THE TALK -YOUNG PEOPLE WITH VITREOUS EYE FLOATERS: Moving spots, threads in your vision?
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"The Talk" is a real conversation about the treatment and management challenges for the younger floater sufferer, generally those younger than 30-35 or so. The vitreous eye floaters in younger patients are often microscopic, difficult to find on examination, and usually too close to the retina to safely and successfully treat with the YAG laser. A good surgeon knows not only how to treat the difficult conditions, but also knows when to 'walk away'.
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The Floater Doctor, James H. Johnson M.D. is Medical Director of the only medical practice in the world specializing in, and exclusively treating bothersome spots, shadows, and clouds that affect your vision. Although common, especially changes such as posterior vitreous detachment (PVDs) as we age, these vitreous eye floaters are rarely offered treatment by your local and well qualified eye care providers, even at top specialty institutions. Dr. Johnson uses a specialized FDA-approved YAG laser to vaporize and destroy the proteins in the vitreous that are responsible for your spots, shadows, and moving blurred areas in your vision. He has been doing so since 2007 making him one of, if not the most experienced in this very specialty niche area in ophthalmology, a pioneer in this field.
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Sorry about the sound quality. It is a shame because the content is important. I'll have to re-do. I want you all to know that I have a new program in my practice created especially with young floater-sufferers in mind: Low-dose Atropine (0.01% and 0.005%). It works by mildly dilated the pupil which changes how you see the floaters cast onto your retina by these little collagen atrocities. It avoids the big 'blown-out' pupils and the resultant light sensitivity/blurred vision, and well as the paralyzation of focusing that the full strength dilating drops cause. I am offering Tele-Med Zoom Consultations for anyone in the US (or access to a US mailing address) and I am keeping it very affordable. More information at thefloaterdoctor/atropine
1:12 Could you give your theory on why younger people are getting floaters?
Why won't the medical industry address this issue? It is such a difficult disability to live with and no one seems interested in figuring out solutions. Not many other health issues are treated like this.
1. Floaters are not considered to be an eye health problem, 2. The examining eye doctors don't often see the floaters as well as the floaters sufferer, 3. There is no teaching, training, certification course, or skills-transfer program in place to teach doctors how to use the YAG laser to treat eye floaters, 4. The procedure is a very unique skill set that takes hundreds of thousands and eventually millions of shots of the laser to be good at the procedure. 5. It is an incredible difficult process. with challenging optics. And maybe it all comes down to the old adage "follow the money". If there is more automated technology available, and it is eventually reimbursed at a reasonable rate, more doctors will begin offering it.
Dr. Johnson, thank you for dedicating your practice to help people with eye floaters. I don’t understand why doctors seem to think that there is no monetary incentive to curing eye floaters for young people too. There are many of us, and I would not mind paying whatever to have this safely fixed. This is not a cosmetic issue. This impacts the quality of life. If all people would have accepted to live with glasses there would be to LASIK. Why do young people need to accept to live with floaters? Young people can we unite to please get research moving on this?!
Thank you for your transparent and coherent message to the EF community!
Your honesty and commitment to safety is appreciated.
I appreciate your appreciation!
Thank you, this was helpful for my anxiety. 23 and suffering from just one pesky sizable floater in my right eye for a while now, it's good to know that I'm not alone and that the psychological distress is common. What you said about this being the first time my health has betrayed me really struck a chord.
How are you now?
Is the sizeable floater in your right eye opaque or transparent? Does it look like a fly?
This is the first helpful and honest video I’ve watched. I was 35 when I got my first floater and it’s been almost 2 years and iv development a lot more since and your right. It’s very depressing and totally feels the body is breaking down early.
Iv never had an answer for mine but I put it down to blood pressure medication, 3 months after starting it and they appeared.
Thanks for the videos, maybe time to accept and move on from obsessing to find a cure
Jane. Thanks for your kind words of appreciation. I am in this for the long haul and my reputation and integrity matters more than anything. I agree that in some ( many ) situations, the healthiest approach may be some sort of resigned acceptance and to be mindful of the fact that things could always be worse. Good luck.
Weird question but What about in in 10-20 years when the younger patients become the ‘older’ patients and their floaters have gotten quite worse. Would they then be better candidates? Or is the type of floaters different completely if they start young. Thank you
@@calebrosen893 Younger people's floaters do not necessarily get worse with time and do not progress to the age-related degeneration ( such as a PVD). It is possible you could have sigificantly worse floaters when you are older, but I think that is an independent process and not a progression of the small fibers and clumps close to the retina that the younger people usually experience. I hope that makes some sense
I have to agree, i appreciate the honesty in this video too. I realised i had floaters at 28 while reading one day and i'm forever moving my eyes trying to shift them out of sight which causes me stress and makes me reluctant to even want to read. My main hope is that at some point down the line there is a non surgical remedy that comes about. However, it is true that accepting them and not dwelling on them (outside of reading) i pretty much forget they are there!
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 Why are you the floater doctor if you say people with floaters shouldnt make a fov or laser treatment?? Its a shame!
What surgery should then i make?
You know that I would become highly depresssive and would have no apettit to live longer on this planet. At night i dont see the floaters or in some room lighting, so they are not the worst case heavy floaters like some peoole have.
But still my life is ruined because white walls, computers, street pavements etc. are a big no no because the the floaters put my life enjoying to 0% and i am aggressively and the peoole look at me on the street because i dont can move with the eyes or i blinkle with the eyes. Crazy horror, my life is ruined!!@
And: I say to You that I hate eye doctors who say you sholdnt make a fov and live with them. You have no clue what i suffer everyday and I say to you, stop posting videos because you have no moral authority to talk about that and change the name please.
You are crazy!!!!!!!! Such peiple like you are the worst scum on the earth. Be happy that I am not your patient, because I would cry at you and force you to arrange a fov. I wonder why other patientsfrom you accept it and live the everyday floater horror.
Haha you cant stop me to make a fov because they are eye doctors who arent crazy like you and make fovs to young adults like optegra clinic or randall wong.
And a last reminder: Even if the risk of blindness at 25 gauge fov were not 1: 5000, but 1: 50 I would still make a fov!!
Honestly I found this very helpful. I'm 32 and went to an eye hospital and they said my eyes were perfectly healthy, but I could see multiple floaters in my vision. They did diagnose me with dry eyes so I'm kind of hopeful that treating the dry eyes may cause the floaters to improve (no direct connection but we'll see). In any case it's good to know that essentially there's nothing I can do at the moment; living with it and hoping they get better, or I get better at "seeing past" them is the only option!
How are they now
I’ve been seeing these since about five years old I always thought I was kinda crazy
Hi Dr. I visited your office here in Irvine a few years ago at the time I only had a few and we’re not as bad but as time went by I’ve noticed more floaters in both eyes and I do worry a lot about the future and I noticed the more I try to workout not any heavy lifting just light to medium I realized I get more floaters not sure if it’s from pressure or stressing my eyes
Thank you your videos are really helpful making us feel good 👍
I would make selfmurder if a doctor denyes to make fov. Its crazy. My life is ruined and i cant go out on daylight because i become depression from the floaters. I dont understand why eye doctors deny mostly. Not all. I have hope of optegra clinic. When they refuse to make a fov i consider to protest publicly against eye doctors. Floaters are crazy horrible and ruine life of people. The blindness risk by fov 27 gauge technique is minimal. About 1: 5000. I would consider to make a fov even if the risk were 1: 50 .
Man, honest consider atropine 0.01 drops
Did you make selfmurder?
@@ronmagrehbi yes i am dead. I have my mobile phone in the coffin so i can write you this message.
@@bingzaniGercel Rest In Peace brother
@@ronmagrehbi thank you
I’m 27 have floaters. I have had them since I was 21 and had Botox treatment around forehead and crows feet and noticed more floaters don’t know if they’re connected. I have started taking maccushield supplement. Is this safe for my age? Thank you
maybe someone should invent a non invasive way how to move the floaters inside eye to a safe and convenient place where doctor can zap them with laser, maybe ultrasound or something like that.
Yes hopefully
Yes this is a very good idea
I developed floaters in both eyes aged 31. There were quite a few and I got pretty familiar with them all. They pretty much stayed the same. Some even seemed to vanish. But now 9yrs later I'm all of a sudden seeing alot of new different ones. My sight itself is fine I don't need glasses or anything, and no flashes at all, I'm just recognising quite a few new floaters over this summer. It's now getting to the point where I want rid of them. Seriously considering laser treatment of I can find someone good.
U have floater in both eyes
Thank you, this was quite informative. I developed floaters on both of my eyes at the same time at a young age. Is it common for both eyes to be affected or is that something to worry about ?
When I was a child I had 2 to 3 floaters in my sight and I thought that I am watching some microorganisms and other particles in air. Now when I grown up they have increased and I can't decide what they actually are. Earlier I was not having any eye problem but in gradually I am getting more and more myopia.
Hello doctor, can eye floaters really get better with time? Or move out of the field of vision? Have you had patients like that? Im 15 and I had one like 1-2 years ago and i guess it disappeared. I did nothing about that back then. Now for 2 weeks Im experiencing like the same size, same eye. Do they randomly change place in the eye? Thanks so much
Hi doc, I respect you very much for your transparency. Since you are one of the most competent and knowledgeable doctors on floaters out there, I' d love to know, if possible, about your hypothesis that you can't demonstrate yet, which you refer to at minute 1:23, on why proteins can clump together in healthy and young eyes. I am 26 and I suddenly noticed my floaters one day when I repeatedly look to far objects and then near objects and again several times. Given my experience about how I noticed floaters I thought they might be related to excessive use of the accomodation of the eye or the cilliary muscle. Do you think it might be a link between the two things or am I just randomly guessing?
I don't think there is a connection. Anatomically, physiologically it doesnt make sense.
I started noticing mine also after similar eye habits.
I have 20 years old I have a couple of threads in the vision center, I read on your website that these will never move from their site and are not candidates for treatment, does that mean that I will never be able to treat myself with laser ?
I don't say 'never'. It is quite possible over time, but I can't quote any likelihood statistics. It is not something you can count on really.
I have been going to a retina specialist for the past two months, I began perceiving floaters and became annoyed and I went in to the retina specialist as it was so bothersome. Come to find out I have lattice degeneration and about a dozen holes in my peripheral retina on both eyes. He recommended we laser around the holes to basically weld down the retina to prevent detachment. I have gone for three laser treatments so far and have about 3 to go , just had one done this past Monday actually . The day of and day after there is some aching sensation and then some days later it begins itching. I am only 30 years old and my floaters have had me debating getting a vitrectomy just for floaters. My floaters are a combination of vitreous syneresis and fibers from the many holes in my retina, luckily my macula is fine and I don’t have any vision changes aside from bothersome floaters.
I am 24 and have had eye floaters for a few years now. I had perfect 20/20 vision prior to getting them. While obviously the causes are unknown in younger people, I did have a life threatening infection from a rare bacteria that ended up dessimating and I got hospitalized for it at 19, and my floaters started about 18 months later, and I always wondered if there is a connection though of course I will never know.
I do wonder if this will become an even more apparent problem as time goes on. While I'm not myopic myself, from what I understand myopic people have an increased rate of getting floaters and it's unclear why, and it is expected for 50% of the worlds population to become myopic by the year 2050. If that's the case, we may see more and more young people getting floaters by proxy, and the demand for a cure will increase exponentially.
I would bet money that you were given a fluoroquinolone antibiotic ( ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin,etc.) for that infection which is how I and many others got floaters. It’s one of the few drugs classes that can pass into the vitreous and degrade collage subtypes through reactive oxygen species and MMP upregulation over many months so much so that the FDA and EU have a black box for severe tendinopathy throughout the body.
I am 18 and i have high myopia in both eyes i am facing lots of colourless floaters there were no spots and flashes only floaters is it harmful for my eye even i have visited doctor one month before ...
We need help. Help us
I am trying. I am trying. But I only have one tool in my toolbox in a good craftsman needs to know when to use that tool and when not to use the tool. Unfortunately, as I've explained the problem with younger people, the laser is just not a good tool for these floaters are located too close to the retina.
I understand. thank you very much for your hard work. You are making a big difference doctor
Maybe they could do studies with some type of fine stent that either could trap the floater or make the vitreous gel move around in the eye. Of course it shouldn't poke the retina. If the floater then either is trapped or moved away in a safe distance from the retina it could either not cause any more problems or be idle for laser removal.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 I NEED SURGERY WITH YAG LASER. MY FLOATERS STAY IN MY EYE CENTER AND ARE LITTLE . I HAVE ONLY 3. YOU CAN SEE THEM WELL. WOULD YOU ACCEPT ???
Hi! I’m 18F and I’m myopic (-4.00ish in each eye) for some background. how can you tell how close floaters are to the retina? is there a difference in appearance? I have a few transparent lines and dots, these dont bother me much as I’ve had these the longest. Its the dark blobs that really bother me, as one floats to the center of my vision whenever I move my eye laterally. I’m wondering what the difference between the dark and transparent ones is? I have two large floaters, one in each eye. would love to not have to deal with these anymore at some point.
I am suffering from the same.
I have the same thing! I think the dark spots are floaters as well but just more clumped up.
He has no explanation, no one does, there is literally no published research on this shit
@@shot.by.hunter sucks fr :((
DO you ever hypothesize about whether or not it is a refractive issue? Perhaps a persons focal point is on that layer of floaters that's right in front of the retina, due to an astigmatism, and perhaps the way to fix is through a more external intervention, like a prescription up date etc?
This is very possible imo. Don't expect any "doctor" to give you an answer
With the very few you can treat do you see an correlating data? Such as being very myopic from a young age giving their floaters chance to settle further into the vitreous?
In younger floater-sufferers? No, not really. I haven't found any consistent pattern to even presume a correlation let alone suggest causation.
If the floaters are so fine and close to the retina and after time the vitreous shrinks, would not the floaters that we experience become less visible after Vitreous Degeneration process begins? How can the floaters stay immediately at the retina forever?
The vitreous doesn't really 'shrink. If you are imagining those gel-based air fresheners that shrink as they dry out...yeah, that is NOT how the vitreous behaves. The vitreous does liquefy over time, but not in the timeline you are hoping for most likely. We are talking the 5th-7th decades for most people. That said, I have spoken to many who described floaters when they are young and went away over time, so it is possible, it is also true that nobody has really study this so my answers are deliberately vague on this topic.
The frustration people have is that no one can give an explanation of 1) the cause for the floaters to occur (which would indicate what to avoid to worsen condition, 2) especially for those that occur suddenly and rapidly without PVD (there must be some a cause!) 3) doctors usually can't see them or confirm they actually are present
yep, yep, and yep. I agree.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 Sir, can OCT imaging show partial vitreous detachment and floaters near retina. Could I send you my images for opinion?
OCT only images about 0.5mm in front of the retina, but it may show a very slight separation of the vitreous from the underlying macula creating an anatomical fluid space we have called the premacular bursa ... Like a microscopic fluid 'blister' where some debris could be trapped. It is impossible to see on typical examination, but OCT might show something. You can contact me via email mail(at)TheFloaterDoctor.co.
I am very curious to hear your thoughts and opinions on the root causes of floaters. I have been suffering with this for years and looking at it from many angles. I am a strong believer that lack of sleep and too much "blue light can make this condition significantly worse. I am a photographer and have spent many hours looking at computer screens all while not getting enough sleep. But im not sold on this being the root cause. There are also some ideas that stem from medications and/or fungus such as candida that are the root cause of some floaters. Especially when there is an abundance of the long stringy cobweb types. I can not be certain of the exact causes of floaters in general but i am quite certain at this point that there are different types as well as different causes of floaters.
There probably are influences and factors that can be responsible for the clumping and aggregation of the collagen proteins in the vitreous fluid. The most common explanation is simply 18 and generalized degeneration and disorganization of the vitreous. That is not a very good explanation for those younger people who experience in them. This attribution 2 candida and fungal infections I think is wrong. Granted, the appearance of the Shadows from these microscopic fibers has a similar appearance to fungus under microscope but I think it is a superficial similarity. Additionally, the use of your eyes should not put any stress on the vitreous fluid either. It is essentially a clear fluid that light should pass right through. Off the record, I think there may be some Insidious factors and forces such as information or oxidation that may spill over into the vitreous causing a change in the local chemistry. I know that many modern highly processed foods are very inflammatory, for instance even vegetable oils which are promoted as heart-healthy have high omega-6 fatty acids which are known to be inflammatory. Could this be a part of the problem? I don't know but it is an interesting thought.
The Floater Doctor (Vitreous Floater Solutions Inc.) hi doctor i know some people have had success with taking bromelain supplements over a long period (Atleast 6 months) and what’s interesting to know is bromelain is used to combat inflammation. Maybe our answer might lie in combating inflammation but alas there is very limited research being done into it. Do you believe this could be an alternative treatment?
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 I think myopia and astigmatism on top of what you describe give you more floaters or a greater chance of appearing. I'm 30 I have had floaters since I was very young maybe 5 or 6. Unfortunately, they seem to be getting worse over time. I use to be able to not notice them but now I sort of see 3-4 when driving or looking at the computer, large & stringy ones that appear black/brownish against the light. But I must have close to 50 small transparent ones. And it's crazy I literally don't mind the other ones it's sort of fun following them sometimes. But the 3-4 big ones are kind of getting annoying. I'll probably see you in 10-15 years and hopefully, you're still around lol. I also think lack of sleep and diet is the cause which I'm guilty of.
What are your thoughts on weightlifting. When doing heavy lifts sometimes I hold my breath I wonder if that exacerbated the issue.
Hello doctor. I am 30 and i got sudden onset of eye floaters (cobwebs and clumps) because one day my eyes were dry and i rubbed them hard. The floaters started to appear within a week. I have had my eyes dialted and they all said everything is fine. But do you think in this situation the floaters would be close to the retina like you said or is there a chance for me with laser treatment. thank you
Floaters, at your age, are usually too close to the retina. That is pretty predictable and consistent. This age group does do very well with low dose atropine. You might consider that option.
so why can u do it with older patients and not younger? are the floaters i hv now gonna move farther from my retina wen im older?
The floaters in older patients are larger, more widespread and more centrally located. Floaters in younger patients are often thin and microscopic fibers located very close to the retina where it is not safe to treat. With age and time these floaters may move away from the retina, where they may not even be noticed. That is a possibility, but you may have to wait until you are 60+ years old.
Thank you for the video.
I have a questioion about the origin of my floaters.
I started wearing too weak glasses without astigmatism correction just 9 days before I got my first every floater, and I can't think it is just a coincidence.
I was forcing myself to focus pretty hard to make out the blur.
Could this have caused the floaters?
Have a great day.
It is a coincidence. Light rays passing through the vitreous without affecting it. The eye doesn't care if the image reaching the retina is focused or blurred. It is a natural human tendency to try to attribute causation to new phenomenon. Correlation does not prove causation.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 Thank you, thank makes sense. I really beat myself up for damaging my own eyes, so I am very happy you cleared that up.
I can only assume the other reason I got them were from a small tear on cornea I got just 25 days before I saw the floater when I was whipped by a small thuja (tiny shrubby tree). But that might also be a coincidence...
Hii doctor ! I loved your content ...I just wanted to ask u ,I'm 20 years old n recently I'm noticing 2-3 hair like fibers coming in my eyesight ...my parents have a history of retinal detachment ...it is hereditary in our family ...I just got my retina checked it was all good ...no problem with it ...can I have a retina detachment to in future ? And if yes ,what measures can I take ,so I won't face that problem??
There's nothing really to do to 'prevent' it, but just have a low threshold to get in and have it checked out (that, is, right away) if you are having any symptoms or changes to your vision (e.g. new floaters, specks/dots, flashes of light, etc.)
Bro, I'm from Mumbai
Pls. Drop down your number.
I have also flowter
I have floaters in my both eyes for past 7 years got my eyes dilated for retinal checkup doctor told me your eyes are fine what can i do because they are so irritating
nothing, sorry
using computer or phone for many hour in day can cause eye floater ?
some times that i use computer for long times i see eye floaters more than other days and i think it.ll increase i dont know but i think its one of the reason of creating eye floater in young age
I have floaters since almost 2 months after a vitreous detachment, im 32. Really hzrd to get used to them honestly speaking. I wear almost all the time sun glasses. Ophthalmologist in France told me to wait 6 months and go back to them. Do you think they can dissappear within these 6 months? Thanks for all sir
No harm in waiting, but that is a universal recommendation. It will not likely do so, unfortunately.
Hello Doctor,
Thank you for this video.
What is your experience with a floaters after lasik surgery ? How they change with time. I'm 39 years old and i've been suffering from floaters since my lasik last november : big wavy lines in both eyes. I have never had them before.
Thank you for you feedback.
Faithfully,
I don't think that can be predicted. They may remain stable, may get worse. There's no way to predict.
Hi I’m 16 and I’ve had a big one since I can remember and it doesn’t bother me that much I actually kinda think it’s cool. But I’ve had these very little small moving light points that are fast moving like “mosquitoes” and I’ve had these for 7 months gives me a headache and hurts like hell. I just want to know if it’s related to this. So I know I’m not crazy
Nice to know someone around my age has it I just got it like two weeks ago and I’m scared i’m 15 so yeah
I hope I don’t have to live with it forever I really hope not
@@Idfkjw i have them and im 16 yh it sucks
@@Idfkjw how are you?
I'm 27 and these floaters interrupting my teaching job! Headache
Is it possible that eye floaters in younger patients will go away when you get older and the vitreous starts to liquefy? And the floaters sinks to the bottom?
It is 'possible'. Is it likely? The vitreous does liquefy as it ages, but we are talking about the 5th, 6th, 7th decades. Th small floaters (most comon) generally are not affected much by gravity. The collagen matrix and cross-linking of the vitreous will support and suspend or tether the floaters in place so they behave more as if they are neutrally buoyant.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 I'm from india , can you help me.
I'm 31 year old age
Hi doctor,
I didn't have floaters before administring a medicine called modafinil.
After lots of research I came across something saying too much production of epinephrine / norepinephrine as a result of modafinil, the vitreous could lose water and start forming those floaters. Is this correct?
Thanks for letting me know 🙏
I had to look it up. That medication has A LOT of adverse side effects but floaters is not listed as one of them. I am not sure if increased epinephrine ➡ dehydration of vitreous makes sense to be honest.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1
Thank you doctor for your reply.
Also, I realized my circulation was impacted by modafinil where my extremeties (feet and hands) were cold all the time and my entire body temp used to go down reaching 35.6 celcius. I stopped the medication because my family practitioner didn't help me manage the adverse effects and I couldn't continue being cold all the time.
Could the coldness due to poor circulation or the impacted blood flow to the eyes be the cause for the onset of my floaters?
I saw an ophthalmologist and I couldn't get an answer. He said the eyes look normal for him.
He didn't say if my floaters are in close proximity to the retina or not like you highlighted. I was really impressed by your proficiency explaining this and I hope that I can make an appointment with you one day. Do you happen to have clinical visits like visiting doctors to Toronto, Canada ? If not, that's not a problem I can travel to your clinic.
I am on some dietary supplements like vitamins and amino acids hoping they can help with the condition.
Thanks 🙏
I had a contrast dye that made all my body dehydrated and even my eyes got inflamed from dryness. In 5 days many small floaters appeared and still the same after 3 months. In my case, Eye inflammation, dehydration and also lack of blood flow caused them.
If the floaters are close to the retina, there is no treatment for that? :((
I believed that the vitrectomy can help, if the floaters are very bad. I am 28 and I see a very long, black line all the time also when I am inside. But I was thinking that if I cannot deal with it for the next time/year I can try to find a good specialist and take all the risks. I have also other floaters but the long black line stopped my whole life.
Please give me some hope, that this type of floaters (close to retina) can be removed by surgery?
I hope I will get an answer this would be helpful.
Thanks a lot
stay positive my guy!
i have a lot of floaters too,probably more than 20 in my both eyes,and im 18 years old,but i hope there's gonna be cure for it
Generally the floaters close to the retina can not be treated by the YAG laser, and because of their small size and amount and the near impossibility of documentation, they are not very good candidates for the FOV vitrectomy. From the surgeon's perspective, it is a medico-legal minefield fraught risk risk. You might check out my low dose atropine program created especially for younger floater-sufferers: thefloaterdoctor.com/atropine
how are you now?
Guess I will have to wait till teleporation technology is invented and perfected for me to get rid of the floaters without resorting to surgery or laser treatment.
does vireos detacment move the floaters away from the retina making them candidates for laser
Generally, yes.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 I would assume that the floaters would be less bothersome if it is farther away from the retina at that point, so no need to treat...correct?
Floaters destroyed my life. And i cant get live with it. I simply dont move with my eye. And it feels like a jail. So i have no choice then to make a fov. I would destroy the bones of a ophtalmologist if he would refuse to make a fov.
Please take floaters seriously!!!
I plan a public protest against ophtalmologists in switzerland in summer. We also want to push for more reswarch in the terms of fov
Before you destroy their bones, I might suggest you try out low dose atropine.
A jail; That's exactly how they make a person feel, like being trapped within a film of gnats. Imagine being robbed of the love for sunshine & outdoors overnight all because of lousy microscopic phantoms. The only reason most optamologists don't take them seriously is because they themselves aren't haunted by them yet. I wish you God's Grace with your fov.🙏
i was high myopic and im literally crying a lot these day, i was 17 and i already suffer with this
I’m 19 and got them trust me something is going on and is causing us to get them younger probably all these phone screens don’t worry about having them young that stigma that old people get them will be thrown out the window in the near future as more of us get them a cure will come since the demand is going up we will be fine we just got to live life and not let them run our life’s
hey there, i feel you. i'm 18 and i have floaters in both eyes- while there is nothing i can say that provides help, it may be nice to know that you are not alone.
maybe the future can eventually provide proper treatment
doctor do such floaters cause any harm to the retina?
The actual floaters? No.
I developed visible floaters at around 27 y/o over the span of about 1 year. They gradually became apparent, first it was just one in left eye, then two, then some in both eyes. Now they've stabilized and I see floaters in both eyes, but more prominent still in the left eye. :-/
Please look into my Low Dose Atropine program. It has been a great addition to my practice and now I can offer something very legitimate for the younger patients
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 I read that atropine is used to paralyze the reflex related to focusing on objects and also can dilate pupils. Low dose, sure, but does such low dose usage over long periods of time cause any side effects?
I'm only 13 and I see them when I look at my computer monitor
I have a bundle of fine threads in my central vision, was is it?
No one should be making a diagnosis in the RUclips comments section, but if you are describing entities that move associated with eye and head movement then it is something in the vitreous space. Usually they are benign aggregations of collagen protein, but your local doctor needs to rule out any other (rarer) retina or other eye health concerns. Be advised, microscopic filament floaters near the retina ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE on examination. You may get assurance you eye is healthy, but they may not see the actual culprit floaters.
Does this talk apply to the same degree if the young sufferer had a PVD?
No, but I have had more than a few younger people told they had a PVD (by others) and 'no', they did not. So mis-diagnosis is also possible.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 thank you very much for your reply. I'm 35 and spontaneously started seeing what looked like a fireworks display in my left eye 18 months ago, and since then have had a insane amount of floaters and sensitivity to light / sudden difficulty seeing in low light/contrast etc. OCT scans every few months have been fine. But my symptoms have gotten worse, and I have double vision now in the left eye and difficulty focusing. I'm curious if a weiss ring or something has settled right in my line of sight.
Does brain adapt to it after 3- months or with time?
its depend on your floaters
No
Yes, if your brain is capable
No. All that adaptation talk is mostly bs so medical establishments can wash their hands with the illusion that they actually treated something. Adapting to them depends on the floater. The more transparent the easier it is to adapt to. The opaque ones are the real bastards though.
I'm young and I have this and I choose to do nothing because I'm poor
Floaters ruin everything of my life, I am young and healthy, but floaters make me sick, and nobody can help me, that really sucks.
i have had them for 15 years, and i probably remember i have them once every two years because i learned to ignore them
@@eritreanism its actually depend on the person eyes floaters degrees.i mean if you had floaters in center vision ,it's definitely harder for you to adapt with it since you clearly saw the floaters and you couldn't stopped think about it .not everyone can ignored it ...
@@eritreanism maybe you have few and easy to ignoreable
Can asteroid hylosis be remove from laser??? Plz reply sir
No. I have tried. It will require a vitrectomy.
Can some treatment be invented with nanotechnology, like in a sci-fi movies ?
Sure. The industry first has to realize that there is money in the relief of eye floaters and big investments in R and D would be necessary. Self-driving cars? People on Mars? Getting rid of floaters 'should' be within the realm of possibilities.
I just recently saw a video on RUclips that discussed nano particles being injected into the eye and low power lasers used to destroy the floaters in a clinical trial. It is still in the animal testing phase but it worked and was very low risk, and also hopefully suitable for younger patients. However this is probably still years away as it still needs to go through every other step in the clinical trial process.
Sir does bromelain help
I have read some of the material on bromelain, but I am not yet convinced. There is probably no harm in trying though.
Please tell us the cure not the problem....I will be obliged...
There's no cure bro
I’m 16 and I have these dang things...
same it sucksssssssssssssss ;(
I am 17 and yes, this sucks.
I have floaters at 15 is it normal??
Normal? Maybe it is a variation found in otherwise healthy eyes.
I also have floaters since I was a teenager, today I'm 22 and it's gotten a little bit worse. I never suffered any injuries or trauma, I have Astigmatism
Audio is horrible :(
Poor sound: It was the first statement in the description: to apologize for poor sound quality. I have figured put a much better system in subsequent videos. My apologies.
Considering you appear to be hounded enough to make this video in order to dissuade younger patients from approaching your practice, have you considered investigating and researching solutions? Its pretty disheartening to have "nothing works and it is just your body breaking down" be the only statement to give a 24 year old. It would appear there is enough of a demand to cover costs/procedures and younger patients have disposable income for this.
I have not announced it yet, but I am working on a process to offer telemedicine consultations to offer 0.01 atropine eye drops that can provide some symptomatic relief especially for the typical floaters in younger patients. The custom compounded drops are not as strong as that available from the supply houses and only mildly dilates the pupil ( maybe about 1 mm or so) and also downs not diminish accomodations ( focusing ability). It is often difficult to convince your local doctor to prescribe it as they are not aware of its use and then you have the second hurdle which is to have a compounding pharmacy created for you which can be very expensive. I'm trying to create an opportunity for these younger floaters sufferers that is not too expensive.
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 So glad to see you are working on something!! Really hoping something comes out to help us. Thank you!
@@Thefloaterdoctor1 docttor glad to see your comment about atropine. I'm 30 and after suffering with floaters for about ,3 years I found atropine 0.01 to be the only solution that at least helps to mask the floaters on daily basis. It doesn't remove them but masks them. Problem is I have to mix solution myself since no doc would do it for me. I mix it with tera tears and it works. I found this method on redddit and there's quite a few people that practice it with good results. Despite common belief that atropine is bad for you, in small doses it is not, I don't believe. And you don't have to do it every day either.
It’s over
This video was published before I started the Low Dose Atropine program. Please check that out on my web site. It has been a fantastic program for the younger people suffering eye floaters. www.thefloaterdoctor.com/pupil-dilating-agents
Does anyone else experience floaters and flashes?
Yes doctor
@@gilbetnicenycjahgeorge1730 how would you describe your flashes? I'm curious about other people's experiences
@@KA-vs7nl I have flashing lights about month ago and it last about a second every 2 hours every day 😔
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