for 22 years. You NEVER get used to them. I notice them and they annoy me today just as they did 22 years ago. It is hell and these techniques do nothing
Yeah, I know mine is, at least at my home. At our office I found a lot of the computers were still on Light mode...no idea why. Maybe they haven't been updated...not sure.
In a way it could. If you have a valsalva maneuver, that increased pressure could rupture capillaries in the eyes, cause a vitreous hemorrhage, which could cause floaters.
@Penderyn Lewsyn Please believe me, atropine 0.01% eye drops work, I am on them right now as I type this, I have thousands of floaters mixed with dark cobweb floaters and they have brought me back to life, please try to get these. I know how you are feeling and it's awful, It is no way to live your life, there is help and its one prescription away.
Yes, I have this problem. Is it dangerous for my eyesight? Knowing that I suffer from dry eye disease, the ratio is 100/50, Doctor. Is there a definitive treatment for dry eyes? I am in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
@@DrEyeGuy I have dry eye disease, it is very bad. Test Schirmer is 2mm of 15. But eye locks more less ok. Just keratitis all over "H16.1". Suffering that more than 13 years. started around when I was 23. Try every eye drops except restasis like. And it not working , even feel worse. not relief at all. Suffer every day from pain and that pain very straining eyes and all muscles around all face and go deep in behind eye like in brain drill almost feels. And star have those flothers see more and more every day. And dnt know ho to stop it. I so tired from that staff dnt know what i can do more to get relief it just worse and worse . I from Ukraine.
No, only dry eyes, both of them. I am one of your followers, so I saw an explanation, but he did. I see these drawings. Worms in both eyes. I see these worms. When I see the sunniest God that you are home to them, explain what I want to understand. Is this dangerous for my eyesight or not? Thank you very much from Saudi Arabia
I've had the "typical" floaters since I was a kid! In recent years, more have appeared, and I also have large, opaque "blotches" which blur my central vision. If I quickly move my eyes in circular motions, they will often float on by. I'm sure that at some point in the future, a laser treatment will be safe and cost-effective! Thanks!
I hope so!
Thank you for another great video! I actually love going to the eye doctor because I know I'll have a few hours of relief from the floaters while my eyes are dilated
I think you might one of the first people to say they like the dilation. 🙂 But it makes total sense.
Finally someone who understands😂
Same here
Exactly😥😥
So true 😂😅
In a sense, I'm glad I'm not alone with these floaters. I suffer them since my twenties. I'm almost 65. Some new ones appeared this year. This doctor is so right. All those years I have learned these tricks on my own, except the drops.
Your example makes me feel better. I’m only 20, and sometimes it feels catastrophic to have at this age, as none of my peers have it. But I will have to live with that
I'm 28 I just noticed them last year they suck
Im 21 and just got them around 3 weeks ago after a severe headache caused by a TMJ dysfunction. I’m seeing another eye doctor tomorrow for them but I heard pineapple can help so I am going to try eating that daily. I totally get you though. None of my friends have them and it’s painful to not see like everyone else
I think eye doctors should stop telling patients that their floaters will go away or become not noticeable over time because thats not true for most floaters sufferer. I believe there must be a commercial reason for pharmaceutical companies not interested in developing a drug or technology to treat floater effectively and safely.
Eat healthier, avoid sugar drinks, vitamins, and exercise. It does work. Not life changing but has cut them in half for me. Your mileage may vary.
Also just remembered: fish oil supplements and warm compresses (I use dryeyemask) really helped a lot w/ dry eyes. My eye pressures also dropped enough that I no longer need glaucoma medication. That might be half of why the floaters are better, as my lens is 5x clearer.
Good luck!
@@SensSwordBro can we play Cricket and Football , if we have eye floaters??
@@krrishkurani1967 hasn't caused me any troubles yet with anything. It's annoying at times, but never slowed me down playing ice hockey or any other sport. We'll never be Olympic level athletes, but who cares?
@@SensSword Exercise?.
Might not
My eye Doctor said they are vitreous detachment which can occur at any age but commonly on older people.
I had a vitrectomy for a retinal detachment. Got rid of all the floaters in that eye.
Hey if you guys struggle with them I suggest doing gentle eye massaging In outward motion and blinking afterwards 10-20 times. I’ve seen most of them breakdown and disappear just after a few times of doing it
Best floater advice technique I was told was to tilt head back towards ceiling and look down with eyes only towards the floor for a few seconds and repeat. it at least moves floaters for me and others who've tried it and they go somewhere else I. The visual spectrum give it a try.
Oh my gosh, I cant wait to try this! I sew for my job, on a bright white sewing machine, and need lots of light to work. Sometimes a floater will hang out right in the area where I'm trying to see the needle and make that spot blurry. Its really frustrating to work this way, and I'm so excited to have a method to move them, I had no idea that was possible! Thanks so much for sharing this tip! 😊🙏🌺
How many times per day and for what period of time ?
3 parts saline, 1 drop of apple cider vinegar in an eye dropper. 1 drop per eye. It worked for me.
Dark mode on the computer helps. Sleeping all day and staying up all night is good too (but probably impossible for most people). I never thought to pain my walls black but that sounds like a good idea except I rent and I can't do that. Dark mode on the the computer while helpful isn't supported by all apps and PDF files in particular are kind of stuck in whatever color the original document was (probably white background).
I'm trying eye patching this weekend. I tried it in the past and decided it wasn't a solution but I was only patching the "bad" eye and ironically I am getting more relief patching the "good" eye. But I don't know how practical it is to wear an eye patch all day.
Thank you so much for this video! I have been suffering eye floater problem from 6-7 years. And now I know about the problem. I went to eyes doctors for this problem. But they said that my eyes are fine. Maybe I couldn't explain my problem to them. And from 2-3 weeks I am ignoring this black shadows. And now I understand that I have eye floaters. Now I'll try to more ignore them. Thanks again Sir for your video!
I have a question Sir
Should I go to eye doctor again?
If you have new black shadows, floaters or symptoms, then yes, absolutely go back to get it checked. If it's been longer than a year since you have had your eyes checked. Then I would go in and get them checked as well. Thanks for the comment.
@@DrEyeGuy Thank you Sir for your suggestion.
So quitting coffee has made a huge improvement for me. A morning cup of coffee makes my floaters 10 times worse. Without coffee my floaters disappear for the most part.
Funny, I drink more coffee to boost my mood to help me deal with the floaters.
At 0:12 in... I've discovered something that seems to work, (at least, up to now). My eye Doc "gave" me a 'script called Puramint eyedrops and charged me $50.00 for an 8 ml bottle of this stuff which is taken as prescribed. I take it 4x a day until empty. And then, there are two 2 other eyedrops AFTER this one runs out, (which I haven't picked-up yet) which should clear this up. You're probably wondering what my condition is / was. I had Cataract surgery about 2-3 years ago and the "left" came out fine...The right, not so much and my condition is labeled as an "enlarged Eyeball". All things being said, my right eye had "tons" of floaters and the blurriness and color was WAY off. So far as I can tell, it's getting MUCH better, (but marginally). I think it's something that each individual has to experience for a correct diagnosis. Let me just say that it beats the "end-all" of having your optometrist recommending that you go in for, (again, marginally), eye surgery whereas they stick a syringe into your eyeball and suck out the stuff in your eyeball due to TOO much pressure. YIKES right? 'Hope this stuff works !!
I have been eating fresh pineapple and that has actually reduced my floaters to the point I might see one once a day. Yes not focusing on them helps but the pineapple has been the go for me as I used to see plenty and now next to nothing.
How many slices of pineapple per day?
@@EulaSurtr 1-2 slices, I generally have a handful per day :)
@@EulaSurtrthere are a few videos out there and study done on pineapple. Some ate two fresh ring for two weeks and some for 3 months. I bought frozen a week ago and eat about 3/4 cup a day. Usually I throw it in my ninja with water to have a pineapple slushy. Just need to make sure you are not taking any medicine that pineapple will interfere with like blood thinners.
How to have pineapple?? Empty stomach? At what time?? Also till when you have started noticing the changes reduction in floaters??
@@shifa.khan15 I just started so no changes. In the study they did it with lunch. I make it a smoothie for a snack in the afternoon.
Great video. I'm a 20 y/o with anxiety and the floaters that appeared in my vision earlier this year have caused me lots of distress. Like you mentioned, the tpyical advice is 0 to 100, where first its ignore it and then if not that then a dangerous surgery, so I really appreciate the realistic advice provided here. My floaters aren't too awful, my optometrist says they likely will only slowly get worse over the course of decades, but it's still something I worry about frequently. Do you anticipate that medical developments will be made in our lifetime to safely eliminate floaters? Thanks again!
You can try low dose atropine. It doesn’t get rid of the floaters but it dilates your eye so the shadow is less noticeable.
I saw floaters on nov. 28 2023 for the 1st time I'm currently 27 y.o
I did a lot of research on eye floaters
So I'm currently eating one half boiled egg, boiled carrot and beans vitamins I got form the doc I also put castor oil on my eye lids and my floaters are becoming lighter
I feel happy that I can go out ,it was so bad last month my head hurt everytime I went out
bought some " blue light eye supplement" Going to be seeing if it works. Started them yesterday.
I'm not familiar with this, what brand are they?
@@DrEyeGuy @@DrEyeGuy I found it in the health food store. That's the name. You could Google it. Apparently it's just eye vites that are good to have. If you focus on blue light from a device screen. Anyway, I'm hoping it helps me. Time will tell.
@@Anjanya1948 how did it turn out?
I’ve had these floaters for 3 days and I’m already going absolutely crazy. The optometrist confirmed no retinal tear or detachment. Driving me insane
Same here - floaters just showed up( left eye) 7 days ago. Was told by ophthalmologist they may show up in right eye too🙄😬
@@oceanbreeze6589 went to see my optometrist and eye specialist. Its gotten worse since I went no detached retina or any retina tear. They are so bad now my left eye is totally blurry. Absolutely driving me crazy
I put castor oil on my eyelids I eat 1 half boiled egg boiled carrot and beans vitamins given by doc ,my eye floaters is becoming lighter
I'm 27 y.o and saw floater for the 1st time on 28 nov 2023
@@oceanbreeze6589how old are you ?
@@HectorBaculard why?
I believe applying these hacks will only cause you to not notice if more floaters appeared. Itnis important to notice when there are few or when there are more, so we can draw conclusions of what causes them (fatigue, some types of foods, etc.).
Im 52 and have had some daily headaches and dental issues the past months. Now I have black dot floaters in both eyes and sometimes strand like circles. Any natural remedy? Ive been taking Luetein again. I dont wear glassed and have had great eyesight my whole life..this is scaring me. I recently got the dental taken care of.
Dr, u r doing a good job by providing us with such videos. I was crying very badly when this video popped up. Actually I was working on my laptop & if I remove my glasses, all I can see is floaters & (galaxy vision) (I don't know how else to describe it bcz when I go to doctors they act like it's a made up thing, I'll try to explain it's like moving small little shiny wavy objects & when I focus for a moment they increase tremendously & my vision gets blocked. I try my best to not focus on them)
My floaters increased tremendously in past 1 year. Actually I had a small micro wound bcz my of my friends makeup brush, it happened in Feb 2020 & it's going to b almost 2 years & I ve been to many doctors. Next one is going to be my 20th appointment in 1 & a half yrs.
For the 1st 6 to 7 months, doctors couldn't diagnose the problem & they kept on giving me antiviral medicine but then I had a tear test & I was diagnosed with dry eye disease along with blepharitis. The doctor said that I have to b consistent
Right now I'm using cyclosporine +systane for dry eye
And (blephamide) (eye ointment) for blepharitis
I saw ur video & ordered an electric eye mask bcz I checked my meibomian glands & there was a little swollen up thing, they didn't look healthy but not much progress yet.
Dr told me to b consistent & that blepharitis will be treated completely after 3 months. I'm almost at the end of 3rd month & my eye was doing good but suddenly today I woke up & my eye was again swollen, inflamed & as red as u can imagine.
Can u tell me what is this galaxy vision bcz I told my doctor & he said that ur retina is healthy without having a fundoscopy (just on the base of his experience) & what else can I do to help with my eye health. I've been crying the whole day. Plz help.
Wow, sorry to hear this. This is one of the big reason why I do these videos, because I know there are a lot of people out there like you that have a constant battle with their eyes. The galaxy vision is super interesting to me. Did you say you that your retina was ok? Did you have floaters? Have you looked into "visual snow" symptoms? I'm wondering if you have something like that?
A galaxy is exactly how I’ve been explaining how it first felt. How are you doing now? I’m three weeks in and while mine are less I still notice them daily. My optometrist said I’ll get used to them.
I remember the first time that I had these floaters. I thought I had something in my eye. Kept trying to dig them out. My eye got so red.lived with them for 20 years. Still bothers me. Dr said nothing can be done.
One of the best videos on floaters. TY for taking a more holistic approach.
Thank you for such a nice comment. I really do appreciate comments like this.
I notice mine more when i lay down, as if they settle in one place and accumulate.
Thanks Doctor for the explaining, and what u can used to help eye floaters.
Can you help me, please? I have been waking up every day with trembling vision, and it is notorious when I look at white surfaces. After a few minutes the vision is better and it's not shaking. I went to the ophthalmologist and he prescribed me a magnesium food supplement to take for 1 month, however, I did not notice any differences. Can I have a serious illness? Could it be cancer?
Isn't there a chance as well that big floaters will go down slowly in your eye?
Am 31 and suffering from floaters as a symptom of retina degeneration..During my teenage time i was slapped by my parent several times on my face including the eyes..idk if thats the reason y i developed floaters at this age..Now Floaters are really irritating..Am taking 100grms of pineapple everyday now ..hoping i will get rid of floaters one day
Still have to find a pair of proper sunglasses with the proper sunglass lenses. So far, none have measure up.
Splash water on your eye(s) 3-4 times at one go and tilt your head back after each splash. Do this everyday and your eye floaters will minimize. Just try it!
I can't tell if you are serious or not. If you are serious, that's amazing.
This is so not true.
BS
No it's dangerous. Having fluid behind eye causes retina to build up which may result in permanent blindness or lines in your vision
I hold my eyes into the cold water running down the faucet one eye after another to increase circulation in that area
My floaters are annoying... They are horrible on a cloudy day.... They are light in color. I've got more now that I'm approaching 40... I'm also nearsighted... When I look down and up they tend to increase.
I've been reading up on the Floaters Intervention Study (FlIES).... it looks pretty promising and reducing floaters. I'll make a video about it soon if it looks that good.
Hi, it is possible to get atropine eye drops and there are some studies supporting it’s effectiveness. The eye doctor in the US has zoom consultations and will ship it out. In the U.K. it’s trickier but some ophthalmologists will prescribe it.
Did you find anyone in the UK?
Doing eye exercises helped my floaters. I look redicious doing them, but hey if it works why not.
Thank you so much for this video! I have floaters due to retinal tears in my eye. They bother me the most working on the computer. I had laser surgery done so praying my retina doesn't detach because I had two detachments in my other eye causing me poor vision
Thanks for the comment! Sorry to hear about your detachments. Lets keep that good eye looking good.
@@DrEyeGuy thank you so much for replying back. Is there anything that I can do to help the floaters go away? My laser surgery was 2/15/22. Do you think they will go away or move out of my vision in time? It's so depressing. My other eye had two retina detachments so my vision is poor and distorted in that eye. I had oil placed in it to keep the retina stable and now there is residual oil in that eye. I see oil droplets
I had high myopia in both the eyes left eye -9.5 & right -10.5 since when I was 7 years old somehow I wanted to get rid of huge number, then I went for intracular lense exchange in 2010 but doctor suggested me so many times regarding retinal detachment still I went for surgery after using continuous eye drops the floaters arrived it's mild objects moving around not so disturbing till date 2022, I am 38 years old, my biggest mistake/ regret was I could have managed with glasses or outer contact lense, hope Dr you bring some resolution in the coming days,I just saw your video, wish you all the best !!!
Thank you! I wish you the best too! Hopefully one day I can make a video about a cure for floaters or along those lines. That would be amazing.
Bro I am wearing power glasses and the floaters are growing bigger and longer in size by day by day
Thank you so much for this video.
(💓 from Philippines 🇵🇭)
You're very welcome!
I was diagnosed with FUCHS dystrophy 4 years ago. Any help is good help. Thank you for the video.
I have eye floaters sometimes get away sometimes come-back
Thought I was going to find a holistic way to get rid of it!
What about using Caster Oil?
im getting sever panic atatcks over them and many bad thoughts have crossed my mind. The floaters are too overwhelming for me
How are you now
I just discovered I have this. I’m so depressed from this discovery my dr said there’s no cure I’m in my 30’s and get this condition at this young stage of my life really really depressed me
Me too and I'm in my 20s
In 3-5 years, there will be a safe non invasive cure thanks to Pulsemedica 🤞
I would prefer to know how to prevent them from getting worse or something to decrease them.Mine just appeared few days ago, it is like a moving transparent ball of jelly stuff dusted with some black power (like few thin coffee grounds) collecting on the lower edge and spot inside, Can sun exposure, too much pc (not moving the eyes balls and been bombarded by those rays for too long, not drinking enough water, poor circulation or poor diet increase the chances of developing them? Can eye exercise and massage, help inner circulation of the eye? I hope you can suggest more efficient methods to deal with them while curing them with appropriate approaches.
I am working on videos related to this. It's tricky and under served in this area of floaters unfortunately.
Hi, doctor, I'm from Indonesia.I have eye floaters since long time ago. I forget when I first saw that. Since I remember at the beginning it only 1 small black dot. I also didn't know since when my eye floaters increase. But the amount didn't increase suddenly. It's stable for years. Sometimes I can forget about my eye floaters. But when I remember, it make me uncomfortable and worry about my eyes. I just wondering if the amount of my floaters increase or not, sometimes I focussed to see them. But it makes me got headache.My question is, is eye floaters will increase more or just stable? I'm 47 years old now. Hoping so much you reply my question. Thanks!
It really depends on the person. The floaters could stay stable. But you can also develop more down the road.
@@DrEyeGuy Thank you!
Neal what kind of mic are you using? Sounds perfect. Great info
Thanks, it's just a takstar boom mic hooked up to a zoom h1n recorder.
great, thanks!! a year ago I changed to dark mode all my screens and cell phone. I have floaters on both eyes and use dark green prescription lenses, I love outdoors on sunny days. I wanted to add a light tint to my next pair of prescription lense, what color or colors would be best?
I would stick with the grey tints... that will likely be your best chance at reducing contrast for floaters
@@DrEyeGuy thanks again!
How is it going?
Sir I have one doubt last one month I face eye floaters,,,,,When I close my eyes 1minute more,then open I have some blinkers,,any problem?please reply Me...sir please 🙏🥰🙏🥰🙏🥰
Have you had anyone opt for the vitrectomy and then regret it later?
Tan mal puede salir una vitrectomia?
I'm so tired of videos telling what CAUSES floaters...wh care?!?!?! I have them. I need solutions. There are ok but I also want to live my normal life, not paint all my walls black....trust me, my thoughts are dark enough recently. This is life changing.
Thank you. 👩🏾🎨👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
You're welcome again. 😄 Thanks for being so kind and watching and commenting on my videos.
That's some great tips. Thanks for always giving great info!
I know these floaters, but what I have today is like a point in the middle of my vision on my right eye that looks like those when you see light for a long time but i wasn’t looking at any point of light
. And when i focus on something to see it distorts a little bit what im seeing compared to my left eye… can someone help me know what this is? I t could be giant cell arteritis because yesterday i felt like a burning sensation on my right temple veins when touching it with my fingers but it went away after a few minutes… HELP!
What is the side effects of atropine?
More common
Bigger, dilated, or enlarged pupils.
blindness.
blurred vision.
chest pain, discomfort, or tightness.
cough.
decreased vision.
decrease in urine volume.
decrease in frequency of urination.
Can you also put sources and dosages with those side effects?
I got some floaters for the first time (I'm 62) a few days ago. It started as a if black ink was dissipating over oil. It started to reduce within about 30 seconds leaving just a few floaters. Happend after a yoga lesson so I wonder if there is a connection there.
Did you go get them checked by your eye doctor?
@@DrEyeGuyright - that one sounds like a tear
I woke up with a blue tint in one eye and thought it might be a floater, Im headed to eye doc this week but im traveling and wont be back for a couple weeks. Its looks like a round tint with a some blurry to it, anyfeed back would be well appreciated . It fades out but its always there, woke up like this. pretty annoying tho
I have floaters on my left eye, since 3 days. Yesterday at the emergency l was told that there's not detachment from the retina. I was told also, if l'm worried , to go to an eye hospital to have a check by an eye doctor,; which l will do tomorrow. I'm in London. My question is , l don't have any flash light, but if l move very quickly my head from right to left and form left to right, especially with closed eyes, l notice like curve at the side of almost light, but l don't see that if l don't move it quickly. Is that bad?
Seeing lights or phosphenes are common with new floaters or a shift in the vitreous gel in the eye. That gel can tug or push on the eye, especially when moving quickly that can cause these lights or half lights. It's good that you are getting it checked, any new floaters and lights, even lights with quick movements, I would get them checked by the eye doc for sure.
@@DrEyeGuy thank you for replying. tomorrow l will go to the emergency of an eye hospital. But at the first hospital yesterday l was told that there's not any detachment of the retina. I don't have flashlight. Are you suggesting hat what l described might be flashlight and l might have detachment from the retina even if at the emergency yesterday l was checked and l was told there is not detachment?
I'm so worried now.
Thanks.
@@verymozart Did you go to the eye hospital? I didn't mean to worry you. I was just trying to think of different causes for you the half circle you are seeing. What did the hospital say?
@@DrEyeGuy Hi again. Just to let you know. I attended my eye hospital appointment. I was told it's all right. The retina is totally fine. It was a very accurate examination. More than one hour. First with the nurse, l was examined the eyes, the sight. Then after putting two types of eye drops l was fully examined by the eye doctor. It was very uncomfortable with the drops while l was travelling back home. What l don't fully understand is: why, in case the floaters are adjusted by the brain and it takes time, l already see them much less? Anyway thank you very much for your attention, l really appreciated it. 👍 I subscribed to you yr channel as it's interesting, and l like the way you explain things.
Have a nice evening. 👍
@@verymozart hey how is floaters now?
Hlo doctor I loved the way you explained the remedies
But I want to tell you my problem that I have my floater from December after Christmas when I have change my prescribed eye glass number I have started to see them and cannot ignore them and now they are just increased by 2 or 3
Also I have started to see in my other eye this this problem serious or just it is common
Byw I am going to opthalmologist for checkup today
My age is 17
Do I need to worry?????
But I would be glad if you reply
Thanks doctor 🙂🙂🙂
How did the ophthalmologist visit go? Sorry for the late reply.
@@DrEyeGuy no problem sir opthalmologist checked my eye pressure eye spectacles number and then dilated my eye after some time hey check inside my eye with magnifying glass
She said everything is normal and advice me to take vitreouve sachet for ten days and a nepafenac eye drops for 1 month
If everything is normal then doctor how to forget or ignore these floaters plz reply!!
@@akhandpero7358 my problem is same as u and my age is 17
@@akhandpero7358 bro I too suffer from that shit
Hi Dr EyeGuy,
I have an unusual issue with my vision in one eye and hope you can share your expert opinion. I thought I was seeing a giant floater at first but then realised it's more like a liquid cloud covering the lower half of my vision. Literally looks like a glass half full of water with a straight line between normal and obstructed vision. Really is as if I'm seeing the gel in my eye as I can see it swirling and moving etc. Heard about something called a 'vitreous hemorrhage' recently and that seems the closest to what I'm experiencing but I can only guess.
Any idea what I'm dealing with? Appreciate your opinion or any recommendation you have that can help.
Thanks
It could be a vitreous hemorrhage, but are seeing any slight color with it...brown or red? I would for sure get it checked out by your eye doc. I do wonder if there is something going on with your vitreous, maybe some traction/pulling on the retina.
Against a white background it does have a slight cream color if I focus on it, but any other time it's just grey with lines through it as if I'm looking through stained glass. Liquid stained glass even since the lines move around. It's been a couple of months now so yea I need to get it checked. I have an autoimmune disease called sarcoidosis that causes sever dry eyes and uveitis so I'm guessing that's the root cause.
Vitreous detachment
Go see an ophthalmologist.
sunglasses worked for me
I have a transparent White sun glass UV protection my left eye is floater single floater i hope it will be gone in 1 week 1 month
I have a black floater in my left eye single one
Hi doctor
Actually I am experiencing eye floater’s since last one year more ever i have eye flashes at my left eye it’s like fast moving bright light making circles around my left eye when ever I move my eyes and just to keep you posted I have see mb many doctors they checked my eye multiple time and they said luckily My retina is ok and it don’t have any tear but my eye flashes are still there and it’s even getting worse and when ever I tack a bath or do training I am experiencing more flashes so that’s why I am so worried and confused about it I would like to know you’re opinion about it .
It's good to hear you keep getting it checked. When ever they get worse, make sure you get it checked. It could be your vitreous has a tight traction or connection to your retina, which causes an excitement of those cells around it, causing the light.
Hey, did it get any better I'm experiencing the same thing
thank you Doc
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!
Hi, what about "snow syndrome" I heard that is also a thing!?
mine is PVD...my Weiss floater is large...it swings like a monkey and spreads it's web like a spider when i turn my eye to the side...
Hey I was wondering Why are the peripheral eye floaters darker than most of the center floaters ? Im just curious and would really like to know
That could depend on the person, and the type of floater. Some people see their more central floaters being the darker ones.
Maybe cause it's in the posterior area(closer to the retina)....I suffer after cataract surgery.
Blob floater..I'm scared
It's been 11 days
@@Itsme-ni9jk yes I have the transparent blob also , but having eye floaters is normal everybody has them but some people just don’t notice them I noticed mines since I was a teenager so it’s been there for many years now. I’ll recommend you to see your eye doctor to get checked to be on the safe side since it could be dangerous sometimes like a vitreous detachment. I hope all turns out well for you God bless
@@jamielebron7729
Prays for those suffering vision problems..🙏
@@jamielebron7729
mine issues came up after cataract surgery
Ahhhhh, God bless
Transition contacts?!
Yaaaaaaay
Yeah, kind of cool huh?
Heyy! I need an urgent professional advice of yours. I have been seeing eye flowers more these last few days and also more yellow and blue lines in the dark. Something called phosphenes ig. What is your advice? I am 20 years old male.
Anyone's floaters are fast moving, like it's synchronized with your eye or head movement
yeah they move around
Thanks for your video doc
You are very welcome!
@@DrEyeGuy Does pineapple make floaters disappear Doc?
My right eye is good but the left eye in which there was a micro issue, this problem keeps on returning again & again. I have myopia & astigmatism & my vision is - 7
How long do your symptoms of galaxy vision last?
What eye drops will be use if you experience eye floaters?please advice
Does vr make me see more eye floaters?
It can... if you are looking at a really bright scene in VR, it will likely make you notice your floaters more. I have noticed mine more.
Can caffeine increase eye floaters?
Here is how I have eliminated almost all my eye floaters. Eye floaters have been a problem for me since I was 12 years old.
Five months ago, I went on a low-gluten diet to deal with inflammation issues and discovered to my surprise that it had a dramatic effect on my eye floaters. (Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. It's in many foods.) Five weeks after changing my diet, I was laying on my bed looking up at the ceiling when one of my eye floaters uncoiled itself and fell apart as I watched. A few weeks later, the same thing happened to a second one as I was cleaning my deep freezer. It's been five months since I went low-gluten and most of my eye floaters have disappeared. I now have only two left and they have shrunk to a fraction of what they once were. And just in case you're wondering, I changed nothing else in my diet other than going low-gluten.
I know some will say that my eye floaters just moved outside my field of vision, but that has not been the case. As I said, two of the more prominent ones fell apart right before my eyes. And I have to say, it was damn weird. They uncoiled themselves like a snake before breaking up into very small pieces. It took two to three minutes for that to happen. The other two big ones, one in each eye, started out as oval shaped blobs, that eventually thinned themselves out to look like the letter "C". Today, as I write this post, the two remaining ones are but 10% of their original thickness and size. I believe that they will be gone by the end of August.
Give it a try, it might just work for you too. Plus, it's cheap because there is nothing to buy.
An Interesting Side Effect of Having Gone Low Gluten.
Though I have no allergies, for years I would keep a bottle of nasal spray near my bed to deal with chronic nighttime stuffiness. I was fine during the day, but as soon as I would lay down to sleep, I would get a stuffy nose. However, since I went low-gluten, my nighttime stuff nose has disappeared. I haven't used my nasal spray in months. I have heard that eliminating gluten also often helps those with chronic headaches and migraines.
I hope the above information helps someone else. I can't guarantee it will work for everyone, but it has for me. Take care, - Richie
P.S. - What gluten do I eat? Sorry, but I just have to have buns on my hamburgers. 🍔🤠
Does vr cause to have more eye floaters
I haven't found anything or any research that shows it can cause more floaters.
I find it strange that we can transplant something as complex as a heart but we can't transplant jelly from one person to another from a superficial organ...
This is not solve problem. U need remove damage part of jelly first. That is the main problematic part of solution.
They can replace the vitreous (jelly), but it runs the risk of retina detachment which can cause blindness. Basically it's the fragile sensitive nature of the retina at the back of the eye that can be damaged by doing this.
You mentioned Vitrectomy surgery for floaters. I had Vitrectomy surgery to correct a hole in the macula of my right eye, *causing* me to have floaters.
I have a “curtain” since my cataract surgery and then the laser thing after. When I look down then back up and then back down (like reading something I need to type) I have this curtain that comes down over my eyes that look like a cataract and slowly goes back up. Very annoying when doing a lot of work. Would this be considered a floater?
Yes, it could be. Have you had an eye exam to get that checked to make sure?
@@DrEyeGuy I have. I was not told what it was but was told it didn’t really matter because I’m blind in the other eye so the risk of treating it was not worth it.
Blind in one eye here too (retina detachment). I now have a floater in the other eye somewhat similar to you. It's likely a floater / breakdown of the vitreous and doctors state it's too risky to treat via vitreous replacement or laser. It's annoying as heck but the risks of full blindness are in no way worth it.
Hi doctor does wearing dark black glasses causes black dots or floaters in eyes?
Does it cause them? No, at least I haven't seen any evidence of that.
Good info!
Thanks Renee!
Am i ok to go on vr with eye floaters?
Yes you are. But just make sure if you have new eye floaters, or haven't had your eye floaters examined, go in and see your eye doc for an exam first.
Thank you !
My optometrist did a full eye exam and asked about my blood pressure? It has been raised due to stress. He has sent me for eye dilation to see the blood vessels. I'm so scared that it will damage my vision. That I will lose my sight and be traumatized and get floater's?? Anyone advise?
Your every video is too informative thanks u are great💓
And thank you for watching them!
I have compound myopic astigmatism on my left eye recently developed many floaters in left eye and my right eye there is a tiny dot no issue with that.But whenever i wake up and go out for brushing my teeth i see a lot of floaters they are so irritating.
I will try sunglasses for sure.
I wonder why you see them more when you are brushing your teeth? Are you staring at a bright background when brushing your teeth?
@@DrEyeGuy hahaah 😅 actually yes i brush outside in the balcony soo due to sunlight and white walls i see them... anyway whenever i go outdoors i see them and at night i dont even notice the floaters it feels so good .
@@saran8287 wearing sun glasses may relief from floaters? As it true or not
@@maheshgangula3912 yes it does
@@saran8287 are you Indian
Another question 🙋♂️ 😂 sorry.. does vr cause new eye floaters ??
So far, the use of VR is not linked to eye floater. But who knows what they will find out in the future.
how to ingore the floater at the center of right eye vision
Some floaters that are large or really close to the center of vision can be very difficult to get use to or not notice.
@@DrEyeGuy when I focus some word or phone, It change size
@@DrEyeGuy what should I do
It is noticable and I see some upcoming floaters like this
Hey doctor, i am having eye floaters for more than 6 months now i have got them checked 3 times my eyesight is clear and everything in my eyes is fine i am currently 22 i see one big floater in both my eyes but it is a bit on the right of my vision and i have alot of small separated kinda floaters in front of my vision which disturbs me alot . when i look at light i see differently then i used to see before floaters and in light i also see kinda flashes not continuously but i see them in both eyes idk what that is. And i sometimes (usually at night) i see double vision "kinda blurry but i see everything fine except double vision " when i see at laptop or mobile and in light aswell mostly from my right eye but sometimes left also and that is really annoying i hope i dont have any serious issue please lemme know
Go for a retinal checkup asap.
This eye floaters go away within a week's or month is true 🤔🤔?
Your brain can adapt to them by then.
What about MSM?
Why did you do this to me :D Now I see floaters everywhere :D
Oh no!!! Maybe my 6th tip would be to not talk about eye floaters, so you don't think about eye floaters. I guess that defeated the whole purpose of the video. 😄
@@DrEyeGuy No no :D Don't do that they are already gone :)
Hello! Im a a 15 yr old and ive always had eye floaters (but rarely occurs during my day) i think but this week it’s been appearing a lot but its not distracting me its pretty “thin” im not sure if its because of my unhealthy diet or bad usage of devices pretty long, can u please help because im a very anxious teen
breathe in, breathe out. trust me, it's going to be okay. it's normal to have floaters and you'll be just fine
@@xmariax3186 thank u! I appreciate the advice a lot!
I have an increase number of eye floaters and its starting to really scare me ,they are not all tiny ,there are some that are bigger and really stand in the way of my vision sometimes...I dont see them at night but at day light if I think about them I see them a lot ...if I focus my eye in one direction and keep looking at that same spot they disapear...I checked my eyes and my vision is perfect, my eyes are clear and retina is stable, bur still I have this floaters at large number....
Sometimes I just start panic when I keept seeing them moving with my eyes non stop..
Sorry to hear this. Good to hear that you have had your eyes and retinal health checked, that is the most important thing.
Praying for you
Nice video!!! I am using atropine 0,007% works excelent for me i wear sunglasses when i am outside..but it is safe for your eyes using atropine for many years ?Can damage your retinas or the cornea?
Thanks and great question! I haven't heard of any long term problems with very low dose atropine. I wouldn't expect any problems with the retina or cornea. Glad to hear it's working for you.
@@DrEyeGuy Can you wear contact lenses for astigmatism when using atropine?
Yes you can, you will want to wait about 15 minutes after you put the eye drop in to put your contacts in.
@@DrEyeGuy Thank you keep making great videos!!!
Thank you for watching them. 😀
This is nonsense. Ive had floaters for 22 years. You NEVER get used to them. I notice them and they annoy me today just as they did 22 years ago. It is hell and these techniques do nothing
Dark mode should be default
Yeah, I know mine is, at least at my home. At our office I found a lot of the computers were still on Light mode...no idea why. Maybe they haven't been updated...not sure.
I had cat surgery now I see a single hair in my eye can I get rid of it
Have you had it checked by your eye doc first to see what the "hair" actually is? It would depend on what is the causing the "hair" image.
Can constipation cause floaters ???
In a way it could. If you have a valsalva maneuver, that increased pressure could rupture capillaries in the eyes, cause a vitreous hemorrhage, which could cause floaters.
@@DrEyeGuy what should i do to rid this floaters ?
@@ROHIT-rr7qw that is the million dollar question. Only way to completely get rid of them is a vitrectomy surgery, at least right now.
Is my eye ever going to be okay, completely good? I want an honest opinion plz
If you stick with trying to figure it out, I always believe there is a way to make your eye better, or to find ways to help you function better.
@Penderyn Lewsyn Is that likely because you have less distractions from the floaters so you notice them more?
@Penderyn Lewsyn Please believe me, atropine 0.01% eye drops work, I am on them right now as I type this, I have thousands of floaters mixed with dark cobweb floaters and they have brought me back to life, please try to get these. I know how you are feeling and it's awful, It is no way to live your life, there is help and its one prescription away.
is eye floter a problem for pilot medical??
It would depend on the floater. If it interferes with vision significantly, then it's possible it could.
Yes, I have this problem. Is it dangerous for my eyesight? Knowing that I suffer from dry eye disease, the ratio is 100/50, Doctor. Is there a definitive treatment for dry eyes? I am in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Do you have a problem with floaters or dry eyes? Or both?
@@DrEyeGuy I have dry eye disease, it is very bad. Test Schirmer is 2mm of 15. But eye locks more less ok. Just keratitis all over "H16.1". Suffering that more than 13 years. started around when I was 23. Try every eye drops except restasis like. And it not working , even feel worse. not relief at all. Suffer every day from pain and that pain very straining eyes and all muscles around all face and go deep in behind eye like in brain drill almost feels. And star have those flothers see more and more every day. And dnt know ho to stop it. I so tired from that staff dnt know what i can do more to get relief it just worse and worse . I from Ukraine.
No, only dry eyes, both of them. I am one of your followers, so I saw an explanation, but he did. I see these drawings. Worms in both eyes. I see these worms. When I see the sunniest God that you are home to them, explain what I want to understand. Is this dangerous for my eyesight or not? Thank you very much from Saudi Arabia
Atropine just freezes them.
So basically your mind controls the floaters lol
Like everything else in your life