What do you see when you look at this simple blue square?
Posted on 08/24/2017 8:53:45 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
Do any of you suffer from "floaters" in your eyes? I'm finding it increasingly difficult with my vision.
Is there a remedy for this?
I have noticed that my vision has deteriorated significantly the past few years.
Just want some input.
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Also a Lutein/Zeaxanthin supplement. These can be somewhat expensive, but may be available under the Swanson brand at a good price.
There have been several long-term studies of Lut/Zea supplementation, and it is considered effective at delaying or preventing age-related macular degeneration.
Floater’s are a natural part of aging. I have them but only notice them when I am looking at something with a white background. Get your eyes checked by an ophthalmologist and then get them checked every year. Ask him or her about any possible remedies.
Just go to an eye doctor. Could be glaucoma. That’s what a doc told me. Get looked at right away.
I’ve had four eye surgeries. Two each eye. VA. Currently recovering from the last to the left eye. Both original replacement lenses had to be replaced again with external lenses as both slipped down, and out of line of sight, thus the two later surgeries.
Apparently the muscles that hold the lenses in place somehow failed, and the lenses dropped.
I have found that hyaluronic acid supplementation helps a bit with floaters. The vitreous humor in our eyes has a high concentration of hyaluronic acid.
But if your vision has deteriorated, you definitely need to see a doctor ASAP. Your problem may not be floaters although it may seem to be. Floaters are a bit of a nuisance at times, but they shouldn’t affect the quality of your vision.
also make sure to wear dark sunglasses when outdoors in the sun.
She may have been suffering from Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (Wet AMD). This is the less common form, resulting from ruptured capillaries in the retina, but it is treatable unlike the dry form of the disease. Fortunately, dry AMD appears to be preventable to some degree through diet (lots of greens) and supplementation (Lutein/ Zeaxanthin/ Vitamins A and E).
Appreciate all replying!
May need to do that.
I have decreased mine with CanC eye drops, http://www.wisechoicemedicine.com/product/can-c-eye-drops/ This takes a couple months.
Also suggest Macular Vitamins like: EyeScience Macular Health Formula Advanced Ocular Vitamin.
AREDS Study shows improvement or reversal of Macular Degeneration in many people with an eye specific vitamin formula specific. https://nei.nih.gov/amd
If the floaters are increasing rapidly see an opthamologist as well.
I started getting floaters recently after rubbing my eyes hard. Just one more annoying eye problem.. Stinks getting old!
Check out PVD. It causes some floaters.
A posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is a condition of the eye in which the vitreous membrane separates from the retina. It refers to the separation of the posterior hyaloid membrane from the retina anywhere posterior to the vitreous base (a 3–4 mm wide attachment to the ora serrata).
Posterior vitreous detachment - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachment
If you are a diabetic you may have some real problems, otherwise you are just getting old like me. If these floaters are a real problem with your vision and you have not been to an ophthalmologist, go see one soon, I would suggest as soon as possible. Time is lost eyesight if you have some quickly advancing pathological disease. Go see the doctor!
Your mention of deteriorating eyesight is the greatest concern. If the deteriorating eyesight is sudden onset you have an acute crisis that must be dealt with now! We all have floaters but most also have good eyesight. As mentioned, go see the ophthalmologist soon! Tomorrow would be a good day.
Lost vision due to pathological disease can not be recovered with the exception of cataracts. Been there done that and I can see fine and still fly an aircraft. Other pathological problems with eyesight must be dealt with immediately. You may have a a condition that is not reversible or curable or you may have condition that can be arrested.
Go see your ophthalmologist!
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It was getting to the point that I could not fly. I still did not meet the criteria for a lens implant and be covered by my insurance. I spoke to my doc and told him I need the surgery to continue flying. He examined me and “discovered” I meet the requirements. Perhaps I did or perhaps I did not. However in a couple of years I would have for sure. I like my doctor.
When you get cataract surgery insist on the best. My optometrist suggested this person as he was the one that did his cataract surgery. That was good enough for me.
If you’re getting dark spots you might want to see an opthamologist soon to make sure you don’t have a retinal detachment, which can be serious if not attended to Google retinal detachment symptoms and see whether it’s what you’re experiencing
68 here. Let's not get paranoid. I go to my doctor regularly, and ignore everything he says ... in my mind! It does have an effect. Couldn't say where I stand, but I seem to be doing pretty well ... beer is my friend! ( not to start anything. )
If you see flashes of light when you turn your head in the dark, you might be getting a detached retina. I’d check it out with an ophthalmologist or a retina specialist. Your regular health insurance should cover it.
What do you see when you look at this simple blue square?
You might try pinhole glasses.
The interior transparent gel in the eye starts to change much like jello in a bowl in the refrigerator. You'll notice it gets runny in places. It also pulls away from the bowl. It can pull on the retina and that causes a pretty distinctive curving periodic flash on the outside field of vision of the eye effected.
This is a description of the condition:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_vitreous_detachme
You need to see an opthimologist to get this condition verified. If you have it, it is not a threat to your vision but you will have the floaters to contend with. Another cause of floaters particularly with sudden onset, is bleeding around the retina. The doc can look for that at the same time.
It turns out I also had a cataract and just got that fixed. The floaters became much less evident after the surgery, still there not as annoying.
I have had floaters since I was 11 years old. That has been 53 years now. They do degrade my sight, as there is not a time when I do not notice them. Doctors said there is really nothing to be done, it seems the fuzzy ones can be treated with lasers, the sharp contrasted ones are too close to the retina for that. When I have my appt this year I will press it once again. What I wouldn’t give to have my 25 year old self back. Anything but sell my soul..lol
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